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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
Wayve’s Automotive team is looking for a hands-on and service-oriented Jira Administrator to support our growing Jira environment. You’ll be the first point of contact for Jira-related requests — helping teams configure boards, update workflows, manage fields, and troubleshoot issues so they can move faster and stay aligned.
Key Responsibilities:
Own and manage all Jira support requests — from quick fixes to deeper configuration changes
Design and maintain project setups, workflows, issue types, and permission schemes
Build intuitive filters, dashboards, and boards that help teams stay aligned and move fast
Keep the system clean, usable, and scalable by reviewing and simplifying schemes and custom fields
Document Jira usage patterns and support onboarding of new users and teams
About you
In order to set you up for success as a Jira Administrator at Wayve, we’re looking for the following skills and experience:
Essential
You have proven experience as a Jira Administrator (Cloud preferred)
You’re comfortable customizing Jira — from workflows and issue types to screens, fields, and automation rules
You understand how to build clear, helpful dashboards, filters, and permissions
You’ve supported product or technical teams in fast-paced environments
You’re organized, responsive, and enjoy helping teams work more efficiently
You’ve worked with tools like ScriptRunner, Advanced Roadmaps, or Jira Structure
Desirable
- Bonus: You’ve worked in automotive, embedded systems, or another regulated industry
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 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.
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 process is inclusive and non-discriminatory.
