About the role
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At Uber, we're making cities safer, smarter, and more connected. And we're doing it at a global scale - energizing local economies and bringing opportunity to millions of people around the world. Uber's positive impact is tangible in the communities we operate in, and that drives us to keep moving forward.
As a PM in Uber’s Safety team, you will drive innovation in one of the most important aspects of transportation, launching products that will create massive impact for millions of drivers and riders. If you're ready to go deep working on a rewarding set of challenges and if you've got the skills, experience, drive, and a strong team mentality - get in touch!
We are seeking an experienced and passionate Product Manager with technical depth, product intuition and entrepreneurial spirit to drive the safety experiences roadmap. The role demands principled thinking, a stubborn refusal to settle, bold innovation, and a mentality that always starts with the user. You will work with star engineers and product designers in a fast-paced, rapidly growing, hybrid technology + operations environment to build tools, contextual experiences and implement policies to engender trust among our users and promote safety globally.
You should be comfortable in uncharted territory as we build unique safety technologies for eaters, riders, drivers, couriers and every user who touches the Uber community. We need your skills and enthusiasm to make it happen.
What you’ll do
Build models, tools, backend solutions and user-facing products that enhance safety for all of our users
Internalize and deeply understand Uber’s mission and strategies, as well as how the Uber Safety team's mission and objectives factor into the company strategy
Be incredibly truth-seeking. Collect whatever data is necessary to inform product direction by soliciting and embracing critical feedback
Identify opportunities for new products that leverage Uber's global scale and build upon its safety infrastructure to provide unique and lasting customer value. You will work with our regional teams to understand issues on the ground and make those solutions a part of your roadmap.
Clearly communicate plans, insights, data and results to a spectrum of audiences including executives, other product teams, and other decision-makers across Uber
Partner with Data Science, User Experience Research, Operations and Support teams to seek insights on user problems and evangelize those problems, along with your proposed solutions, across Uber
Distill the vision and strategy, and generate enthusiasm across the cross-functional team through creative problem solving and ruthless prioritization
Basic Qualifications
6 + years of experience as a Product Manager, with a proven track record of shipping large-scale projects each quarter that yield quantifiable impact.
Proven track record in developing products leveraging complex algorithms or data-driven optimization.
Proven ability to convert unstructured problems with significant ambiguity into clarifying, focused plans for multi-team projects.
Strong technical depth: Able to coordinate large engineering efforts, identify potential technical risks, and act as an effective partner for engineering managers across teams.
Experience defining OKRs and roadmaps for complex programs/platforms, ensuring teams operate with minimal noise and a rapid clip of high-quality delivery.
Demonstrated leadership in overseeing deeply experimental teams, partnering with data science managers to drive strong experimentation and data-driven prioritization.
Proficient in UX/UI paradigms: Ability to own the design process for complex products, providing deep context to designers while driving fast iteration cycles for new concepts.
Experience representing significant areas of work to executives to gather feedback, generate alignment, and garner support.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related technical/quantitative field.
Preferred Qualifications
Domain expertise in Financial Services, Autonomous Vehicles, or high-scale Marketplace mechanics.
Passionate about shipping "magical," defect-free products, overseeing quality monitoring, alerting, and retrospective processes.
Proven recruiter and mentor: Ability to successfully hire for the team and serve as a coveted member of all product interview loops.
Strategic 0-to-1 experience: Generating innovative ideas for new product areas and incorporating customer feedback into long-term visions.
Global experience: Building and launching products that bridge digital and physical worlds across diverse regional contexts.
For New York City, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $190,000 per year - USD $211,000 per year.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $190,000 per year - USD $211,000 per year.
For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $190,000 per year - USD $211,000 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. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.