Senior Manager, Canadian Policy – Public Affairs

🕒 April 7

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Waabi

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2021

🚗 Transport

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🔧 Hardware

💰 Venture Round on 2023-01

Transport • Artificial Intelligence • Hardware

Waabi is a company at the forefront of autonomous trucking technology. Led by AI and self-driving pioneer Raquel Urtasun, Waabi uses advanced Generative AI to develop scalable and safe self-driving solutions. The Waabi Driver, their cutting-edge product, blends an end-to-end trained AI stack with an interpretable architecture, facilitating OEM integration and large-scale commercialization. Waabi World, their highly advanced simulation engine, offers a realistic and immersive environment that accelerates the development and deployment of self-driving technology by reducing the reliance on extensive real-world testing. With partnerships and a visionary approach, Waabi aims to revolutionize logistics and supply chain industries.

📋 Description

• Cultivate and maintain strategic relationships across Parliament, key federal ministries (e.g., Transport Canada, ISED), and all relevant provincial/territorial governments. • Track all relevant provincial and federal legislation and regulation and ensure Waabi's priorities are integrated into legislative and regulatory processes. • Build out a program to increase financial and operational support from the Canadian government. • Represent Waabi within key Canadian industry associations and coalitions, driving consensus and proactively shaping coalition policy positions on critical issues. • Lead and oversee the drafting and submission of regulatory comments on federal and provincial rule-makings. • Serve as the primary point of contact for all Canadian policy matters, reporting key developments and strategic recommendations to the Head of Policy.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven track record working with federal and provincial ministries, including both political and civil service staff. • Deep legislative and regulatory know-how at both the provincial and federal levels. • Experience serving as a direct ambassador to Parliamentary offices, relevant federal/provincial ministry officials, and industry association leadership. • 10+ years of experience in Canadian government relations or public policy. • Tech or transportation industry experience. • Familiarity with Autonomous Vehicle (AV) policy within the trucking or robotaxi industries.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity awards • Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage • Unlimited Vacation • Flexible hours and Work from Home support • Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office) • Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually