About the Role
As a Public Policy Senior Associate, Driver and Courier Product Policy, you are Uber's connection between our market-leading technology used by millions of people daily and the unique and growing audience of policymakers, regulators, advocates, and third parties specifically focused on platform workers. You are a key thought leader translating Uber's product development needs into policy positions that drive innovation and support platform workers. Internally, you will serve as a project manager and subject matter expert for Local Policy and Communications teams on Product changes impacting workers around the world. You are a thought partner and adviser for Uber's Marketplace and Earner Product teams, Operations, Legal, and Marketing teams.
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What You'll Do
- Review Product roadmaps and specific proposals and provide advice and recommendations to Product, Operations, and Legal stakeholders.
- Project manage soliciting feedback and input from Local Policy and Communications teams on specific product proposals and tracking progress towards goals.
- Collaborate with the Work Policy team as they track legislative, regulatory and societal trends associated with platform work around the world that might inform Product strategy, development, and launches.
- Keep Local Policy informed of Product plans and timelines to support on-going local Policy priorities.
- Scope, design, support, and help implement cross-functional Go-To-Market strategies, playbooks, and templates for new product pilots and launches.
- Work closely with cross-functional global teams to develop and communicate Uber's positions on work and product development in regulatory submissions, stakeholder meetings, and other external-facing convenings.
- Occasionally represent Uber on work and product issues at public events and conferences.
- Maintain relationships with external advocate groups, think tanks, academic organizations, and other industry peers that might inform Uber's policies and product features.
- Translate and guide Uber's product development vision into the most durable, scalable narrative that will ensure customers, workers, and cities continue to benefit from Uber's technology innovations.
- Find and close knowledge gaps as they emerge about how Uber's products and marketplaces work.
- Propose and facilitate research on marketplaces that supports flexible work.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, with 5+ years experience in public policy, advocacy, or government.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong political acumen and strategic thinker.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to develop smart, persuasive content and collateral.
- Ability to distill and translate complex, technical materials into plain english.
- A deeply curious self-starter who is eager to improve internal comprehension to ensure smart decision making.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and coalition-building skills.
- Highly organized.
- Comfortable adjusting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Calm under pressure.
- Advanced degree.
- Experience working in a corporate setting, especially tech, and in regulated industries.
- Strong business acumen and familiarity with economics and basic statistical analysis.
- Creative and solutions-oriented, particularly solutions that can scale.
- Deep empathy and emotional intelligence.
- Comfortable developing a point of view and advocating for it, but open to competing viewpoints and new information.
- Experience partnering with senior leaders and executives on high-impact projects and balancing multiple business and/or policy priorities.
For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$124,000 per year - USD$137,500 per year.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$124,000 per year - USD$137,500 per year.
For Washington, DC-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$124,000 per year - USD$137,500 per year.
For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.
Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.