Strategic Operations Manager, Uber Eats

Uber Uber · Consumer · New York, NY +2 · Operations

This role is for a Strategic Operations Manager at Uber Eats, focusing on designing and implementing solutions for complex operational problems within the delivery ecosystem. The manager will analyze data, build models, advise leadership on strategy, and collaborate with various teams including Product, Engineering, and Data Science to drive growth and efficiency. The role requires experience in operations, strategy, or analytics, with proficiency in SQL and Excel/Google Sheets.

What you'd actually do

  1. Proactively identify opportunities for performance improvement in your area of ownership, ranging from growing supply and demand, segmenting our customer base, improving our merchant experience, or one of our many delivery priorities
  2. Identify, scope, and recommend a solution, then take ownership for delivering on the project and the outcomes, as well as keeping leadership informed of progress
  3. Take accountability for project outcomes, ensure delivery on critical project metrics, and keep others informed of progress
  4. Analyze sophisticated data, build models, and aggregate insights to drive key business decisions and policies
  5. Advise senior leadership on long-term strategy and decision making by defining critical metrics, developing dashboards, and providing strategic insights

Skills

Required

  • SQL proficiency
  • Excel/Google Sheets proficiency
  • Bachelor's degree

Nice to have

  • 2+ years of professional work experience in a related field, such as consulting, investment banking, strategy, operations, or analytics
  • Strong Excel/Google Sheets or SQL proficiency
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment
  • Experience problem-solving and proposing unique solutions to complex issues
  • Strong experience building and executing complex processes
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, including experience presenting data & insights to a sophisticated audience
  • Experience with quantitative data analysis to provide deep measurable insights
  • Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills - building deep, trust-based relationships with teams and cross-functional partners
  • Strong business judgment and critical thinking skills with the ability to use data to develop strategies and make decisions quickly

What the JD emphasized

  • critical project metrics
  • sophisticated data
  • critical metrics
  • critical initiatives