Senior Public Affairs Associate

About the Role

Our Policy & Communications team is responsible for telling Uber's story to the media, third parties, and government officials - whether it's transforming how we get around town and the lives of people who value independent, flexible work; making rides more affordable, or; cutting congestion in cities by getting more backsides into fewer cars. As a Sr Public Affairs Associate for the North Region, you will be responsible for managing Uber’s government affairs and public relations strategy for several states in the midwest and northeast United States. You’ll create and execute issue based campaigns to achieve our priorities. This position reports to the Senior Director of Policy & Communications for the North Region.

What You'll Do

• Engage with local government officials on prospective legislation and regulations
• Develop and execute communications strategies to advance our key narratives
• Partner with government agencies, state and local leaders, regional 3rd party organizations and coalition partners on shared public policy goals
• Direct lobbying strategy and manage relationships with lobbyists and other outside consultants
• Manage day-to-day relations with midwest and east coast-based media outlets to support the reputation of Uber’s Mobility and Delivery businesses, as well as tell our story as an engaged member of the communities in which we operate

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, with 5+ years experience in public policy, campaigns, communications, or government affairs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Outstanding verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Self starter: We are a company of entrepreneurs, and we want to work with people who enjoy building things from the bottom up too. Things change fast at a global company like Uber so you'll need to be highly adaptable as well as calm under pressure
• Great advocate: We want someone who can distill sophisticated ideas into simple, but intellectually credible arguments. This person will write well and have the creative ability to tell stories—about our product, people and the ways we're helping to improve life for riders, drivers, delivery people and cities across the United States.
• Tell our story in the press: Experience developing and executing a public relations plan and working directly with counterparts in print, digital and broadcast media.
• Strong campaigner: We succeed by putting together effective campaigns with third parties on behalf of the passengers and drivers who use the app. That means you'll have a bias for action in everything you do, and also building strong business acumen covering issues related to mobility, delivery, safety, future of work and/or automation. It would also be useful to display a working knowledge of the regional political environment and strong, existing relationships with elected officials, media, 3rd parties and key thought leaders.
• Great teammate: Success at Uber depends on the ability to coordinate different teams (internally and externally) around shared goals. It's why we're looking for collaborators to get stuff done—and who can deal with the ambiguity that sometimes comes from working cross-functionally
• Experience working with state and local governments in the midwest and northeast United States

For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$130,000 per year - USD$144,000 per year.

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.