Director, Strategic Finance Delivery, Emea

Uber Uber · Consumer · Amsterdam, Netherlands · Finance & Accounting

This is a Director of Strategic Finance Delivery role for Uber's EMEA delivery business. The role involves leading financial strategy, planning, and capital allocation, partnering with business leadership, providing data-driven insights, shaping strategy, developing the finance team, driving organizational efficiency, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and championing innovation through automation, AI, and data analytics. It requires significant experience in strategic finance and managing complex P&Ls.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead Financial Strategy and Planning: Serve as the primary finance leader for EMEA Delivery org, driving forecasting, budgeting, and performance management aligned to Uber’s balanced scorecard of growth, profitability, customer experience, and industry leadership.
  2. Partner with Business Leadership: Work directly with the GM of EMEA Delivery business, and the country leadership teams to guide investment decisions, manage the P&L, and ensure efficient deployment of capital.
  3. Provide Data-Driven Insights: Connect financial outcomes to operational performance, competitive dynamics, and market trends to influence executive decision-making.
  4. Shape and Execute Strategy: Collaborate with product, marketing, operations, and engineering leaders to translate strategic priorities—such as affordability, innovation, and new business lines—into actionable financial roadmaps.
  5. Develop and Scale the Team: Grow and mentor a high-performing finance team in EMEA, fostering a culture of excellence, inclusion, and innovation.

Skills

Required

  • Strategic Finance
  • Corporate Finance
  • Capital Allocation
  • Financial Planning
  • Budgeting
  • Performance Management
  • P&L Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Executive Communication

Nice to have

  • MBA
  • CPA
  • CFA
  • Financial Modeling
  • Financial Planning Tools
  • Cross-functional Leadership
  • Sales
  • Operations
  • HR
  • Strategy
  • Marketplaces
  • Technology
  • Operational Challenges

What the JD emphasized

  • 12+ years of progressive experience in Strategic Finance, corporate finance and capital allocation
  • Experience at a high-growth enterprise—preferably in a sales-driven and marketplace environment
  • Proven success building or leading Finance functions
  • Proven track record of delivering business results and managing large, complex P&Ls