About the role

Uber is seeking a highly strategic and technically sophisticated Senior Performance Marketing Manager to lead our Earner team within the Paid Search organization, who can lead a team of highly talented individuals and run initiatives across global markets. This role will be responsible for driving growth through advanced bidding strategies, large-scale experimentation, and continuous optimization across search platforms, while further developing and mentoring the team.

The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in paid search with strong analytical rigor, operational excellence, and a proven ability to independently lead complex projects in a fast-paced environment. This individual should be comfortable navigating ambiguity, managing multiple priorities simultaneously, and partnering cross-functionally to unlock incremental growth.

Responsibilities

• Own and scale Earner programs across major paid search platforms (SEM, UAC, DemandGen), driving earner acquisition and business growth.
• Lead and develop a team of currently three channel managers.
• Be forward thinking and set and execute the overall Earner strategy going forward.
• Design, execute, and analyze large-scale bidding experiments to improve efficiency, volume, and overall campaign performance.
• Develop advanced bidding frameworks that extend beyond platform-native automation and Smart Bidding capabilities.
• Lead rigorous testing programs across ad creatives, messaging, landing pages, and conversion funnels to drive incremental performance improvements.
• Build measurement frameworks and experimentation roadmaps to evaluate marketing effectiveness and business impact.
• Manage multiple high-impact initiatives simultaneously while adapting to changing business priorities.
• Independently identify opportunities, develop recommendations, and execute projects with minimal oversight.
• Partner closely with Product, Data Science, Analytics, Engineering, and Creative teams to develop scalable growth solutions.
• Leverage AI and automation technologies to improve campaign management workflows, reporting, optimization, and operational efficiency.
• Translate complex performance data into actionable business recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Economics, Statistics, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Deep understanding of advanced bidding methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of incrementality testing, experiment design, statistical significance, and performance measurement.
• Extensive experience running creative, messaging, landing page, and conversion rate optimization (CRO) testing programs at scale.
• 7+ years of experience managing large-scale performance marketing channel programs for high-growth consumer or technology businesses.
• Demonstrated expertise in paid search strategy, campaign management, and performance optimization.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with experience interpreting large datasets and experimentation results.
• Proven experience managing multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building AI-powered tools, workflow automations, or machine learning-driven solutions to improve marketing operations and performance.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

For New York City, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $159,000 per year - USD $177,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $159,000 per year - USD $177,000 per year.

For all US locations, 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.

Ready to Ride?

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'd love to hear from you.

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

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. Ask your Recruiter for details about this role's requirements.

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.