Strategy and Planning Manager

Uber Uber · Consumer · Sydney, Australia · Operations

Strategy and Planning Manager role at Uber focused on shaping growth opportunities for the Sales business in APAC. This role involves partnering with regional leadership to define strategy, solve complex business problems using data and analytics, drive operational excellence, lead cross-functional initiatives, and translate insights into action. Requires strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with experience in consulting or similar analytical roles.

What you'd actually do

  1. Partner with senior leaders to define and execute the strategic priorities that drive merchant growth across APAC.
  2. Lead deep-dive analyses into critical business questions, uncovering insights and developing recommendations that influence commercial strategy.
  3. Design and implement scalable processes, frameworks, and operating models that improve performance across the region.
  4. Own strategic projects from problem definition through execution.
  5. Move beyond analysis to execution.

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of experience in Management Consulting, Strategy & Operations, Investment Banking, Private Equity, or a related analytical role
  • Exceptional problem-solving and structured thinking skills
  • Strong analytical capabilities and experience working with large datasets
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and influence senior stakeholders
  • Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives in ambiguous environments
  • Strong commercial acumen and a track record of driving measurable business outcomes
  • Advanced SQL proficiency
  • Experience with Tableau, Looker, Salesforce, or similar tools

Nice to have

  • Experience in a high-growth technology company, marketplace, platform, or consumer internet business
  • Experience working across multiple markets, regions, or global organisations
  • Experience developing go-to-market strategies, operating models, or commercial growth initiatives

What the JD emphasized

  • drive tangible outcomes for our Sales business
  • drive merchant growth across APAC
  • drive measurable business outcomes
  • drive alignment, remove obstacles, and deliver measurable impact
  • drive real business outcomes