Strategic Operations Manager, Category Growth

Uber; New York (NY); On-site; USD 106,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Uber is seeking a Strategic Operations Manager in Grocery & Retail to identify opportunities and drive high-priority initiatives from strategy through execution and measurement.

You will build reporting, analyze performance, and translate insights into actions while collaborating with Category, Growth, and Marketing to align stakeholders and accelerate growth.

This role requires strong SQL, data fluency, and a bias for action to deliver impact in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in analytics, operations, strategy, business intelligence, project management, or a related field
• Strong SQL proficiency — comfortable writing queries independently to analyze business performance and answer business questions
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
• Background in grocery, retail, CPG, e-commerce, marketplaces, or a related industry
• Experience building and maintaining dashboards and reporting in tools like Looker, Tableau, or similar BI platforms
• Proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets for analysis, reporting, and ad hoc work
• Demonstrated ability to translate data into clear, actionable insights for non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated ability to own workstreams end-to-end and drive execution across stakeholders
• Advanced SQL proficiency and experience working independently with complex datasets
• Proficiency in Python for data manipulation, automation, and analysis
• Experience designing or analyzing A/B tests and understanding statistical significance
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Tenacious problem-solver who is comfortable navigating ambiguity and finding a path forward
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
• Proven ability to balance multiple workstreams and consistently deliver against deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Own high-priority initiatives end-to-end — define the problem, build a plan, coordinate stakeholders, drive execution, and measure outcomes
• Build and maintain reporting and dashboards — create trusted views of performance, support recurring business reviews, and help the team understand what is happening and why
• Turn data into insights and action — analyze performance trends, identify opportunities, and synthesize findings into clear recommendations
• Spot gaps and build solutions — identify where measurement, process, or operating structure is missing or broken, then help create the framework needed to close it
• Collaborate cross-functionally — work across teams including Category, Growth, and Marketing to translate business priorities into action, align stakeholders, and unblock execution

Skills

Analytics experience

SQL proficiency

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Looker

Tableau

Excel/Google Sheets

Python

Job description

About the Role

Grocery & Retail is a fast-growing part of Uber Eats, and this role sits at the center of how we identify opportunities, solve problems, and scale the business. We are looking for a Strategic Operations Manager to join our Category Growth organization and drive high-priority initiatives from strategy through execution and measurement.

Depending on the focus area, your work may range from using data to uncover insights and build reporting that informs business decisions, to owning operational programs and cross-functional initiatives that drive growth and improve the customer and merchant experience.

You will succeed in this role if you are highly analytical, comfortable navigating ambiguity, and equally willing to develop the strategy and roll up your sleeves to execute it.

What You'll Do

• Own high-priority initiatives end-to-end — define the problem, build a plan, coordinate stakeholders, drive execution, and measure outcomes
• Build and maintain reporting and dashboards — create trusted views of performance, support recurring business reviews, and help the team understand what is happening and why
• Turn data into insights and action — analyze performance trends, identify opportunities, and synthesize findings into clear recommendations
• Spot gaps and build solutions — identify where measurement, process, or operating structure is missing or broken, then help create the framework needed to close it
• Collaborate cross-functionally — work across teams including Category, Growth, and Marketing to translate business priorities into action, align stakeholders, and unblock execution

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in analytics, operations, strategy, business intelligence, project management, or a related field
• Strong SQL proficiency — comfortable writing queries independently to analyze business performance and answer business questions
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in grocery, retail, CPG, e-commerce, marketplaces, or a related industry
• Experience building and maintaining dashboards and reporting in tools like Looker, Tableau, or similar BI platforms
• Proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets for analysis, reporting, and ad hoc work
• Demonstrated ability to translate data into clear, actionable insights for non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated ability to own workstreams end-to-end and drive execution across stakeholders
• Advanced SQL proficiency and experience working independently with complex datasets
• Proficiency in Python for data manipulation, automation, and analysis
• Experience designing or analyzing A/B tests and understanding statistical significance
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Tenacious problem-solver who is comfortable navigating ambiguity and finding a path forward
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
• Proven ability to balance multiple workstreams and consistently deliver against deadlines in a fast-paced environment

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.

For Chicago, IL-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $95,500 per year - USD $106,000 per year.

For New York City, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $106,000 per year - USD $118,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $106,000 per year - USD $118,000 per year.

For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.