Public Policy Sr Associate, Policy Programs

About the Role

 

The Public Policy Sr. Associate (Policy Programs) will look at policy challenges through a distinctly programmatic lens, moving beyond reactive advocacy to design and execute proactive, scaled public policy campaigns. You will be responsible for creating a continuous, high-impact "drumbeat" of strategic initiatives that cement trust and build a lasting reputation with government officials, regulators, and civil society stakeholders. This is a critical role aimed at positioning Uber as a gold-standard partner in India’s urban mobility ecosystem.

 

What You'll Do

1. Programmatic Campaign Architecture: Design, launch, and scale end-to-end policy programs and campaigns from the ground up, translating abstract policy risks and objectives into a structured, continuous drumbeat of tangible initiatives.
2. Trust & Reputation Building: Execute high-visibility programs focusing on critical pillars like driver welfare, safety, urban mobility innovation, and economic empowerment to consistently build reputational equity with government and civil society.
3. Stakeholder Alliance Management: Working closely with regional public policy teams, build long-term, trust-based coalitions with key external stakeholders, including central and state transport ministries, labor departments, academic think tanks, and non-profits, using programmatic milestones to keep them engaged.
4. Cross-Functional Orchestration: Partner with Communications, Marketing, and Operations teams to ensure policy campaigns are amplified effectively, maintaining a unified external narrative while meeting strict local operational metrics.
5. Impact Measurement: Define key performance indicators (KPIs) for public affairs campaigns, tracking how programmatic initiatives actively move the needle on regulatory sentiment and brand trust among key opinion leaders.

Basic Qualifications

1. Experience: 7–8 years of professional experience managing public policy programs, corporate affairs campaigns, or large-scale strategic initiatives within a fast-paced global company, prominent tech platform, or highly regulated industry in India.
2. Programmatic Mindset: Proven track record of designing and running recurring, multi-stakeholder programs or public-facing campaigns.
3. Strategic Communication: Exceptional ability to conceptualize and pitch campaign ideas internally, write compelling policy briefs, and create thought-leadership content that resonates with public officials.
4. Execution & Mobility: Strong bias for action with a demonstrated ability to independently manage projects across a matrixed organization. Willingness to travel across key states and hubs to drive campaign execution on the ground.
5. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Communications, Law, Business, or an equivalent field.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Prior experience working in or closely with global mobility, logistics, or on-demand marketplace platforms.
2. Deep existing networks within state departments and regulatory bodies. Familiarity with India's evolving gig-economy frameworks, new labor codes, and state-level transport/mobility regulations
3. Direct experience dealing with complex, highly sensitive stakeholder environments, including labor unions, gig-economy regulations, or localized collective bargaining groups.

 

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