Talent Operations Associate

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 an experienced and highly organized Talent Operations Associate to help deliver a seamless, high-quality hiring experience for candidates and colleagues. As Wayve continues to scale, you’ll act as a trusted operational partner to the Talent team - owning interview coordination across multiple roles, time zones, and stakeholders. You’ll ensure hiring processes run efficiently while contributing to ongoing improvements in how we operate. This is a high-volume, detail-critical role, suited to someone who thrives on organization, clear communication, and delivering a consistently strong candidate experience. In this role, you will: Coordinate complex, high-volume interview scheduling across multiple calendars, time zones, and stakeholders. ● Act as the primary point of contact for candidate logistics, ensuring clear, timely communication throughout. ● Partner with recruiters and hiring teams to keep processes moving and resolve scheduling challenges proactively. ● Identify and implement improvements to coordination workflows, tools, and processes. ● Support ad hoc talent operations projects. About You Essential Exceptional English language communication skills, both written and verbal. Experience in recruitment coordination, or talent operations role. ● Proven experience managing high-volume scheduling across multiple stakeholders and time zones. ● Strong organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities. ● Confident working with a range of stakeholders in a clear and professional way. ● A proactive, ownership-driven approach to operational work. ● Comfortable working in a fast-moving, evolving environment. ● Comfortable adopting new tools and systems. ● Willingness to be in the Sunnyvale office 2 - 3 days per week. Desirable Experience using Ashby ATS. ● Experience supporting hiring in a scaling tech environment. ● Familiarity with recruitment processes and hiring metrics. ● Curiosity about AI tools and using them to improve day-to-day workflows. This is a full-time role based in our Sunnyvale office (2–3 days per week) and the reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $82,000 to $102,000 plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. At Wayve, we operate a hybrid working model, combining time in the office to support collaboration and learning, with flexibility to work from home. 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  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