Sr. Strategy & Planning Associate I

About the Role

We are looking for a Strategy & Planning Associate I to support strategic initiatives, marketing & business planning, and operations. While this role will report to the Head of Strategy & Planning for Uber Freight Shipping, it will partner closely with our performance marketing team.

It is a role that requires a combination of deep strategic expertise, curiosity, and grit with excellent judgment and discretion. The ideal candidate is highly self-directed and has strong experience in general marketing and business strategy, strategic and operational planning, analyzing large sets of quantitative and qualitative data, and driving executive-level communications. They will also be comfortable managing processes and working cross-functionally with key partners across Marketing, Operations, Data Science, Finance, and more to solve Uber Freight’s toughest challenges, and advocate for high-priority initiatives.

What the Candidate Will Do

• Analyze large sets of data and insights to develop perspectives on key business priorities and inform marketing strategy
• Develop recommendations on key business questions across the Uber Freight Shipping Platform with frameworks, customer insights, and data to unlock growth opportunities
• Lead competitive insights by analyzing internal and external data and monitoring the competitive landscape to identify risks and opportunities
• Support complex cross-functional initiatives working closely with performance marketing, finance, product, sales, and operations teams
• Be a thought partner to marketing and sales teams to support the growth of Uber Freight

Basic Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in management consulting, strategy, operations, data analytics, or a highly quantitative marketing role
• Strong analytical and Excel / Google Sheets skills with the ability to quickly isolate data and insights
• Experience with writing advanced SQL queries 
• Experience with creating reports and dashboards in Tableau and Salesforce 
• Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Comfort with maintaining data pipelines and automating workflows
• Proven experience working with large and complex datasets
• Previous exposure to marketing analytics will be prioritized
• Familiarity with inbound marketing and SEO
• Experience with marketing tools such as Google Analytics, PMAX, LinkedIn Ads

Benefits & Compensation for U.S. Employees

Employees working more than 30 hours in the US at Uber Freight are eligible for benefits like a company sponsored health plan, dental and vision benefits, 401k match, financial and mental wellness benefits, parental leave, short- and long-term disability coverage, life insurance and more.  US based employees may also be eligible for a performance or sales incentive bonus program, participation in Uber Freight equity awards, and other types of compensation depending upon the role.

Illinois: The target base salary for this role is $84,350-$102,850

About Uber Freight 

Uber Freight is a market-leading enterprise technology company powering intelligent logistics. With a suite of end-to-end logistics applications, managed services and an expansive carrier network, Uber Freight advances supply chains and moves the world’s goods. Today, the company manages nearly $20B of freight and one of the largest networks of carriers. It is backed by best-in-class investors and provides services for 1 in 3 Fortune 500 companies, including Del Monte Foods, Nestle, Anheuser-Busch InBev, and more. For more, visit www.uberfreight.com.

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EEOC

Uber Freight is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards 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.