Fleet Operations Training Lead – US & Japan

Overview

In this role you will build and lead training for Wayve’s Fleet Operations across the US and Japan, aligning with company priorities and regional needs. You’ll translate complex ops and tech into practical learning, establish standards, and scale programs to support growth. The position combines instructional design, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to enhance safety, proficiency, and readiness. A core aim is to empower teams to operate safely and effectively while expanding training reach to new geographies.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• equity package
• learning and development budgets
• health insurance
• dental benefits
• parental leave and wellbeing support

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a training strategy and roadmap for US/Japan Fleet Operations, aligned with priorities and expansion plans
• Design and update onboarding, technical, safety, compliance, and professional-development programs
• Assess skills with leaders/subject-matter experts to identify gaps and prioritise training needs
• Deliver instructor-led, virtual, practical, and blended learning for diverse experience levels
• Establish training and competency standards, adapting content for local languages and regulations
• Create structured learning paths, competency frameworks, and certification programs
• Define and monitor metrics like participation, knowledge retention, proficiency, time to competency, learner feedback, and performance
• Use data and feedback to continuously improve content and outcomes
• Develop train-the-trainer programs and support local trainers to ensure consistency
• Leverage learning technologies to enable scalable, accessible training with accurate records
• Collaborate with stakeholders to reflect current tech, processes, risks, and priorities
• Support introduction of new technologies, vehicles, and processes through training and change readiness
• Champion continuous learning and knowledge sharing across Fleet Operations
• Work on onboarding, technical, safety, and professional-development training as core activities
• Build competency frameworks, learning paths, and certification programs
• Collaborate cross-functionally to keep training aligned with operational and tech changes
• Evaluate training effectiveness via participation, performance, and feedback
• Run train-the-trainer initiatives and support local delivery
• Iterate on content, standards, and processes based on data/feedback
• Support operational change with learning for new tools, vehicles, and systems
• Travel to operational locations as required and work on-site five days a week

Key requirements

• Proven track record in developing and implementing comprehensive training programs (needs analysis, instructional design, delivery, evaluation)
• Leadership experience in fast-moving, safety-focused fleets or similar environments
• Experience delivering training across multiple locations or culturally diverse teams
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills; ability to simplify complex technical information
• Experience creating learning paths, competency frameworks, and certification programs
• Strong analytical skills to identify capability gaps and assess training impact
• Excellent stakeholder-management skills across cross-functional teams
• Strong time-management and prioritisation in a fast-paced setting
• Ability to work across US/Japan time zones and travel as needed
• On-site availability five days a week
• Clean driving record and safety mindset to identify and escalate risks
• Desirable: experience scaling programs across multiple countries, LMS familiarity, train-the-trainer experience, ADAS-related knowledge, and Japanese language capability
• Experience in automotive/autonomous-vehicle/ robotics or safety-critical industries
• Experience working in a fast-moving tech company or startup

• organised
• collaborative
• facilitation
• instructional design
• training needs analysis
• learning-management systems (LMS) familiarity

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