Uber

Program Leader, Driver CX

Uber • $162K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in customer experience strategy or program management.
  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Deep understanding of the rideshare business.
  • Proven experience in cross-functional leadership without direct authority.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strategic mindset.
  • Excellent communication abilities for executive-level presentations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead global defect reduction initiatives leveraging data analytics.
  • Optimize policy frameworks for driver accounts, focusing on quality and efficiency.
  • Drive key performance metrics like Defect Rate and Customer Satisfaction scores.
  • Develop AI-driven strategies for proactive issue resolution.
  • Collaborate with product teams to prepare for feature launches.

Benefits

  • Eligible for a bonus program and equity awards.
  • Access to a 401(k) plan for retirement savings.
  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits.
  • Opportunities for professional development.
  • Flexible work arrangements.
Full Job Description
Job Description

About the Role:

As a Global Driver CX Program Lead, you will hold end-to-end accountability for Driver Account policy optimization, experience design, AI/automation, and upstream defect reduction. In this role, you will directly lead one project specialist Pillar Leads supporting this work. You will serve as the primary CX thought partner on Driver Accounts with the Earner Experience Product team, translating driver pain points into defect reduction opportunities.

What You'll Do:
  • Upstream Defect Reduction & Strategic Product Partnership: Own the global tech and non-tech Defect Reduction (DR) roadmaps, leveraging data analytics to convert Driver pain points into funded Product and Tech requirements. Partner with Product teams to ensure support readiness for Driver Account feature launches.
  • In-Scope Policy Optimization: Act as the decision-maker for Driver Account issues including, but not limited to Demand and Tech Issues, Reward Programs, and Driver Feedback -continuously optimizing our harmonized global policy framework for quality and cost efficiency.
  • Metric Ownership: Drive core metrics for Account related issues, including Defect Rate, Contact Rate, Time To Resolution, 1* CSAT, and inferred CSAT.
  • AI & Automation Transformation: Scale next-generation conversational AI and self-service support flows, accelerating the transition to automated, AI-driven root-cause detection. Develop strategies to use AI to prevent and proactively resolve Account issues before support inbounds occur.


What You'll Need:
  • Customer-Centric Mindset: Deep knowledge of customer experience and a passion for solving user pain points
  • Analytics & Problem-Solving Excellence: Expert analytical and critical thinking skills; ability to break down complex problems and propose data-driven solutions. Ability to zoom out to define strategy while also diving into data, metrics, and operational inputs.
  • Business Acumen: Excellent understanding of the Rideshare business and ability to align driver experience improvements with broader business goals and financial impact
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Proven ability to manage and influence without authority senior leaders across functions and markets
  • Innovative Thinking: Curious and future-oriented; comfortable challenging the status quo and leading with tech-forward thinking, especially in AI
  • Communication: Ability to develop and deliver executive-ready communications

Basic Qualifications:
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in CX Strategy, Product Operations, Operations, Commercial Strategy, or Program Management
  • Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with Gen AI or LLMs, including gathering and analyzing data insights
  • Proven success with global program design and execution
  • Experience working in customer experience, support, or service operations
  • Ability to balance global standardization with regional nuance
  • 1+ years management experience
  • Ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior commercial leaders and influence Product/Tech roadmaps without direct authority
  • Mastery of data-backed decision-making and Root Cause Analysis
  • Experience optimizing global policy frameworks and deploying conversational AI, automated self-service, and digital support tools.
  • 1+ years defining and executing large-scale customer or operational strategies


Responsibilities

For New York City, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $162,000 per year - USD $180,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $162,000 per year - USD $180,000 per year.

For Chicago, IL-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $146,000 per year - USD $162,000 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.

About Uber

Uber Entertainment, Inc. is a privately held video game development company headquartered in beautiful downtown Kirkland, WA. Uber is currently developing Planetary Annihilation, a next generation real time strategy game of epic proportions.

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Size
29,300 employees
Market Cap
$48.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$6.7 billion
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+35.3%
Revenue
$11.1 billion
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