Marketing Communications Manager

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About us   

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 

We’re looking for a strategic, technically fluent Marketing Communications Manager to help tell the story of autonomy, AI, and Wayve’s world-class innovation to the world.

This role will own and evolve how we communicate our breakthroughs across thought leadership, product launches, OEM partnerships, and overall public positioning. You’ll be joining an AI start-up right ahead of our first global product launch and will be part of the founding Marketing team making this happen. You will partner closely with engineers, researchers, and leadership to translate deeply technical advancements into compelling narratives that drive awareness, influence, and trust across media, investors, and public channels.

• Support global communications strategy for Wayve, aligning with company milestones, research publications, GTM activities, and regulatory events. These executions must advance business objectives and enhance brand reputation.

• Craft compelling stories about our end-to-end AI models, simulation platforms, safety architecture, and fleet deployments - across blog posts, social media, videos, earned media, and investor-facing content. Excellent writing and editing skills are a must, with a balance of attention to detail and working at pace.

• Translate deep tech into clear messaging, collaborating with ML researchers, AV engineers, and Product teams to extract signal and share it with the world. You must show the ability to translate complex topics into clear, concise communications tailored for different audiences.

• Build and manage a cadence of high-impact announcements: partnerships, technical milestones, funding rounds, product launches and global expansions. You must have experience in engaging global press and media outlets, pitching and placing stories in top-tier business, tech, and trade.

• Support exec comms, including social content, speech writing and panel briefing docs, for the Leadership team. Strong organizational and project management skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment is a must.

• Shape our voice and narrative around topics like AI safety, regulation, simulation, ADAS and automated driving, and the real-world impact of software-defined vehicles. All while fostering strong relationships with internal & external stakeholders, showcasing a collaborative mindset at every step in order to work across teams and functions.
  
  

About you  

In order to set you up for success as a Marketing Communications Manager at Wayve, we’re looking for the following skills and experience.

Essential:  

• Solid foundation in PR, comms & content creation across media relations, social media, and brand messaging with over 5 years of experience in a marketing/communication role.

• Ability to translate complex topics into clear, concise communications tailored for different audiences

• Skilled in supporting media engagement, pitching, and handling media inquiries

• Strong organizational and project management skills, able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment and work across multiple timezone (JST, EST, GMT, CET)

• Willingness to travel (national & international) to support marketing and communications activities

• Bias for action and can own project from end to end

• Self-sufficient and Ability to work independently, with remote team support. You will be the first member of the Marketing team in the US and will report into the UK.

• Excellent writing and editing skills with attention to detail

• Resilient and optimistic in the face of adversity, viewing setbacks as learning experiences rather than failures. Keeps the long-term end goal in mind while executing near-term tasks.

• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset to work across teams and functions

• Comfortable using analytics tools and incorporating insights into campaign planning

• Sound judgment, discretion, and ability to manage confidential information

Desirable:  

• Experience working in Automotive, Autonomy and/or technology and AI

• Experience working with communication within UK/US plus Japan and Germany

• Strong existing media relationships in business, tech and automotive

This is a full-time, office-based role located in Sunnyvale, depending on the candidate's place of residence. 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. We operate core working hours so you can determine the schedule that works best for you and your team. 

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.

For more information visit Careers at Wayve. 

To learn more about what drives us, visit Values at Wayve 

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