Director of Strategic Finance - Latam Delivery

Uber Uber · Consumer · Mexico City, Mexico · Finance & Accounting

Director of Strategic Finance for Uber's LATAM Delivery business, responsible for financial strategy, forecasting, budgeting, performance management, and partnering with regional leadership to guide investment decisions and manage the P&L. The role involves navigating market complexity, shaping financial roadmaps, developing talent, driving process excellence, championing financial innovation through automation and data analytics, and supporting strategic transactions.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead Regional Financial Strategy: Drive the forecasting, budgeting, and performance management processes for the LATAM Delivery business, ensuring alignment with global targets across growth, profitability, and customer experience.
  2. Partner with Leadership: Work as a trusted advisor to the LATAM Head of Delivery and regional GMs to guide high-stakes investment decisions, manage a complex regional P&L, and ensure efficient deployment of capital.
  3. Navigate Market Complexity: Connect financial outcomes directly to operational realities, competitive dynamics, and evolving market trends across Mexico and the broader LATAM region.
  4. Shape Financial Roadmaps: Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, and Operations leaders to translate strategic priorities—like affordability initiatives and new business lines—into actionable financial frameworks.
  5. Develop and Scale Talent: Grow, mentor, and build a reliable bench of high-performing finance professionals, fostering a culture of ownership, excellence, and inclusion.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
  • 15+ years of progressive experience in Strategic Finance, Corporate Finance, and/or Investor Relations
  • 10+ years of experience directly managing, coaching, and developing senior finance leaders
  • Proven track record of managing large, complex P&Ls and delivering quantifiable business results under pressure

Nice to have

  • Experience navigating fast-paced technology, marketplace, or consumer-facing industries
  • Strong working knowledge of GAAP, enterprise financial systems, and cross-functional corporate governance
  • High EQ with a demonstrated ability to lead with empathy, manage conflicting stakeholder priorities, and build trust across global and regional structures
  • Advanced professional certification or degree (e.g., MBA, CFA, CPA)

What the JD emphasized

  • high-stakes
  • high-ambiguity
  • messy reality
  • solving hard problems in motion
  • complex regional P&L
  • evolving market trends
  • conflicting stakeholder priorities