Senior Strategy & Operations Manager
Uber
Operations
England, UK
Posted on Thursday, August 24, 2023
About The RoleUber Eats is looking to hire a Senior Strategy & Operations Manager in the United Kingdom & Ireland Courier Operations team. Couriers are important partners for the Uber Eats platform and the team places all aspects of their experience at the core of its activities. The successful candidate will have a direct role in ensuring the long-term success of one of Uber’s largest markets by helping to develop and deliver the business’ strategic priorities for couriers.The role will involve taking a strategic view of the business and scoping out objectives through conducting in-depth and robust analysis to diagnose problems and solutions, working closely with a wide range of cross-functional stakeholders (at a regional and global level) as thought partners, and having a 360o view of the environment in which couriers operate in. Responsibilities will equally extend to translating strategy into action - operationalising large programmes of work at pace while bringing in multiple teams required to implement new policies, processes, and products.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop strategic direction and objectives by working closely with cross-functional stakeholders (policy, communications, legal, marketing). Obtain their expert advice, thoroughly challenge the prevailing thought, and influence key decision-makers in the organisation
- Use quantitative and qualitative data to build strategies and inform decision making
- Work across multiple product and operations teams to implement solutions
- Deliver large-scale programmes of work with multiple deliverables and at pace
- Bachelor or advanced degree in business analytics, engineering, mathematics, physics, economics, econometrics or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years of proven experience within a similar position, having managed stakeholders, large projects, and demonstrated an ability to adapt to a fast-moving working environment
- Experience working with product teams
- Robust data analytics and technical skills - able to lead large datasets and test hypothesis with analytical / statistical methods
- Experience working with external partners, regulators, or other government agencies