Sr Strategy & Planning Associate - Retail

Sr Strategy & Planning Associate - Retail Department: Operations Team: Operations Location: Toronto, Canada Type: Full-Time **About the Role** Uber’s mission is to help people go anywhere and get anything, and our Grocery & Retail unit is a fast-growing scaleup within Uber that enables consumers to get just about anything delivered through the Uber Eats app. As the Senior Strategy & Planning Associate, you will be at the center of data-driven decision making for Uber’s Grocery & Retail business in North America. You will play a central role in developing data-driven insight, establishing growth strategy, and ensuring we are on track with the choices we've made through robust governance and reporting. **What You’ll Do** - Business Analysis: Conduct in-depth analysis of market trends, the competitive landscape, and internal performance data within the Grocery & Retail vertical to inform strategic decisions and deliver actionable insights - Performance Tracking & Governance: Develop metrics and dashboards to track progress against goals for strategic initiatives and lead regular performance reviews to ensure that the initiatives are on track to achieve their objectives - Strategic Initiatives: Lead strategic initiatives end-to-end to enhance Uber’s retail-related offerings. This includes managing projects like competitive pricing benchmarking, cost savings, and launching new programs or features - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with key cross-functional teams, including Operations, Product, Finance, and Marketing, to develop and implement initiatives that align with the overall strategy - Strategic & Business Planning: Contribute to the annual strategic and financial planning processes led by the Planning team. Support the development of strategic priorities and assist in translating them into actionable commercial plans underpinned by OKRs and reflected in the financial plan **Basic Qualifications** - 4+ years of experience in a data-driven role within strategy, operations, e-commerce, tech, investment banking or consulting - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, or