Safety Investigations Team Lead II

About the Role

As a Senior Team Lead, your primary responsibility is to manage a team of safety investigations specialists who provide phone and email support to Uber customers and driver partners. You will play a crucial role in ensuring customer satisfaction, building trust, and fostering customer dedication in the L4+ team.

L4+ incident refers to a sequence of unwanted incidents taking place which lead to agitation and threat to the brand. It leads to uncertainty and causes major harm to the organization.The team detects early signs of brand risk and minimizes the damage against the negative consequences of the same. It not only affects the smooth functioning of the organization but also poses a threat to the brand name.

The role requires someone who can own and take ownership of a complete incident and not just a contact.

What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points

---- What the Candidate Will Do ----

1. Team Management: As a Senior Team Lead, you will be responsible for managing a team of program specialists. This includes providing guidance, support, and mentoring to the team members, assigning tasks, and ensuring the team's overall performance and productivity
2. Escalation Management: As the Senior Team Lead, you will handle escalated cases or issues that require higher-level attention or decision-making. This includes resolving complex customer concerns, addressing challenging situations, and making critical decisions to ensure customer satisfaction
3. Communication and Collaboration: You will liaise between the program specialists and the leadership team. This includes communicating important updates, and changes in processes, and sharing insights or recommendations to facilitate effective collaboration and alignment between the team and the organization's goals
4. Process Improvement: You will streamline and improve the team's processes. This involves identifying areas for improvement, implementing best practices, and optimizing workflows to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
5. Performance Monitoring: It is your responsibility to monitor the performance of the program specialists and provide regular feedback and coaching to help them improve their skills and meet their target metrics. This includes conducting performance evaluations and setting performance goals for individual team members
6. Quality Assurance: You will be in charge of ensuring the quality of the team's work. This involves reviewing case documentation, analyzing information, and providing recommendations to the program specialists to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to guidelines and standards
7. Reporting and Analysis: You will be responsible for generating reports and analyzing data related to the team's performance and customer feedback. This involves tracking key performance metrics, identifying trends and patterns, and providing insights to the leadership team to drive continuous improvement

---- Basic Qualifications ----

1. Should be a graduate
2. Candidates should be able to communicate optimally in English and Native language
3. Must have a minimum experience of 1-2 years in a relevant role, such as escalations customer support or team management
4. Able to establish trust and effective working collaborations
5. Ability to leverage multiple resources to advise and support critical decisions

---- Preferred Qualifications ----

1. Excellent Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential for effective team leadership and interaction with customers, stakeholders, and the Leadership Team.
2. Customer-Obsessed Mindset: A passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences and building strong customer relationships is crucial. The ability to empathize, understand customer needs, and find appropriate solutions is highly valued.
3. Problem-Solving Abilities: As a Senior Team Lead, you should have a solid problem-solving mindset and the ability to find innovative solutions to complex customer issues. Your focus should be on putting the customer first and ensuring their satisfaction.
4. Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills are necessary to analyze data, identify trends, and derive meaningful insights. This will enable you to make informed decisions, provide recommendations, and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.
5. Leadership and Team Management: You should possess strong leadership skills and the ability to manage and motivate a team. Experience in guiding, coaching, and mentoring team members is a plus.
6. Process Compliance: A sound understanding of processes and the ability to balance process compliance with providing personalized customer support is essential. Ensuring the team follows guidelines and standards is crucial for maintaining consistency and quality.
7. Adaptable and Proactive: Being flexible and proactive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment is advantageous. Willingness to take on new challenges, learn quickly, and contribute to ad hoc tasks or projects is highly valued.

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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): Hyderabad, India

Job ID: Uber-151197

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-12-03T00:27:02