Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology. Our advanced AI software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive, understand, and navigate any complex environment, enhancing the usability and safety of automated driving systems.
Our vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward. Our intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products are designed for automakers, accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving.
In our fast-paced environment big problems ignite us—we embrace uncertainty, leaning into complex challenges to unlock groundbreaking solutions. We aim high and stay humble in our pursuit of excellence, constantly learning and evolving as we pave the way for a smarter, safer future.
At Wayve, your contributions matter. We value diversity, embrace new perspectives, and foster an inclusive work environment; we back each other to deliver impact.
Make Wayve the experience that defines your career!
The role of Executive Assistant offers a dynamic opportunity to have a direct impact on the company’s efficiency and success, providing comprehensive support across various facets of business operations at Wayve.
About youIn order to set you up for success as an EA at Wayve, we’re looking for the following skills and experience.
Essential
- Excellent organisational and time management skills across multiple timezones with the ability to prioritise effectively.
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment, working well under pressure, delivering good results
- Can handle shifting priorities and formulate contingency plans
- Comfortable working with senior stakeholders at all levels internally and externally - candidates will need to be able to build and develop strong relationships with a range of stakeholders
- Detail-oriented, proactive and takes initiative
- Experience supporting Executives/C-suites
- Creative approach to problem solving and are solutions orientated
- Ability to demonstrate highest level of integrity and confidentiality at all times
- A flexible and adaptive style to working, positive attitude, and a team player
- Proficient knowledge of Google Drive skills and can adapt to new platforms
- Strong communication skills - verbal and written
Desirable
- Experienced in managing complex calendars, travel and logistics.
- Strong project management skills with experience coordinating complex events and multi-step processes
- Skilled in handling expenses and budget management, ensuring financial oversight and compliance
- Experience in organising large-scale company events, such as offsites, conferences, or team-building activities
- Proficient in managing internal communications and coordinating with teams across different departments
- Proactive in identifying opportunities to streamline processes and improve operational efficiency
- A creative mindset, comfortable contributing ideas to improve the team experience and the company’s work culture
- Strong interpersonal skills with a high level of emotional intelligence, able to navigate sensitive situations with diplomacy and tact
This is a full-time role based in our office, a minimum of three days a week. At Wayve we want the best of all worlds so we operate a hybrid working policy that combines time together in our offices and workshops to fuel innovation, culture, relationships and learning, and time spent working from home. The reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $ 105,800 to $ 120,700 plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.
Wayve is committed to creating an inclusive interview experience. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to participate fully in our interview process, please let us know.
We understand that everyone has a unique set of skills and experiences and that not everyone will meet all of the requirements listed above. If you’re passionate about self-driving cars and think you have what it takes to make a positive impact on the world, we encourage you to apply.
At Wayve we're committed to creating a diverse, fair and respectful culture that is inclusive of everyone based on their unique skills and perspectives, and regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis as protected by applicable law.
For more information visit Careers at Wayve.
To learn more about what drives us, visit Values at Wayve
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DISCLAIMER: We will not ask about marriage or pregnancy, care responsibilities or disabilities in any of our job adverts or interviews. However, we do look to capture information about care responsibilities, and disabilities among other diversity information as part of an optional DEI Monitoring form to help us identify areas of improvement in our hiring process and ensure that the process is inclusive and non-discriminatory.
Skills Required
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills across multiple time zones, with the ability to prioritize effectively
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and work well under pressure
- Ability to handle shifting priorities and formulate contingency plans
- Comfort working with senior internal and external stakeholders and building strong relationships
- Detail-oriented, proactive, and able to take initiative
- Experience supporting executives or C-suite leaders
- Creative, solutions-oriented approach to problem solving
- Highest level of integrity and confidentiality
- Flexible, adaptive, positive, and team-oriented working style
- Proficient knowledge of Google Drive and ability to adapt to new platforms
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience managing complex calendars, travel, and logistics
- Strong project management skills coordinating complex events and multistep processes
- Experience handling expenses and budget management
- Experience organizing large-scale company events, offsites, conferences, or team-building activities
- Experience managing internal communications and coordinating across departments
- Experience streamlining processes and improving operational efficiency
- Creative mindset and willingness to contribute ideas improving team experience and company culture
- Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence for navigating sensitive situations diplomatically
Wayve Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Wayve and has not been reviewed or approved by Wayve.
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Healthcare Strength — Private healthcare and access to therapy via Spill are part of the standard package. This indicates robust health support within the core offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, public holidays, and additional leave programs are explicitly listed. This breadth of time away supports work–life balance expectations.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Cash plus equity is standard in offers at this growth stage. This provides ownership alongside salary with perceived upside tied to company momentum.
Wayve Insights
What We Do
We're Wayve, a leading developer of embodied intelligence for autonomous vehicles. We use AI to pioneer a next-generation approach to self-driving: AV2.0, which enables fleet operators to unlock the benefits of AV technology at scale. Founded in 2017, Wayve is made up of a diverse team of experts in machine learning and robotics. We were the first to deploy AVs on public roads with end-to-end deep learning. Today, our teams are based in London and California, and we're testing AVs in cities across the UK. Inspired by our vision for a smarter, safer, more sustainable world, we're looking for people who are passionate about building breakthrough solutions to some of the world’s most important challenges. If you're looking for an exciting opportunity with a dynamic team, get in touch!
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