Public Policy Sr Associate, Policy Programs

Job description

**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** - **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. - **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. - **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. - **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. - **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** - **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. - **Programmatic Mindset:** Proven track record of designing and running recurring, multi-stakeholder programs or public-facing campaigns. - **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. - **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. - **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Communications, Law, Business, or an equivalent field. **Preferred Qualifications** - Prior experience working in or closely with global mobility, logistics, or on-demand marketplace platforms. - 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 Direct experience dealing with complex, highly sensitive stakeholder environments, including labor unions, gig-economy regulations, or localized collective bargaining groups. ~~ ~~