After working in media for 20 years, Grégory Blay-Desforges decided to embark on his next adventure on Uber’s newly formed Advertising team. “One of Uber’s values is See the forest and the trees. It’s a good summary of my debut here, balancing between strategy and execution, with autonomy that few companies offer,” he shares in our latest blog. Quickly growing, Uber Advertising connects brands with consumers across Ubers apps and as Head of Uber Advertising for France, Grégory is on the forefront of bringing this new business to brands across the country.
Program de Talentos: Exclusivo Para Pessoas Com Deficiência is our first-ever large-scale hiring initiative designed exclusively for people with disabilities (PwD) in Brazil, preparing them for an impactful and long-term career at Uber. After a 2-month immersion onboarding, our 33-person cohort is currently moving through two 5-month rotations across 19 different teams. “I have never felt appreciation like this, and, of course, knowing other PwDs are at Uber and seeing them in highly qualified positions in the company fills me with hope.”
“My career progression at Uber has been one of continuous growth and development, with opportunities to explore new roles, learn new skills, and make meaningful contributions to the company’s success," shares Cairo-based Moroug El Maghraby, Senior Community Operations Manager. "One thing I’m most proud of? Helping design a brand new 18-month rotational program for people with disabilities in Cairo. Built in collaboration with teams from across Uber, the program is now in progress and participants traverse 3 Uber verticals."
Two veterans-turned-software engineers find love, then Uber. From working on amphibious ships to joining coding boot camps, Anthony and Miah Clay certainly have an interesting and interwoven path to Uber.
When an opportunity to relocate with Uber came knocking, Pierre Delanoue jumped at the chance to move from Paris to Amsterdam: “Uber’s tech environment in Amsterdam offers dream working conditions, worthy of a big tech company in Silicon Valley while being in the heart of Europe.”
Last month, we hosted our first-ever Reimagine Awards, recognizing 17 employees from around the globe for living our cultural values and making a significant impact on our business in 2022. Winners converged on our San Francisco headquarters to accept their awards as part of a weeklong celebration that featured a special company-wide event, a luncheon with our executive team including CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, and much more.
What sets Uber apart for Mumbai-based Senior Engineering Manager Balaram Baral? Shared empathy. Autonomy. The latest tech. And a commitment to building with heart. Below, we chat with Balaram about why he joined Uber and why you should too.
By helping the people who use our platform everyday, Community Specialists at Uber get to know our business from within and form a unique perspective valuable to every team across the company. In our latest blog, we chat with three former Community Specialists—Harry Barwood, Oleksandra Horpynych, Ahmed Alturkey—who’ve transitioned careers across Uber, some of them many times. "My time working with customers has made me much more customer-oriented. It has also allowed me to think more creatively about how to solve issues and bring a unique perspective and expertise to my projects, ensuring that our customers always come first," shares Oleksandra (Sasha).
Find out what happened when our CEO started driving for Uber.
As Rashi Dewan’s passion for food (and analytics) grows, so does her career at Uber Eats. After joining in 2019 as a Restaurant Operations Manager in Sri Lanka, she became Head of Restaurant Operations for the country and is now a Senior Territory Operations Manager for Uber Eats in Manchester, England. "As an individual originally wired to listen to gut feel, the power of data has been an eye-opener. Seeing the impact of data-driven decision making and data-based insights tangibly helping restaurants grow has turned me from someone who used to be scared of numbers to one who's always ready to dig into them!"
