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Director, Global Payments Group

Yesterday Seattle, WA

About the Role

Uber is looking for an experienced executive to lead and drive Uber's payments operations and the business and regulatory strategy. This role oversees the business performance of payments via success, growth, and cost savings metrics, as well as its ability to support and further enable Uber's mobility and delivery businesses.

What You'll Do

  • In collaboration with Uber's global leadership and employing subject matter expertise, define and implement Uber's payments strategy
  • Oversee P&L performance, growth, and profitability targets
  • Work alongside the product organization and Uber's businesses in launching features and products that will drive growth in the payments sector of the business
  • Partner closely with Uber's mobility and delivery businesses to provide the right level of "service" from a Payments perspective
  • Support the growth of payments infrastructure and revenue in a highly crowded and dynamic space in this region
  • Closely collaborating with the Business Development team to design and implement the vital partnerships required for the success of payments
  • Build strong relationships with Uber's senior leadership in Product, Engineering, Business Development, Policy, Tax, Regulatory, and Strategic Finance to ensure the right level of support and collaboration
  • Build and lead a global high-performing team

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What You'll Need

  • Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience in payments, financial technologies, or banking
  • Minimum 5 years of executive leadership experience
  • Experience building solutions in regulated industries in a fast-paced technology-savvy environment
  • Solid understanding and background in handling payment operations to maximize payment success at the lowest cost possible
  • Experience in managing relationships and proactive communication with internal senior leaders
  • Impeccable judgment, integrity, and ability to set an ethical example
  • MBA is a plus
  • English fluency

Leadership Capabilities

  • Self Starter - Engages others without having formal authority. Creates partnerships. Is able to compromise appropriately to achieve results. Builds enduring relationships across various verticals, functions, and geographies.
  • Strategic Thinker - Focuses on larger, longer-term issues and creates plans and strategies. Develops a strategy that conceptualizes and incorporates complex market issues and provides a clear concept for the future that people understand.
  • General Manager Mindset - Drives towards top business performance. Pushes to meet/beat goals and personally improves performance. Changes what the organization can do, creating greater results.
  • Global Mindset - Engaging across cultures of all kinds (also internally). Can create partnerships across serious cultural barriers

About the Team

Uber's Global Commerce Team is a core function and critical enabler of Uber. With operations in over 60 countries and more than $300 billion in annual payments, a global suite of financial services, $2.25 billion in annual fraud pressure and millions of users, the Global Commerce Team is central to the overall success of our entire organization.

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For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$243,000 per year - USD$270,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$243,000 per year - USD$270,000 per year.

For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$219,000 per year - USD$243,000 per year.

For all US locations, 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'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): Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
Job ID: Uber-147418
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2025-08-30T00:25:13

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