Legal Counsel

Overview

As Legal Counsel (Commercial) at Wayve, you support a broad range of commercial matters to scale our Embodied AI tech globally. You’ll draft and negotiate supplier, software/SaaS, services and OEM/Tier 1 contracts, and advise on IP, AI data usage, and privacy. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to manage risk while enabling business growth, including international expansion and fleet operations. This role combines law, product, and scale in a fast-paced, tech-driven environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working policy (office + home)
• London office base
• Opportunity to work at the intersection of AI, law and product
• Exposure to international expansion and cross-border work

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements (supplier, software/SaaS, services, OEM/Tier 1 contracts) with IP, data privacy, and tech considerations
• Advising on intellectual property, AI and data usage, and other commercial matters in collaboration with internal and external counsel
• Advising on employment matters affecting a global workforce with local counsel as needed
• Advising on data protection/privacy matters related to data use in Wayve’s products and AI development
• Developing scalable processes, templates, playbooks, and governance to support growth and contracting volume
• Supporting strategic initiatives, international expansion and product deployments from a commercial legal perspective
• Supporting operational teams (e.g., Fleet Operations) in vehicle testing/deployment across markets
• Educating the business on commercial risk and contracting best practices and supporting other Legal Team members

Key requirements

• Qualified solicitor in England and Wales
• 2–4 years post-qualification experience (or equivalent)
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements (procurement, supply chain, technology, vendor contracts)
• Clear, pragmatic communication of legal positions to non-legal stakeholders
• Experience supporting strategic commercial transactions in fast-moving, tech-driven environments
• Strong commercial judgement with practical, risk-aware advice
• Experience advising on employment matters affecting a global workforce
• Ability to work autonomously on day-to-day matters and manage multiple workstreams
• Cross-functional collaboration with business stakeholders and local counsel where needed
• Willingness to tackle novel legal and commercial questions with limited precedent

• Clear and pragmatic communication
• Stakeholder management
• Commercial judgment
• Intellectual property and data protection expertise
• AI/data usage and privacy knowledge
• Contract negotiation for procurement, software/SaaS, and hardware

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