About the Role

Uber ignites opportunity and changes the way the world moves for the better. We design for users around the world of all backgrounds and abilities. Our Product Equity team weaves equity into how our customers go and get anything by building inclusive experiences that prioritize the perspectives and needs of historically and systemically excluded communities.

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Designer to work with our dedicated, cross-functional team of engineers, product managers, designers, and researchers. The ideal person will excel in driving complex projects, even with little definition. With deep product knowledge, you can quickly understand project requirements and help our team navigate trade-offs, uncover insights, manage stakeholder relationships, and consistently deliver customer value. Your deep understanding of design systems, technical feasibility, and efficient design processes will set a high-quality standard for our team and organization.

You will work closely with other teams across the company to ensure we holistically consider the landscape of Diversity, Social Justice, Product Equity, and Accessibility. You'll be a key partner in how we go above and beyond the Inclusive Design component of the 14 commitments we made in 2020 to eliminate racism and disproportionate impacts concerning underrepresented groups across the Uber platform.

What You Will Do

Scope: Work on projects of all sizes, from problems that are well-known to those more complex and conceptual, while leading a design roadmap in your area.

Process: Build a deep understanding of the historically and systemically excluded customers you are designing for through data and research. Lead the end-to-end design process, solicit and incorporate feedback from experts, translate your designs to build with engineers, and work flexibly with a variety of teams. Design at all levels of fidelity and practice good judgment on making tradeoffs.

Craft: Deliver designs that are innovative and elegant, buildable and scalable, and are thoroughly documented. Have a strong understanding of business, data, and engineering requirements, and create experiences that deliver customer value.

Efficiency: Prioritize and manage your time efficiently, operate with high autonomy, and easily adapt to challenges.

Communication and partnership: Communicate with clarity and persuasiveness, and effectively present your work and rationale to stakeholders at all levels. Proactively collaborate with your team, manager, and cross-functional partners. Facilitate design sessions, and collaborate with other designers. Maintain honest and trusting relationships with your team.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of product design experience

• Experience building products for mobile apps, tablets, and web interfaces

• Familiarity with international accessibility guidelines and inclusive design best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of WCAG and inclusive design and how to improve the user experience beyond compliance and guidelines

• Good understanding of a variety of assistive technologies and their design patterns

• Demonstrated ability to guide and influence a design culture, prioritizing accessibility and inclusive design, driving awareness and integration across teams

• Ability to lead ambiguous work streams and actively collaborate to improve clarity and alignment

• Highly proficient in storytelling and strong ability to articulate design work and rationale

• Experience advocating with cross-functional teams to center customer needs in product solutions

• Proficiency with Figma, or similar tools, and prototyping method

• Experience working with user experience researchers and various methods of research

• Experience designing with large-scale design systems and frameworks

• A portfolio showing your high-quality, thoughtful UI and UX work

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$171,000 per year - USD$190,000 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- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdb_Y9Bv8-lWDMbpidF2GKXsxzNh11wUUVS7fM1znOfEJsVeA/viewform