Uber - City General Manager

The City General Manager at Uber is by far the most demanding position Uber has to offer; it requires such a degree of talent, guts and leadership that the right person is difficult to find. As the leader of Uber in each city, the GM is responsible for the development and growth of our business in one of the major international cities.

UBER'S CORE

The core of Uber is in the city team, led by a General Manager. They make the magic that is Uber, a reality. It's a big deal and the qualities and capabilities required of an Uber GM mean you are an incredibly intelligent, talented and highly sought-after professional. Sound like you-

WHAT YOU NEED

This is first and foremost a role for a strong marketer, focusing on reaching new users and extending the Uber brand to the masses. But as the city lead, you- ll also be responsible for operational excellence and maintaining - Uber- quality throughout the rider's experience. Rider and Partner support, local marketing, supply chain management, service quality management, social media, PR - all of these sit under the GM. Continual improvement and a quality focus are the name of the game. We believe in solving local problems with local solutions, so understanding your market and delivering custom messages is important. This is where creativity meets analytics head on.

And it's the cross of the analytical with the creative that makes the Uber GM an incredibly difficult job to fill. If you- re potentially one of the truly rare, gifted Uber GMs, I want to hear from you!

WHAT YOU- LL DO:

Initiate creative local marketing strategies and user growth campaigns

Manage deployment and quality of supply chain (i.e. Uber's driver partners)

Represent Uber at local events and with local PR

Manage local regulatory concerns and local politics

Communicate product/process needs to HQ, work with product/engineering to deliver on them

Help scale our other cities through developing and sharing best practices

Continue to grow REVENUES and RIDERSHIP!!!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW/HAVE:

7+ years of consulting, investment banking, marketing or operations management experience (not quite there- Apply for Community Mgr or Operations Mgr instead!)

Data-driven decision mentality and sound business judgment through strong analytical thinking

Creative solutions driven mindset, with a - get shit done- attitude

Relevant experience in consumer service marketing is helpful

Stellar networking skills and the ability to make smart partnerships happen

Entrepreneurial DNA and fear tolerance of a honey-badger

PERKS

Employees receive free and discounted Uber rides.

Ground floor opportunity with the team; shape the strategic direction of the company.

The rare opportunity to change the world such that everyone around you is using the product you built. We- re not just another social web app, we- re moving real people and assets and reinventing transportation and logistics globally.

Sharp, motivated co-workers in a fun office environment.

Monthly gym reimbursement.