About the Role

We are building one of the most scalable, high-quality data collection engines powering the next generation of AI. Our projects span audio, image, video, LiDAR, text, and multimodal datasets, across dozens of countries and environments.

We are looking for a Senior Program Manager to own and drive complex, multi-country data collection programs end-to-end.

What the Candidate Will Do:

Program Ownership: Translate client SOWs into executable programs - scope, timelines, budgets, workforce model, and quality control frameworks.
Execution Hustle:** Solve operational bottlenecks in real time - whether it's participant churn, equipment issues, location access, or low-quality submissions.**
Quality & Compliance:** Ensure data meets specs, passes rejection thresholds, and complies with privacy/consent/data protection laws globally.**
Stakeholder Management:** Act as the program point of contact with clients, internal teams, and external vendors. Provide progress reports, risk assessments, and mitigation plans.**
Analytics & Reporting:** Monitor collection KPIs via dashboards, identify issues early, and drive corrective action.**
Continuous Improvement:** Codify learnings into playbooks and SOPs for repeatability and faster future deployments.**

Basic Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of professional experience in program management or operations.
• Proven track record managing large-scale distributed programs in data, logistics, field operations, or crowdsourcing.
• Planning, governance, and risk management skills.
• Ability to engage and communicate effectively with all levels, including executives and field contributors.
• Comfortable with metrics, dashboards, and root-cause analysis.
• Hands-on, thrives in ambiguity, demonstrates bias for action, resilience under pressure, ability to work across cultures/geographies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to AI/ML data programs, sensors, or field data collection.

• Multi-country operations experience, especially in emerging markets.

• Fluency in more than one language.

• Startup experience or top-tier consulting experience.

• For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD**$167,000 per year**

• USD**$185,500 per year**.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://jobs.uber.com/en/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.