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Manager, Vehicle Development Strategy - Autonomous

United States, New York, New York 162000.00 - 180000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted May 04, 2026
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The Autonomous Mobility and Delivery (AM&D) team at Uber is seeking to accelerate the arrival of safe, secure autonomous mobility and delivery offerings that complement our existing products and are beneficial for our customers, partners, and communities. We are collaborating across the ecosystem with a diverse set of stakeholders and with leading companies involved in the development and operation of self-driving vehicles and fleets. We’re looking for a Manager, Vehicle Strategy to focus on early-stage vehicle concepts and future fleet models. This role sits within Strategic Initiatives and is centred on exploring, defining, and pressure-testing what the next generation of autonomous vehicles on the Uber platform should look like. You’ll work on problems that don’t yet have clear answers, from how vehicles are designed for ridehail use cases, to how autonomy, hardware, and operations come together as a system. The role blends product thinking, concept development, and external engagement, translating broad ideas into concrete directions, experiments, and partnerships.

Job Responsibility

  • Concept Definition & Direction: Define and shape early-stage vehicle and fleet concepts, with a focus on the shift toward robotaxification and fleet-first models
  • Strategic Thinking & Translation: Lead structured thinking across ambiguous spaces
  • Systems Integration: Build a coherent view across hardware, autonomy, fleet operations, and marketplace dynamics
  • External Partner Engagement: Engage with external partners from early exploration through to shaping potential collaborations
  • Incubation & Path to Action: Turn promising concepts into actionable paths forward
  • Consumer Experience Focus: Shape how next-generation autonomous vehicles will be experienced by riders
  • Executive Communication: Communicate clearly with senior stakeholders
  • Autonomy & Momentum: Operate with a high degree of autonomy

Requirements

  • 6+ years working on early-stage products, concepts, or zero-to-one initiatives in mobility, robotics, or adjacent spaces
  • Bachelor's Degree

Nice to have

  • Background in concept engineering, advanced product incubation, or future mobility strategy
  • Familiarity with vehicle platforms, autonomy stacks, and fleet operations, but not necessarily as a domain specialist
  • Experience working with or evaluating autonomy companies (Wayve, Waymo, Aurora, etc.) from a strategic or product lens
  • Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous future concepts into concrete product or business directions
  • Strong product and design thinking, able to frame problems from user, system, and commercial perspectives at once
  • Deep curiosity for how autonomous vehicles, fleet models, and marketplaces will evolve over the next 5 to 10 years
  • Ability to synthesise inputs across hardware, autonomy software, operations, and business models into clear strategic bets
  • Experience influencing senior stakeholders without formal authority, especially in unstructured problem spaces
  • Exposure to business development or partnerships, especially shaping early deals or joint explorations
  • Track record of turning exploratory work into funded programs or pilots

What we offer

  • Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
  • May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
  • Eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan

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