Automotive Product Security Lead

Join Wayve as the Automotive Product Security Lead, where you will define and operate the product security framework for our automotive software activities. You will ensure that Wayve develops and supplies automotive software that meets cybersecurity expectations from internal governance, customers, regulators, and external assessors. This senior individual contributor role will have broad cross-functional influence and will require strong written and verbal communication skills, experience with autonomous vehicles, and a strong knowledge of automotive cybersecurity expectations.

• Defining, maturing, and operating the product security framework for Wayve’s automotive software activities, ensuring compliance with cybersecurity expectations.
• Translating regulations, standards, customer expectations, and risk assessments into clear, practical requirements and ways of working for product and engineering teams.
• Establishing mechanisms for product cybersecurity risk visibility, challenge, escalation, and decision-making across automotive programmes, and partnering with risk owners.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to translate standards, risks, and assurance expectations into clear, practical guidance for technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with autonomous vehicles, ADAS, robotics, safety-critical software, automotive software platforms, vehicle networks, OTA update systems, or fleet operations
• Strong knowledge of automotive cybersecurity expectations, particularly ISO 21434 and UNECE R155
• Familiarity with ASPICE, ISO 26262, ISO 21448 / SOTIF, or safety-security interface management
• Experience establishing or scaling a product security or automotive cybersecurity capability in a growing or fast-moving organisation
• Experience reviewing or contributing to cybersecurity cases, assurance cases, technical evidence packs, or comparable structured security arguments
• Proven experience in a senior product security, automotive cybersecurity, embedded systems security, or security assurance role, with accountability for influencing security outcomes across complex technical programmes
• Strong technical judgement across software security, embedded or vehicle systems, secure architecture, threat modelling, security testing, and risk assessment
• Experience defining, applying, or assessing cybersecurity lifecycle activities and work products, including TARA, cybersecurity goals, cybersecurity requirements, verification and validation evidence, and residual risk treatment
• Experience managing product-security-relevant supplier assurance, supplier evidence, or third-party cybersecurity risk in an automotive context
• Excellent judgement and independence, with confidence challenging issues while maintaining constructive working relationships
• Relevant certifications or training, such as ISO 21434, CISSP, CSSLP, GICSP, or automotive cybersecurity training
• Experience with OEM customer assurance, external audits, cybersecurity certification, type approval, or independent assessment activity
• Experience partnering with product, engineering, delivery, safety, legal, security, supplier, or customer-facing teams to deliver proportionate and effective security outcomes
• Comfort operating with high autonomy in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment where the right level of process needs to be designed, not simply inherited
• 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