Manager, Local Operations

Posted 10 Days Ago
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Tokyo, JPN
In-Office
Senior level
Logistics • Transportation • 3PL: Third Party Logistics
We reimagine the way the world moves for the better.
The Role
Leads strategy and execution for a local Uber market or consumer segment, owning growth, profitability, budgets, partnerships, regulatory implementation, and cross-functional initiatives. Develops acquisition, engagement, retention, and loyalty programs; manages complex projects; and communicates data-backed recommendations to senior leadership. The role requires strong analytical, financial, stakeholder-management, and entrepreneurial skills in a fast-paced environment.
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About the role and team 

Leading Local Operations at Uber means solving hard problems in a high-stakes, fast-moving environment. You will be responsible for making Uber a success in our most critical markets, acting as a strategic and operational leader who defines the vision for growth and carries the weight of decisions that matter. Whether you are leading consumer growth for a massive regional Delivery business or acting as a Country Manager for one of our strategic Rides markets, you’ll need to set direction in motion without waiting for perfect conditions.

This is a hands-on role that calls for a rare combination of customer obsession, savvy analytics, and an entrepreneurial mindset. You will navigate the "messy" reality of marketplace dynamics—balancing the needs of riders, drivers, couriers, and merchants—to build a world-class customer experience. If you lead with clarity, thrive in ambiguity, and are motivated by the challenge of moving the real world through structured, data-backed execution, this is where you’ll make your mark.


What you’ll do

  • Lead team and design GTM covering GDP, Strategic, ENT Large to align commercial actions to platform objectives set by Strategy team
  • Responsible for merchant total investment target (Ads, Offer, MPI) across GDP, Strategic, ENT-Large
  • Responsible for target of strategic initiatives including In store pricing (ISP)
  • Own execution of deal desking under Strategy team deal renewal principles and process
  • Own campaign recruitment, MOU, JBP enablement
  • Maintain merchant SOT covering decision matrices, merchant persona, CP, MPI, Total merchant investment calendar and commercial milestones calender
  • Engage senior commercial leaders and unleash productivity of sales team via adoption of merchant intelligence tool suite
  • Coaching and mentoring GTM team members

Basic Qualifications

  • 8 + years of experience in Sales Operation, B2B GTM, Sales leadership role in a tech company.
  • Proven track record of delivering measurable outcomes in high-velocity B2B or consumer-facing business units leading a team of ICs.
  • Exceptional business acumen. Understand client needs and can derive GTM milestones to drive synergy between platform growth objectives and client growth.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills with experience influencing senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
  • Resilience and adaptability—the ability to thrive in dynamic, unstructured environments with a "get-it-done" attitude.
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Japanese language proficiency both speaking and writing are nice to have
  • Demonstrated proficiency building AI-enabled and agentic solutions that translate business logic into scalable workflows. Experience working with AI agents, repositories, knowledge bases, and structured data to automate and improve processes
About Us

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.

Skills Required

  • 7–8+ years of experience in operations, consulting, technology, or other fast-paced, project-based environments
  • Proven record of leading diverse teams and delivering measurable results in a high-growth business
  • Exceptional analytical and financial acumen
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, including bottom-up forecasting models
  • Ability to manage complex, multi-workstream projects under tight deadlines and resource constraints
  • Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or business-related field such as Economics, Engineering, or Finance
  • Fluency in English and relevant local market languages
  • Graduate degree such as an MBA or equivalent
  • Technical fluency in SQL, Python, or data visualization tools such as Tableau
  • Experience launching new products, services, or geographic markets in 0-to-1 environments
  • Expertise in consumer growth strategies, membership programs, affordability efforts, and lifecycle marketing
  • Mastery of stakeholder management and influencing senior leadership without direct authority
  • High emotional intelligence and cultural agility across international and diverse teams

Uber Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Uber and has not been reviewed or approved by Uber.

  • Parental & Family Support — Policies provide a minimum of fully paid parental leave for all parents and financial support for fertility, adoption, and surrogacy, with added credits to ease the transition. Programs extend to family medical leave and parenting support resources, indicating depth beyond baseline offerings.
  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive across many countries, with medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and mental health benefits, plus allowances where direct plans are not available. Wellness programs and reimbursements further reinforce access to care.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Monthly ride and meal credits, free office meals/snacks, fitness stipends, onsite gyms, and wellbeing reimbursements create meaningful everyday value. Home‑office stipends, travel medical coverage, and counseling support round out lifestyle-oriented perks.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
21,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2009

What We Do

We are Uber. The go-getters. The kind of people who are relentless about our mission to help people go anywhere and get anything. Movement is what we do. It’s our lifeblood. It runs through our veins. It’s what gets us out of bed each morning. It pushes us to constantly reimagine how we can move better. For you. For all the places you want to go. For all the things you want to get. For all the ways you want to earn. Across the entire world. In real-time. At the incredible speed of now.

Why Work With Us

We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let’s move the world forward, together.

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