Commercial Excellence Specialist, Wayve

• The ideal candidate is a generalist with strong analytical and communication skills, an interest in emerging technology, and the drive to build structure where it doesn't yet exist
• This role is designed for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, enjoys solving ambiguous problems, and brings flexible execution capacity to priority efforts during moments of high change or urgency
• To thrive as the Commercial Excellence Specialist at Wayve, you bring a unique mix of strategic insight, commercial acumen, and cross-functional skills
• You are a systems thinker who can operate seamlessly across commercial, technical, and operational domains, with a bias for action and a structured approach to complex problem-solving
• Demonstrated success leading high-impact, cross-functional initiatives—ideally at the intersection of corporate strategy, operations, and technology
• Strong commercial judgment with experience in partnership development, business planning, or corporate development
• Proven ability to drive execution and alignment across Engineering, Product, and Operations teams in fast-paced or R&D-heavy environments
• Expertise in building and delivering structured frameworks to address ambiguous challenges, particularly in scaling operational or commercial processes
• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and external partners
• Comfortable operating with urgency and precision in globally distributed teams

Desirable

• Wayve is looking for a high-agency, multi-skilled Commercial Excellence Specialist to support a wide range of cross-functional initiatives across partnerships, operations, marketing, product, engineering, and data strategy
• This role is designed for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, enjoys solving ambiguous problems, and brings flexible execution capacity to priority efforts during moments of high change or urgency
• As a force multiplier embedded across multiple teams, you will lead or support projects that help us scale our go-to-market capabilities, deepen partner alignment, deliver our product, and improve operational clarity
• Act as a flexible resource embedded into high-priority, often unplanned initiatives— Supporting efforts to align needs of the strategy, partnerships, marketing, and policy teams with broader business and technology objectives
• Business Operations Support: Rapidly build context and ramp up on unfamiliar topics to provide structure and forward motion on loosely defined initiatives
• Conduct gap analyses and assessments across functions to identify misalignments, prioritize improvement opportunities, and recommend actionable solutions
• Manage commercial and business operations programs and continuous improvement that require cross-functional team support
• Assist with market development and fleet expansion programs—define strategies, conduct market assessments and regulatory feasibility analysis, and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure operational readiness for new geographies
• Translate internal stakeholder needs into project plans, dashboards, or briefing documents to align teams and enable swift execution
• Support Commercial cross-functional leads in coordinating timelines, tracking actions, and surfacing blockers on strategic workstreams
• Interface with external stakeholders—including investors, policy leaders, and industry partners—by supporting briefings and facilitating demonstrations
• Support data strategy efforts by conducting analyses, building reports, and developing dashboards that enhance visibility into commercial and operational performance
• Partner with Partnerships teams to define operational requirements that enable the successful delivery of partnership programs and pilots
• Collaborate with Marketing and Communications to ensure cohesive messaging, alignment on launch activities, and clear articulation of Wayve’s commercial narrative to internal and external audiences