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Uber Design teams are focused not just on the functional, but also on joy and delight. Our work ignites opportunity and changes the way the world moves, and we design for people around the world of all backgrounds and abilities. Uber is seeking a Senior Design Program Manager to join the Earner, Fleets, & Safety Design Team. In this role, you will drive operational excellence across a complex and high-impact portfolio, partnering closely with Design, Product, and Engineering leadership to translate strategy into scalable systems. This role operates at both the forest and tree level, shaping portfolio health, influencing roadmap planning, and building mechanisms that enable teams to deliver high-quality, inclusive, and scalable product experiences. You will own large, ambiguous initiatives end-to-end and establish frameworks that improve predictability, quality, and business impact across the portfolio. This role requires systems thinking, executive-level communication, operational rigor, bold innovation, and a deep commitment to solving customer challenges for Earners and Safety-critical use cases globally.
Job Responsibility:
Lead recurring and ad hoc portfolio planning in partnership with Design Managers and Product leadership, ensuring alignment to company priorities
Partner with peers and Design Managers to balance resourcing across portfolios, identifying efficiencies and tradeoffs
Translate business strategy into operational frameworks that improve focus, predictability, and impact
Influence roadmap shaping and planning processes across multiple areas
Define and maintain mechanisms to assess capacity, portfolio health, and performance
Drive project management and resourcing methods, tools, and processes for the Earner & Safety portfolio
Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation to streamline design operations
Provide mentorship to more junior team members, setting the standard for operational excellence and systems thinking
Raise the bar for program management craft across the Design org
Advocate for the work of the DPM team and connect operational excellence to business outcomes
Requirements:
5+ years experience as a project manager, program manager, or producer in a design consultancy or in-house product design/UX team
Experience leading large, complex design initiatives across multiple product areas
Proven ability to drive portfolio-level planning, roadmap alignment, and resourcing strategies
Experience partnering with Design, Product, and Engineering leadership to ship consumer-facing products
Experience creating scalable workflows and implementing process improvements across multiple teams
Proficiency with project and asset management tools (e.g., Jira, Asana, Lucidchart, Google Workspace, etc.)
Nice to have:
Exceptional written, verbal, and visual communication skills, including experience presenting to leadership forums
Strong analytical ability. Able to define and leverage metrics to assess portfolio health and team performance
Skilled in conflict resolution, tradeoff navigation, and influencing without authority
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in evolving environments
Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously while influencing across functions
Experience embedding accessibility, inclusive design, and scalable design systems into workflows
Experience leveraging AI tools and automations to increase design velocity and operational efficiency
What we offer:
Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan