Skip to main contentA logo with &quat;the muse&quat; in dark blue text.
Uber

Customer Escalation Specialist

Sydney, Australia

#Greatmindsdontthinkalike: At Uber, we take pride in our diversity and working environment that sees you as more than just a person that can do the job, but a unique individual that can level up our organisation with a perspective only you can offer. Uber provides a truly open culture that encourages all to voice their thoughts.

About the Team

The APAC COE (Center of Excellence) team believes in a #GoGetIt approach. Our successes are attributed to our people who are relentless to help others in any way we can. We handle critical concerns from safety to escalations, and make sure that the resolution matters to the customer - making each member an eventual promoter of Uber. The right time is always "now" when joining Uber and the COE; it has always been moving towards greater heights as we support a lot of markets - allowing you to learn every single day.

Want more jobs like this?

Get Business Operations jobs in Sydney, Australia delivered to your inbox every week.

By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy.


About the Role

As a Safety Investigations Specialist, you will take ownership of requests and solve customer tickets across all our critical and advanced lines of business through different modalities (phone, chat, message), challenging yourself to solve the most complicated and interesting problems our users face. You will present your insights to stakeholders and contribute towards the continuous improvement of our policy and services.You will create advocates out of even the most frustrated users, and you're always looking for outstanding and exciting ways to improve their experience!

Your Impact in Role:

  • Solving difficult problems: Seek to understand the complexity of customer issues to proactively tackle these contacts effectively and efficiently.
  • Educating our customers for future: Play a meaningful role in proactively educating customers and provide alternative user experience support channels
  • Being customer centric: Be empathic to our customer's issues, and provide outstanding customer service to turn their negative experiences into positive ones.
  • Working collaboratively with others: Work closely with regional leadership and your team to tackle difficult issues and provide insights that improve the quality of Uber's customer support to drive a culture of learning and continuous improvement within the company.

The Experience You'll Bring:

  • Comprehension skills: Excellent comprehension skills (active listening and reading), and ability to fully understand the issue and identify its root cause.
  • Communication skills: Excellent communication skills (speaking and writing) to confidently and spontaneously address all issues with clear and direct communication, across different audiences and modalities (like chat, email, phone).
  • Problem solving skills: Ability to break down sophisticated problems, offer well thought-out recommendations and push problems to resolution.
  • Work experience in customer service: Experience handling customer queries in a dynamic, constantly evolving environment.

Working Hours:

• Morning shift based: 11am-7pm

• Weekends & holidays are required

We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let's move the world forward, together.

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.

*Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law. To request an accommodation, please reach out to accommodations@uber.com.

Client-provided location(s): Sydney NSW, Australia
Job ID: Uber-129545
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Sabbatical
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
  • Professional Development

    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program