Who are we

Established in 2017, Wayve is a leader in autonomous vehicle technology, driven by breakthroughs in Embodied AI. Our intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic technologies empower vehicles to navigate complex environments effortlessly. 

Supported by prominent investors, Wayve is advancing the transition from assisted to fully automated driving, making transportation safer, more efficient, and universally accessible. Join our world-class, multinational team of engineers and researchers as we push the boundaries of frontier AI and autonomous driving, creating impactful technologies and products on a global scale.

Where you will have an impact

We’re looking for experienced and motivated individuals to join our journey in developing next-generation autonomous vehicles.

The People Operations Associate is a pivotal role within our People team, focusing on delivering exceptional employee experiences from onboarding through offboarding. This role serves as the first point of contact for all People-related inquiries, ensuring that all employees feel supported and valued throughout their journey with the company. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing our People Helpdesk ticketing system, administering benefits, and facilitating both the onboarding and off boarding processes.

Challenges you will own

• First Point of Contact: Act as the primary liaison between the People department and employees, providing timely and empathetic support for inquiries and issues.
• People Helpdesk Management: Efficiently manage the People Helpdesk ticketing system, ensuring that all employee requests and questions are addressed promptly and accurately.
• Benefits Administration: Oversee and administer employee benefits programs, including health insurance, cycle to work, and other company-provided benefits. Assist employees with benefits enrolment and answer any related questions.
• Onboarding: Coordinate the onboarding process for new hires, ensuring a smooth and welcoming introduction to the company. This includes preparing onboarding materials, conducting orientation sessions, and being the first person to introduce our new joiners to the company with our full Day 1 onboarding session. 
• Off boarding: Manage the off boarding process for departing employees, ensuring a respectful and organized transition. Responsibilities include conducting exit interviews, revoking access to company systems, and processing final paperwork.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR processes and policies, aiming to enhance efficiency and the overall employee experience.

What you will bring to Wayve

Essential 

• 1-2 years of experience in a HR or People Operations role.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with an ability to handle sensitive matters with empathy and confidentiality.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with an ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Proficiency in HRIS systems and familiarity with ticketing systems.
• A commitment to fostering a positive work environment and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

What we offer you

• The chance to be part of a truly mission driven organisation and an opportunity to shape the future of autonomous driving.  Unlike our competitors, Wayve is still relatively small and nimble, giving you the chance to make a huge impact
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• A dynamic and fast-paced work environment in which you will grow every day - learning on the job, from the brightest minds in our space, and with support for more formal learning opportunities too
• A culture that is ego-free, respectful and welcoming (of you and your dog) - we even eat lunch together every day
• Benefits such as an onsite chef, workplace nursery scheme, private health insurance, cycle scheme, therapy, yoga, two onsite bars, large social budgets 
• This is a full-time role based in our office in London. 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 also operate core working hours so you can be where you need to be for family and loved ones too.  Teams determine the routines that work best for them.

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 gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, ethnicity, age or religious belief

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.