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Customer Program Manager
Location
Leonberg, Germany
Work type
Hybrid
Employment
Full Time
Experience
8-12 years
Compensation
Compensation not disclosed
Posted
3d ago
Summary and responsibilities
Role overview
Summary
The Customer Program Manager will lead cross-functional teams to execute complex customer programs, ensuring successful achievement of objectives and managing project frameworks including planning, risk, and change. This role involves engaging with OEM customers to understand technical requirements, translating them into actionable plans, and providing first-level support while collaborating with Product, R&D, and internal development teams.
🛠️ About our Program Management Teams
We’re seeking an exceptional Customer Program Manager to join our Germany-based team focused on localising and advancing Wayve’s autonomous driving technology for the German market. This is a unique opportunity to play a hands-on role in shaping our AV capabilities in Germany from the ground up.
🧠 Your day-to-day
Lead cross-functional teams in executing complex customer programs, ensuring the successful achievement of program objectives.
Establish and maintain a comprehensive project management framework, including project planning, risk management, change management, and task coordination.
Engage with customers to understand and address their technical requirements and needs.
Collaborate closely with teams across Product, R&D, and other departments to translate customer demands into clear, actionable technical requirements.
Ensure efficient reporting both externally to customers and internally within the organisation.
Work closely with internal development teams to align customer requirements with internal milestone planning and execution.
Provide first-level support to customers, ensuring their needs are met promptly and effectively.
🧩 What you’ll be working on
In this role, you will be responsible for leading and overseeing programs with OEM customers, spanning from early-stage advanced development initiatives to full-scale production programs. You will collaborate closely with the customer to define and manage project plans, ensuring that requirements are seamlessly integrated into the internal development pipeline and delivered on schedule. A deep understanding of the automotive industry and the development of embodied AI systems is essential to effectively guide these programs, identify and report potential risks, and implement a robust change management. You will be at the forefront of delivering meaningful impact to real-world customers.
🙌 You should apply if
Essential
Extensive program management experience in complex automotive software development.
Proficient in utilising program management tools (e.g., Jira) to optimise workflow efficiency and ensure seamless project execution.
Robust technical expertise with comprehensive knowledge of the automotive industry and software development.
A proactive problem-solving mindset.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
Willingness to travel as needed.
Desirable
Knowledge of current AI advancements, including Generative AI, AV 2.0, and Large Language Models (LLMs).
Hands-on experience in software development (Python, C++, Rust, …).
A Master’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science.
Updated 3d ago
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8-12 years
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Permanent
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Company
Wayve
Team size
Growing team
Location
Leonberg, Germany
Wayve builds embodied intelligence for autonomous vehicles and the ecosystem for future machines. They are pioneering an end-to-end AI approach, enabling vehicles to learn from real-world experience, adapt, generalize, and improve at scale. Their AI Driver learns to navigate complex urban environments with intelligence, precision, and natural flow, aiming to make autonomy universal by integrating a mapless and hardware-agnostic AI platform with global OEM partners.
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Customer Program Manager
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