Uber

Staff Program Manager, People

Uber$175K — $194K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in program management, consulting, or strategic operations.
  • 7+ years managing complex, multi-functional programs under ambiguity.
  • Expertise in M&A People/HR functions, including due diligence and organizational design.
  • Proven executive presence with the ability to communicate M&A strategies to senior leadership.
  • Experience in global integrations with knowledge of international labor laws and compensation practices.
  • Understanding of HRIS platforms and data migration challenges.
  • Relevant degree in Business, HR, Law, or a related field.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a portfolio of concurrent M&A transactions with a focus on People workstreams.
  • Spearhead solutions to complex integration challenges, including compensation and labor negotiations.
  • Drive due diligence processes and provide actionable recommendations for deal structure.
  • Develop cross-functional partnerships with teams in Corporate Development, Legal, Finance, and IT.
  • Define success metrics and manage execution risks across global jurisdictions.

Benefits

  • Participation in a bonus program and potential equity awards.
  • Eligibility for a 401(k) plan.
  • Access to various employee benefits.
Full Job Description
Job Description

About the Role

The Senior Program Manager, M&A is a high-impact, leadership role that serves as a principal architect of the M&A People strategy and operational methodology. You will move beyond managing individual transactions to leading a portfolio of complex, high-stakes integrations and owning the scalability of the entire People M&A function. This role requires deep People domain expertise, a strategic planning mindset, and the proven ability to influence senior leaders and navigate significant global ambiguity. You have to be comfortable pushing back on the business and other key stakeholders. You will be accountable for defining success metrics, managing execution risk across multiple jurisdictions, and ensuring the M&A process delivers a world-class employee experience.

What You'll Do

  • Lead and govern a portfolio of concurrent, high-stakes M&A transactions, accountable for end-to-end People workstream execution across multiple, often conflicting, global legal and regulatory frameworks.
  • Spearhead the resolution of highly ambiguous and structurally complex integration challenges, including global compensation harmonization, collective bargaining/labor council negotiation strategy, complex HRIS data migration, and global mobility issues.
  • Drive rigorous due diligence processes, synthesizing complex legal, HR, and cultural data into clear, actionable recommendations for deal structuring and risk mitigation.
  • Develop and maintain robust, high-trust cross-functional partnerships with Corporate Development, Legal, Finance, and IT/Systems teams to ensure seamless data and operational integration.

Basic Qualifications
  • Minimum 10+ years of progressive professional experience, with a focus on large-scale program management, consulting, or strategic operations.
  • Minimum 7+ years leading complex, multi-functional programs, demonstrating the ability to manage ambiguity and drive decision-making under pressure.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Deep, demonstrable M&A People/HR domain expertise, including experience in Due Diligence, organizational design, change management, and post-close integration.
  • Executive Presence: Proven ability to communicate complex M&A strategies and risks clearly and concisely to executive leadership (VP/SVP level).
  • Global Acumen: Experience navigating integrations across EMEA, APAC, or LATAM, with a working knowledge of international labor law, works councils, and cross-border compensation practices.
  • Strategic Foresight: Ability to think three steps ahead of the current deal, anticipating regulatory changes, organizational conflicts, and system limitations that will impact future scalability.
  • Technology & Systems: Strong understanding of core HRIS platforms (e.g., Workday) and the data migration, security, and integration challenges inherent in M&A.
  • Education: BA/BS/Masters in Business, HR, Law, or a related field.


Responsibilities

For New York City, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $175,000 per year - USD $194,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $175,000 per year - USD $194,000 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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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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