Senior Strategy & Planning Analyst, Uber Advertising

Uber Uber · Consumer · Chicago, IL +2 · Operations

This role focuses on designing, building, and scaling data products, infrastructure, and governance practices within the Uber Advertising organization. It involves creating dashboards, reports, and analytical tools, establishing data definitions and KPIs, and partnering with engineering teams to ensure efficient data management. The goal is to enhance data fluency, support strategic planning, and automate reporting workflows to drive business insights and growth.

What you'd actually do

  1. Create and maintain dashboards, reports, and analytical tools that support monthly and quarterly business reviews (MBRs/QBRs) as well as other critical operational workflows
  2. Establish and enforce data definitions, KPIs, and governance practices to ensure accuracy, consistency, and trust across the ad org
  3. Partner with engineering and analytics teams to design systems that enable efficient data ingestion, transformation, and accessibility for the business
  4. Develop frameworks, documentation, and training to increase data literacy across the advertising organization
  5. Collaborate with strategy leaders to align data insights with business goals, investment decisions, and go-to-market strategies
  6. Identify and execute on opportunities to automate reporting and analysis workflows, freeing teams to focus on strategic decision-making

Skills

Required

  • 4+ years' experience in Analytics, Strategy and Plannning, Advertising, Ad Sales Ops, Consulting, Corporate Strategy, or similar
  • Advanced proficiency in SQL
  • Proficiency in at least one data visualization tool (Looker, Tableau, Power BI, etc.)
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize large data sets into clear, actionable insights
  • Bachelor's degree

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field
  • Familiarity with media, advertising, or retail/eCommerce sectors preferred
  • Experience in advertising technology, media, or marketplace businesses
  • Familiarity with dbt or similar data transformation frameworks
  • Track record of building scalable, self-service data systems for non-technical stakeholders
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence cross-functional partners
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities

What the JD emphasized

  • live test required as part of the interview process
  • dbt experience is a strong plus