Head of Safety & Accessibility Policy

About the Role

Uber’s Head of Safety and Accessibility Policy uses their deep understanding of policy and regulatory environments to tell the story of how Uber makes transportation safer and more accessible. You’ll work with our Product and Operations teams to guide our investments and policies, bringing in outside ideas to make our work better. You’ll help our local Public Policy and Communications teams create strong campaigns and product launches that show Uber’s commitment to safety and accessibility. You’ll also build relationships with partners and help shape rules that could affect Uber’s ability to grow and innovate.

What You’ll Do

Business Acumen: Understand Uber’s business and product priorities on safety, identity and accessibility. Identify opportunities, risks, and strategic investments that strengthen Uber’s reputation and policy goals.

Campaigns & Collateral: Collaborate with research teams, safety experts, and third parties to quickly develop politically-relevant, evidence-based deliverables telling Uber’s safety and accessibility story in new, creative ways.

Thought Leadership: Track public discourse on safety and accessibility issues pertinent to Uber. Create and amplify compelling narratives to support Public Policy and Communications teams in building confidence in Uber’s products and debunking misconceptions.

Regulatory & Crisis Response: Preserve the business’s ability to develop and deploy safety controls and accessibility features by developing global advocacy strategies and supporting local teams to adapt and execute them locally. Support cross-functional teams responding to safety incidents where needed.

Policy Counsel: Provide insights on political and regulatory trends to inform Uber’s product roadmap and design politically-aware go-to-market strategies.

Stakeholder Engagement: Build relationships with aligned organizations and thought leaders. Make sure Uber is in the rooms that matter to advance our agenda. Manage the Safety Advisory Board.

Team Management: Lead and support a team of experts in safety and accessibility, supporting collaboration, performance, and professional growth.

Basic Qualifications

– Bachelor’s degree, with 10+ years experience in public policy, advocacy, or government.

Preferred Qualifications

– Strategic vision for public policy impact with deep understanding of business priorities, product roadmaps and regulatory landscape.
– Proven executor with a bias towards action, proactively identifying opportunities and solving problems.
– Experience building evidence-based narratives that transform complex data and arguments into persuasive, accessible storytelling.
– Proven relationship builder with think tanks, non-profits, academia, and policy stakeholders.
– Demonstrated success collaborating across Public Policy, Comms, Marketing, Legal, Operations and Product teams to align strategies and amplify narratives.
– Strong project management skills, delivering results under tight deadlines.
– Comfortable providing strategic policy counsel in often ambiguous situations, leveraging a deep understanding of the political and regulatory dynamics relevant to Uber.
– Demonstrated success in policy analysis or regulatory advocacy.
– Advanced degree (e.g., JD, MPP, MBA).
– Prior management experience.

Compensation

For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$186,000 per year – USD$207,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$186,000 per year – USD$207,000 per year.

For Washington, DC-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$186,000 per year – USD$207,000 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 compensation. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link: https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.

Equal Opportunity

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.

Workplace Expectations

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.

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