Operational Safety Manager

About the Role

Before the detail, here's the challenge you'd help us solve. We build the embodied intelligence that moves real vehicles safely, and the ecosystem a billion machines will run on in the future. Very few people in AI can say this. Every role here, whatever the team, plugs into that.

The Operational Safety Team ensures on-road testing and robotaxi operations are conducted to the highest standards of safety and compliance within the US regulatory landscape. This independent function provides proactive oversight to identify emerging risks, assure safe execution of deployments, and serve as a check and balance across engineering, fleet operations, and global safety initiatives. We work collaboratively to maintain Wayve’s reputation as a leader in autonomous vehicle safety and to champion a strong, company-wide safety culture.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily safety performance across fleet operations, R&D testing, and deployments
• Track and analyze safety performance indicators, trends, and anomalies, using findings to influence operational controls and risk mitigation
• Lead and support investigations into on-road incidents and near-misses, preparing structured root cause analysis reports and summarizing findings for cross-functional stakeholders
• Prepare and document actionable investigation analyses, ensuring corrective actions are integrated into engineering, operations, and risk management processes
• Support regulatory and partner reporting requirements as needed
• Carry out hazard identification and risk assessment activities in support of on-road operations
• Maintain and update operational risk registers; support and monitor the effectiveness of risk controls
• Work closely with engineers, operators, and global safety teams to ensure best practices and knowledge sharing
• Develop and deliver safety training programs, risk assessments, and promote a proactive safety mindset throughout the organization
• Advocate for strong safety outcomes and continuous improvement in all operational activities
• Ensure the validity of Wayve’s safety case through performance monitoring and risk analysis