Data Science Manager

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. Here’s what this particular role covers. 🛠️ About our Engineering Teams Wayve is seeking a Data Science Manager to lead our Applied Methods Data Science team, based in the UK. The team acts as a trusted partner to the Autonomy organisation, turning experimental and observational analysis of real and simulated driving into the evaluations and insights that help engineering teams rapidly progress towards customer commitments. In this role, you will broaden the team’s impact, accelerate delivery, and scale its capability through both additional headcount and technology—helping advance Wayve’s leadership in end-to-end AI for autonomous mobility. 🧠 Your day-to-day You’ll lead a team of data scientists and work closely with stakeholders across Autonomy to balance customer needs, technical rigour, and delivery. You’ll set direction, support your team’s growth, and build the relationships needed to keep the team close to its customers and ahead of future support needs. 🧩 What you’ll be working on: - Set and align priorities with stakeholders across Autonomy, maintaining provisional three-, six-, and 12-month roadmaps that balance customer demand with team capacity. - Work with technical leads and senior…