Corporate Communications Manager

Uber Uber · Consumer · New York, NY +1 · Communications

This role is for a Corporate Communications Manager at Uber, focusing on shaping and driving narratives for business, financial, and enterprise audiences. The responsibilities include developing communication strategies, counseling senior executives, building media relationships, drafting materials, and managing corporate issues related to B2B/financial aspects. The role requires experience in PR or corporate communications with a focus on B2B, enterprise, and/or financial communications, and an understanding of the media and financial communication landscape.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop and execute a comprehensive communications strategy to proactively drive B2B and financial narratives across all of Uber’s business lines.
  2. Counsel senior executives and business leads on communications challenges and opportunities, finding opportunities to advance Uber’s business strategy to complement communications objectives.
  3. Cultivate and maintain deep relationships with top-tier business, financial, and trade journalists, as well as secure key conferences and speaking engagements for executives.
  4. Draft and edit all communications materials, including comprehensive announcement plans, press releases, talking points, and social posts.
  5. Lead corporate issues management for B2B/financial narratives, partnering with business, legal, and policy teams on both rapid response and longer-term reputation mitigation.

Skills

Required

  • 7+ years of experience in PR or corporate communications
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

  • Experience working in-house at a global, publicly-traded technology or platform company
  • Experience in finance, investment banking, or equity research
  • Experience leading communications for multiple business lines simultaneously

What the JD emphasized

  • significant focus on B2B, enterprise, and/or financial communications
  • Proven track record of developing and implementing high-impact communications strategies
  • Comprehensive understanding of the media landscape and fluency across financial and investor communications
  • Experience influencing senior stakeholders across Finance/IR/Legal/Product/Sales with competing incentives and tight deadlines