Head of Entertainment & Media, Uber Advertising

About the Team

At Uber, we’ve spent the last three years building and scaling a fast-growing Uber Advertising division focused on unlocking the next era of advertising across our global platforms. With a foundation in place, Uber Advertising now empowers merchants, brands, and advertisers to connect with a highly engaged user base across our Mobility and Delivery apps in 32 markets.

About the Role

Our Entertainment & Media ads business is a key driver of this success, helping leading brands reach customers across the Uber ecosystem. As we enter our next phase of growth, we're looking for a dynamic leader to take our Entertainment & Media advertising efforts to new heights.

What You'll Do

• Own and evolve the Entertainment & Media Ads sales and account management strategy with a focus on sustainable growth, client retention, and cross-platform expansion.
• Lead and inspire a high-performing team of Client Partners and Partner Managers, setting clear goals, tracking performance, and coaching top talent.
• Drive continued revenue growth from a maturing business by deepening relationships with key advertisers and unlocking incremental spend opportunities.
• Partner closely with cross-functional leaders (including Marketing, Product, Operations, and Analytics) to align on strategy, priorities, and customer experience.
• Optimize internal processes and tools to scale execution, improve performance visibility, and ensure strong operational rigor.
• Inform product strategy by working closely with the Ads Business Leads & Ads Leadership — advocating for features and solutions that enhance advertiser outcomes across awareness, trial, and conversion.
• Shape go-to-market plans and collateral in partnership with Ads Global Partnership Solutions, ensuring a consistent message across external channels and field teams.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience
• Leadership experience within a digital media platform, enterprise advertiser, or agency.
• A track record of building and managing a multi-million dollar advertising business.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at or working with an Entertainment or Media company.
• Be customer obsessed (users and merchants) and be passionate about building great experiences for Uber users all over the world.
• Focus on building businesses, not features. Experience building and leading businesses, including ownership and optimization of business performance metrics
• Be able to work cross functionally with many other roles and stakeholders in the company
• Exceptional communication skills, both within your team and with leadership and partners
• Entrepreneurial spirit and a thirst for learning

Pay

For Los Angeles, CA-based roles: The total on-target earnings (OTE) range for this position is USD $235,714 - USD $261,429. The OTE includes a base salary range of USD $165,000 per year - USD $183,000 per year and an annualized cash variable incentive target of USD $70,714 - USD $78,429.

For New York City, NY-based roles: The total on-target earnings (OTE) range for this position is USD $261,429 - USD $290,000. The OTE includes a base salary range of USD $183,000 per year - USD $203,000 per year and an annualized cash variable incentive target of USD $78,429 - USD $87,000.

The cash variable incentive target is based on individual sales performance and its payment is based on the terms of the Sales Incentive Plan.