Director, Executive Compensation

Uber; United States; On-site; USD 237,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

Uber is seeking a Director of Executive Compensation to lead the development of Compensation Committee materials, oversee executive pay programs, and shape proxy disclosures for Say-on-Pay.

You will partner with Legal, Finance, and Talent Acquisition to ensure compliant, board-ready communications, benchmarking, and equity modeling, while guiding execution across Uber’s high-growth tech environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in executive compensation, ideally within high-growth and/or large cap technology companies.
• Direct experience supporting executive compensation decisions, Compensation Committee processes, benchmarking, disclosures, and governance/compliance requirements, and compensation surveys

Responsibilities

• Compensation Committee Materials: Prepare Board-ready decks for quarterly Compensation Committee materials.
• Executive Benchmarking: Partner with independent consultant on benchmarking, peer group changes, and trends.
• Dilution: Maintain models to assess dilution, burn rate, and stock-based compensation expense.
• Executive Offers: Partner with Talent Acquisition on executive offers.
• Proxy Statement: Draft the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A) with Legal; translate pay decisions into investor-friendly narratives; prepare compensation tables.
• Collaborate with Legal and Finance to ensure alignment with disclosure, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Cross-functionally collaborate within Uber to ensure accurate execution of executive compensation programs.
• Manage special projects as necessary.

Skills

Advanced Excel and/or Google Sheets

Excellent written and verbal comms

Discretion with confidential data

Tools

Workday/Oracle

Morgan Stanley/Shareworks

Job description

About the Team

As the Director of Executive Compensation, you will join a high-impact, agile Total Rewards organization that acts as a strategic engine for the company’s growth. We operate at the intersection of corporate strategy, finance, and human resources, ensuring our leadership incentive structures directly accelerate our mission to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. This is not a traditional, siloed corporate function. We are a data-driven, collaborative team that thrives on complexity, rapid scaling, and innovative design. You will work alongside world-class peers in broad-based compensation, benefits, equity operations, while serving as a trusted advisor to the highest levels of company leadership.

About the Role

You will lead the creation of Compensation Committee materials and administration of executive pay programs that satisfy both the SEC’s requirements and the high growth expectations of our investors. You will also help with the creation of our annual proxy statement in an attempt to secure a high Say-on-Pay vote. You will ensure the executive team is rewarded for building long-term shareholder value while maintaining compliance.

What You’ll Do

• Compensation Committee Materials: Act as a technical expert, preparing Board-ready decks for quarterly Compensation Committee materials.
• Executive Benchmarking: Partner with the Compensation Committee’s independent consultant on executive compensation benchmarking, peer group changes, and potential impact of emerging trends.
• Dilution: Maintain models to assess dilution, burn rate, and stock-based compensation expense.
• Executive Offers: Partner with Talent Acquisition on executive offers.
• Proxy Statement: Partner with Legal in drafting of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A). You will translate complex pay decisions into a narrative that wins over institutional investors and proxy advisors (ISS/Glass Lewis). You will prepare most of the compensation tables included in the proxy statement and partner with management consultants on complicated compensation tables such as the PVP table.
• Partner closely with Legal and Finance to ensure executive compensation programs align with disclosure, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally within Uber to ensure accurate execution, implementation, and ongoing oversight of executive compensation programs.
• Manage special projects as necessary.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in executive compensation, ideally within high-growth and/or large cap technology companies
• Direct experience supporting executive compensation decisions, Compensation Committee processes, benchmarking, disclosures, and governance/compliance requirements, and compensation surveys

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Excel and/or Google Sheets skills, exceptional written and verbal communication skills, and comfort producing board-level and executive-ready materials
• Exemplary judgment and absolute discretion in managing highly confidential executive compensation data and sensitive leadership matters

The "Toolkit"

Transparency: CD&A Disclosures

• Technical writing that simplifies SEC Regulation S-K requirements.

Precision: Section 16 Filings

• Review filings when necessary; partner with Legal when needed.

Technology: Reporting Tools

• Workday/Oracle; Morgan Stanley/Shareworks

Modeling: LTI Payouts & Dilution Models

• Partner with a consultant on simulating TSR (Total Shareholder Return) to predict future equity vesting levels.
• Create and maintain dilution models that helps us track equity spend and estimate stock-based compensation

Critical Performance Metrics (KPIs)

• Say-on-Pay Support: Achieving >90% shareholder approval for executive pay proposals.
• Reporting Integrity: Zero SEC comments or restatements related to executive compensation disclosures.
• Competitiveness: Maintaining executive pay within the chosen tech peer group to prevent poaching by competitors.

Advanced Technical Knowledge Required

• Internal Revenue Code: Deep knowledge of Section 162(m) and Section 409A to avoid tax penalties for the company and the executives.
• GAAP Accounting: Understanding ASC 718 to collaborate with Finance on the "fair value" of equity grants and their impact on the company's P&L.

This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook — it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves — we would love to hear from you.

Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full-time in-office presence.

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.

You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits.

Explore our benefits.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $237,000 per year - USD $263,000 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.