COE Team Lead I, Merchant Premium Support

About the Role

The Community Operations organization at Uber is responsible for delivering world-class customer support to riders, drivers, eaters, and couriers, and Uber's Centers of Excellence (COEs) are contact management centers dedicated to making that happen 24/7. Our Team Leads are focused on empowering and investing in the continued success of our agents by providing resources and coaching that will build the next wave of leaders at Uber. Team Leads provide and receive feedback, coach and develop employees, as well as manage teams to ensure our customers are well taken care of while managing the team's performance metrics.

What the Candidate Will Do

1. Manage team performance and drive results, guide adherence to policies
2. Lead, coach, mentor, and motivate employees
3. Partner with the Recruiting team on hiring
4. Lead improvements on support logic and processes
5. Address and resolve escalations or further escalate
6. Maintain stakeholder relationships
7. Drive accountability for policies and other guidelines
8. Execute root cause analysis action plans from escalations and agents' performance
9. Leverage audit results from Service Quality members and guide towards progressive improvements; identify opportunities for additional training & development
10. Complete administrative and HR related tasks for the team

Basic Qualifications

• Some experience in retail, hospitality, or customer service in-person or contact center environment
• FOR INTERNALS: At least 1 year of informal leadership or SME experience
• FOR EXTERNALS: At least 1 year of people management experience
• Basic project management skills
• Proficiency in Google Suite
• Schedule flexibility for a 24/7 environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Supervisory or leadership experience-You have a demonstrated ability to set team goals, drive accountability, develop talent, and stay calm through challenging situations
• Maintain a positive, can-do demeanor and encourage others to do the same
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills - You establish trust and effective working relationships with internal and external partners
• Strong time-management and organizational habits -You prioritize work effectively and drive multiple projects to completion at once

For Chicago, IL-based roles: The base hourly rate amount for this role is USD$29.50 per hour.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered 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's mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Here, bold ideas create real-world impact, challenges drive growth, and speed fuels progress. What moves us, moves the world - let's move it forward, together.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity 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.

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.

Client-provided location(s): Chicago, IL

Job ID: Uber-147298

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-08-28T00:39:59