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The APAC Strategy & Planning (S&P) team develops, implements and oversees the strategy of our Uber Eats businesses across the APAC region. As the Head of S&P for Japan, you will play a critical role in driving the strategy of one of our largest global markets, in close partnership with Japan’s most senior leaders in our Delivery business. This is an outstanding opportunity to be involved in a vibrant, rapidly evolving business. You will lead a team as well as drive zero-to-one opportunities and challenges in mission critical areas for our Japan Delivery business. We are looking for a candidate with a true owner's mentality who can think big and drive execution from start to finish.
Job Responsibility
Define long term strategy: Build the business’s short and long-term growth strategy, working closely with Japan’s delivery leadership team to translate our global and Japan ambition into clear, actionable objectives across the business
Lead a team: Lead a fantastic team of strategists in driving Japan’s business performance by shaping the scope of key projects and providing thoughtful coaching
Manage critical programs: Bring a strong sense of self-ownership to drive prioritisation and lead cross-functional groups to decisions on strategically significant questions
Lead business governance: Establish and manage governance and accountability models to ensure transparency on business performance and execution of key initiatives ensuring teams are on track to achieve goals
Incubate critical projects: Design and incubate critical initiatives necessary to unlock growth and sustain business performance
Requirements
Extensive professional experience in functions such as strategy, business intelligence, strategic finance, and operations, with a proven record of delivering measurable business impact
Business acumen and strategic thinking: Ability to deeply understand competitive dynamics, customer experience and internal context, and integrate these factors into high impact strategic plans at both the local and regional level
Team leadership: Proven people leadership experience, being able to coach and empower small high-performing teams working on ambiguous scope areas, while motivating through reinforcing a shared vision
Stakeholder management: A natural ability to build healthy working relationships with cross-functional teams
Communication: Fluency in English, and proven ability to synthesise complex analysis into insights and narratives that convey ideas persuasively, both verbally and in writing
Executional excellence & adaptability: Ability to effectively manage, prioritise, and delegate tasks for complex, highly visible initiatives
Nice to have
Professional fluency in Japanese to engage with local stakeholders and understand local market context and dynamics
Experience in the delivery, logistics, or consumer-tech industry within the APAC region