Manager, Strategy & Planning in Sydney

Uber Direct is our fast growing new business line that focuses on last-mile delivery across all verticals - Online Food Delivery, Grocery, Retail, Ecommerce - empowering merchants to deliver orders generated on their own channels with the most convenient experience. Our goal is to set the momentum that will transform Direct into a sizable part of Uber's business.

We are looking for an S&P Manager for Direct in APAC who has a broad understanding of the business end-to-end and serves as a thought partner to APAC leadership, while reporting to the Global head of S&P for Direct. The S&P Manager must feel confident working with data and conducting advanced analysis to understand the business trajectory and challenges, and to break down complex topics into clear insights and actionables that are reported globally.

This role will work cross-functionally with teams across the company, and take the lead on consistently building the strategy and narrative of the Direct business across Uber, as well as reporting to leadership teams on the status of the business (both tactically and strategically). The role will also be responsible for proposing and analyzing strategies and business plans based on the company and different teams' goals and support the decision‐making process by supervising the internal and external environment and acting on specific demands.

What You'll Do

• Critical thinking: Be a thought and unbiased partner to the Direct APAC leadership team to help them craft the strategy and to steer in the right direction, fostering alignment and driving informed decision‐making.
• Advanced deep dives: Lead robust deep‐dive analysis and provide recommendations on complex topics that are broad in nature.
• Strategic Ownership: Own the reporting cadence, narrative and materials for Direct in APAC, support specific Direct analyses and actively lead and participate in annual strategic planning.
• Project/Program Management and Stakeholder Management: Help to bring teams together to ensure critical initiatives in APAC reach the relevant teams.
• Governance: Develop and coordinate governance and accountability models to ensure that teams are on track to achieve goals.
• Problem Solving & Business Sense: Structure and tackle ambiguous, real‐world problems, using Uber's rich dataset and external data sources.

What You'll Need

• 8+ years of professional work experience in strategy consulting, banking, engineering or similar industries, using data to drive business decisions.
• Excellent Analytics and Problem‐solving Skills: True owner mentality and passion about solving zero-to-one challenges.
• Critical thinking + Business Understanding: Ability to balance attention to detail with swift execution and critical thinking.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Communication Skills: Ability to interpret and present data to various audiences in an engaging and comprehensive manner.
• Teamwork: Constant collaboration and interaction with cross‐functional teams.
• Adaptability: Ability to work and efficiently accomplish multiple tasks in parallel.

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.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.