Operations Associate

What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points

---- What the Candidate Will Do ----

1. Launch & Expansion Strategy: Define and execute a data-driven vision for Uber Korea. Synthesize interconnected KPIs-balancing growth and penetration with marketplace efficiency-to align local teams under a common goal.
2. Local Connector & Stakeholder Management: Own the strategy and alignment across all key stakeholders. Drive the country strategy forward by influencing local operations and commercial teams to meet ambitious targets.
3. Innovation & Smart Risks: Become an innovator at the core. Use daily local insights to identify opportunities.
4. Thought Leadership: Develop a forward-looking understanding of the competitive landscape, regulatory trends, and macroeconomic factors to proactively position Korea for success and scale local playbooks regionally.
5. Operational Excellence: Keep the pulse on key metrics. Be the first to know where we are and where we aspire to be. Recommend how to get there.

---- Basic Qualifications ----

1. Experience: 2-3 years of high-quality experience in Operations, Management Consulting, Investment Banking, or Strategy & Planning.
2. Strategic Execution: A proven track record of operationalizing strategy and delivering measurable results in a fast-paced environment.
3. Data-Driven Decision Making: Highly comfortable making difficult, data-backed decisions. You can clearly articulate the "why" behind complex tradeoffs to senior and local stakeholders.
4. Quantitative Appetite: Strong analytical skills with a high proficiency in SQL and Excel/Google Sheets to derive actionable insights and build scalable tools.
5. Hands-on Approach: A resourceful "doer" who is comfortable moving from high-level narrative building to the granular details of day-to-day operations.
6. Languages: Fluency in English and Korean.

---- Preferred Qualifications ----

1. Genuine interest in Korea mobility market: Ideal candidate will have burning passion to solve for shaping the industry.
2. Breadth and Depth: Ideal candidate is willing to learn and optimize across verticals. Everything that impacts the business is ultimately an Ops issue.

Uber's mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Here, bold ideas create real-world impact, challenges drive growth, and speed fuelds progress. What moves us, moves the world - let's move it forward, together.

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.