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Uber Lead Product Manager, Product Equity in New York, New York
About the Role
The Product Equity Team weaves equity into the way the world moves. The team's mission is to build inclusive experiences that prioritize the perspectives and needs of historically and systemically excluded communities.
We are seeking an experienced and passionate Lead Product Manager to develop the long-term vision for our cross-functional team of engineers, designers and researchers and then galvanize them to execute on it. The ideal leader would also have management experience, strong consumer product sense, design intuition, an entrepreneurial spirit, and be capable of owning and driving an end-to-end experience. You will work closely with our dedicated Equity Engineering and Equity Design teams, and you will work cross-functionally with our Marketplace Fairness and central DEI teams to ensure we holistically consider the landscape around Diversity, Social Justice, Product Equity and Accessibility. You'll be in the driver seat for how go above and beyond the Inclusive Design component of the 14 commitments we made in 2020 to eliminate racism and disproportionate impacts concerning underrepresented groups across the Uber platform. You will make a global impact for all Uber users.
You should be comfortable in uncharted territory as this team is just a few years old, and the Uber continues to rapidly innovate in how we enable our users to go anywhere and get anything. We need your skills and passion to make it happen.
What the Candidate Will Do
Sit at the intersection of DEI, Social Justice, Accessibility, Design, Business and the diverse communities Uber serves globally.
Lead Product Equity's cross-functional team of dedicated Engineers, Designers and Product Managers in strategy and execution on a day-to-day basis.
Develop a short-term roadmap and long-term vision for Product Equity at Uber.
Drive alignment with cross-functional leaders at the executive level on our team's strategy and roadmap.
Collaborate with product teams across Uber, including Rider, Driver, Marketplace, Eats, Transit, Safety, AI/ML, Ads, Security, Privacy and more.
Define product requirements that factor in user needs and pain points of underrepresented people, the external landscape around diversity & inclusion, global accessibility standards and business strategy.
Ship consumer products against the Product Equity Team's roadmap, and collaborate with other Product and Engineering teams to inform how they build more equitable and inclusive products.
Develop and disseminate high-impact inclusive product ideas across Uber's tech teams at the beginning of each bi-annual planning cycle.
Align and motivate stakeholders in Design, Fairness and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion on a product-level mission and roadmap that has a transformative impact on underrepresented communities and builds trust with our users.
Heavily utilize data insights, market and customer research, and your product intuition to continually improve your products.
Clearly communicate plans, insights, data and results to a spectrum of audiences including Executives, Design, Fairness, Diversity & Inclusion and other product teams across Uber.
Define and track success metrics.
Basic Qualifications
Minimum of 6 years experience delivering highly successful solutions in product management, design, strategy & operations, or product marketing within a company that provides you with transferable skills - you're extremely proud of what you've accomplished.
Passion for inclusive design, inclusive products, ethics, and creating a more equitable world.
Technical depth, business sense, and pragmatism. You have creative ideas for equity, inclusion and accessibility, and you can apply them in a technical environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in DEI, Product Equity, and/or Accessibility.
Strong consumer product sense, design intuition, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Knowledgeable of how platforms, algorithms, AI & machine learning models can have bias and lead to disproportionate impacts.
3 years of experience delivering highly successful solutions in product management within a tech company.
Strong leadership and communication skills. You're able to motivate and align partners on product decisions and ensure business priorities and equitable outcomes can coexist. You're just as comfortable with hands-on product challenges as you are driving strategy and communicating with senior management.
A great teammate. Your product instincts are matched by your humility and willingness to problem-solve with others. You can take the lead and have a great sense of what doing 'the right thing' is. You are an enabler not a blocker. You seek to mentor and share your knowledge with others.
For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$203,000 per year - USD$225,500 per year. For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$203,000 per year - USD$225,500 per year. For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$203,000 per year - USD$225,500 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- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdb_Y9Bv8-lWDMbpidF2GKXsxzNh11wUUVS7fM1znOfEJsVeA/viewform