Director, Strategy & Planning Mobility, EMEA

Uber; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120.000 - 160.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mobility company is seeking a Head of Strategy & Planning to shape the strategic direction across the EMEA region. The ideal candidate will have over 14 years of experience in strategy consulting or related fields and a proven track record in team leadership. This role involves driving growth, developing competitive strategies, and fostering collaboration across the organization, contributing significantly to business success.

Qualifications

• 14+ years of experience in strategy consulting, investment banking, or related fields.
• 4+ years of experience leading teams.
• Experience in complex matrix organizations and fast-moving ventures.

Responsibilities

• Set the Vision for EMEA in alignment with global strategy.
• Provide thought leadership to regional leaders.
• Drive growth strategy through data-driven analysis.
• Develop competitive strategy to strengthen market positioning.
• Lead annual planning process and strategy refresh.
• Facilitate collaboration and build cross-functional relationships.
• Lead and empower a team of talented professionals.

Skills

Business acumen

Influential communication

Problem-solving

Team building and motivation

Job description

About The Team

Uber's EMEA Mobility business is a vital engine for growth and profitability, operating across more than 40 countries. This region presents unique opportunities and challenges due to diverse regulatory, competitive, and economic landscapes.

The Strategy & Planning team in EMEA is responsible for shaping the strategic direction of our business, enhancing accountability, enabling business intelligence, and fostering cross-functional collaboration across EMEA.

About The Role

The Head of Strategy & Planning is a core member of the EMEA Rides Leadership Team. In close collaboration with the RGM and other stakeholders, they will create the strategy for the next phase of Uber across the region. A key to success will be a multifaceted understanding of our business in order to identify challenges as well as explore new opportunities.

What You'll Do

• Set the Vision: Collaborate with EMEA GMs to define a compelling, mission-aligned vision for the EMEA. Ensure alignment with global strategy while addressing regional nuances.
• Provide Thought Leadership: Partner with regional leaders to deliver actionable insights, set strategic priorities, and align cross-regional initiatives. Share best practices to drive innovation and operational excellence across EMEA.
• Drive Growth Strategy: Identify and evaluate new growth opportunities, leveraging data-driven analysis to support market expansion and business innovation.
• Develop Competitive Strategy: Build strategies to strengthen market positioning, assess competitive threats, and identify areas to outperform the industry.
• Own Annual Planning & EMEA Strategy Refresh: Lead the annual planning process for the EMEA region, ensuring alignment across regional markets and global priorities. Regularly revisit and refresh the strategy to respond to evolving market dynamics, competitive pressures, and internal business objectives.
• Facilitate Collaboration & Build Cross Functional Relationships: Strengthen governance and foster alignment within the EMEA RLT, ensuring seamless coordination across markets and functions. Address collaboration gaps to amplify the team's impact.
• Lead, coach and empower a team: Develop a team of highly talented versatile professionals through mentorship, motivation, and by fostering a culture of continuous improvement and impact-orientation
• Responsible to maintain a governance model and structure that is effective but avoids unnecessary bureaucracy to manage our business and organization.

What You'll Need

Basic Qualifications

• 14+ years of robust work experience in strategy consulting, investment banking, business intelligence, financial planning, or related fields
• 4+ years of experience leading teams
• Combination of experience working in complex matrix organizations and fast-moving smaller ventures

Capabilities

• You possess deep business acumen: Understanding the broader business ecosystem, competitive dynamics, and P&L.
• You're an influential communicator: You can work effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization to drive alignment and results.
• You're a strong problem-solver: Ability to dive deep into details while maintaining a high-level, forward-looking perspective. Spot new opportunities and drive initiatives to capitalize on them.
• You have the GoGetIt mindset: you're willing to embrace the grind, overcome adversity and play to win for the people we serve, seizing opportunity to push the envelope
• You're a trusted and effective partner: you can build deep, trust-based relationships with countries and cross functional teams; and you're a good enough listener to genuinely seek and incorporate their views
• You can build and motivate a very smart and capable team: you know how to support, challenge and develop a team of high performers and turn them into a high-performing team
• Embodies and promotes the values of Uber