Head of Strategy and Planning, Argentina

Uber Uber · Consumer · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Operations

This role is a Head of Strategy and Planning for Uber in Argentina, focusing on shaping the country's growth strategy, influencing regional priorities, and partnering with cross-functional leaders to drive growth, operational excellence, and marketplace innovation. The candidate will define country strategy, act as a thought partner to the General Manager, craft the country narrative, lead strategic initiatives, improve processes, and manage stakeholders.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define Argentina’s country strategy and influence LatAm regional strategy. You’ll be responsible for shaping the business strategy to achieve high levels of growth in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving environment while continuing to improve margins and operational efficiency.
  2. Partner closely with vertical leaders across Argentina to define strategic priorities, align country and regional vision, and identify new opportunities for growth. Serve as a key thought partner and strategic advisor to the Argentina General Manager.
  3. Craft and communicate a compelling vision for Argentina’s business internally. You will articulate the market opportunity, strategic priorities, operational challenges, and investment needs to regional and global stakeholders to drive alignment and support.
  4. Lead and support high-impact strategic initiatives across the country and region. Act as a connective tissue across Operations, Finance, Growth, Marketing, Product, and other cross-functional teams to accelerate execution.
  5. Identify operational and structural opportunities to improve marketplace efficiency, planning processes, decision-making frameworks, and overall business performance.

Skills

Required

  • Consulting
  • Investment banking
  • Strategy
  • Operations
  • High-growth technology companies or startups experience
  • Spanish and English proficiency
  • Communication skills
  • Organizational skills
  • Financial analysis
  • Analytical capabilities
  • Forecasting
  • Business planning
  • Decision-making processes
  • Problem-solving
  • Executive communication
  • Attention to detail
  • Fast-paced execution
  • Ownership
  • Ambiguity navigation
  • Collaborative leadership
  • Stakeholder management
  • Excel / Google Sheets
  • Data analysis
  • Grit
  • Resilience
  • Hands-on operation

Nice to have

  • MBA
  • SQL proficiency

What the JD emphasized

  • 8+ years of experience in consulting, investment banking, strategy, operations, or related fields
  • Bilingual proficiency in Spanish and English
  • Strong financial and analytical capabilities
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills
  • Strong storytelling and executive communication skills
  • Self-starter mindset with strong ownership and ability to navigate ambiguity independently
  • Highly collaborative leadership style with strong stakeholder management capabilities
  • SQL proficiency strongly preferred