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Manager, Strategy & Planning at Uber in Chicago, IL
Job Description
Manager, Strategy & Planning
Location: Chicago, IL, United States
About the role and team
Working at Uber means solving hard problems in a high-stakes, fast-moving environment. As a Strategy & Planning Manager, you will join the analytical engine that helps steer the business, working side-by-side with senior leaders to shape the future direction of our global operations. This role is about finding and pursuing the next big opportunities, ensuring we remain accountable for results, and uncovering data-driven insights that help leaders make better, more informed decisions.
You’ll need to take ownership, stay adaptable, and build with both urgency and care in a culture that empowers excellence. Our team runs high-priority strategy projects that require navigating a complex, matrixed organization to drive action and results. If you are energized by challenge and motivated by real-world impact—this is where you’ll grow.
Rate of Pay: $146,000 to $178,000 per Year
You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.
What you’ll do
- Develop strategic frameworks for US&C Mobility, focusing on competitive strength and operations.
- Handle core components of the annual planning process, demand forecasting, and long-range planning for Uber's mobility business.
- Model strategic scenarios and competitive decisions while evaluating external industry and economic trends to generate key business insights and identify opportunities to drive efficiency and better cost structure.
- Define strategic solutions for business problems by applying data analytics and research.
- Independently contribute pieces of thought leadership to influence the strategic direction of US&C Mobility.
- Apply practical and theoretical knowledge of SQL, applied statistics, financial analytics, and economics to perform data analysis and generate insights.
- Assist in planning and execution across Demand, Marketplace, and Supply strategies.
- May telecommute.
Basic Qualifications
- Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering (Any), Statistics, Business Administration, Economics, Mathematics, Finance, Psychology, Strategy, or related field, followed by five years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a related occupation.
- Position requires:
- Defining strategy and business solutions for complex problems based on data analytics and research;
- Database query languages including SQL;
- Design, develop, and implement ETL processes;
- Applied statistics;
- Financial analytics;
- Business management;
- Statistical analysis, including descriptive statistics, correlation, regression, or confidence intervals;
- Data visualization utilizing Tableau or Google Sheets.
Ready to Ride?
This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook — it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves — we'd love to hear from you.
You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits. Explore our benefits.
Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full-time in-office presence. Ask your Recruiter for details about this role's requirements.
Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.