Market Lead - Poland, Retail

About the Role

Leading at Uber means setting direction in motion, not waiting for perfect conditions. Poland is a high-priority strategic market for Uber in EMEA. As the Market Lead for Poland, you will be responsible for leading the Grocery and Retail business, a key growth motor for Uber. This role requires a leader who can manage a complex scope across operations, commercial strategy, financial performance, and stakeholder management to unlock new opportunities in this dynamic market.

What You Will Do

1. Set Direction in Motion: Own the Poland Retail & Grocery roadmap, making decisions on resource allocation and sequencing investments. You will balance the needs of established partners with the requirements of new, high-growth opportunities.
2. Own the Outcome: Take full E2E P&L accountability for the Polish retail business. You will manage the financial health of the market, navigating external risks and competitive landscape changes.
3. Build High-Performing Teams: Lead and coach the local team, helping them unblock market-specific challenges and driving excellence across the Polish organization.
4. Navigate Complexity: Influence the Central Ops and EMEA roadmap through stakeholder management. You will ensure that Poland-specific requirements are prioritized within the broader European organization.
5. Solve for the Real World: Maintain operational resilience by navigating external variables, including local regulatory shifts and competitive pressures unique to the Polish market.
6. Lead Through Influence: Partner with Sales and Commercial teams to identify and secure "must-win" merchants, acting as the executive lead in negotiations to grow long-term partnerships.
7. Drive Clarity at Speed: Synthesize complex market inputs into actionable strategic narratives, ensuring your team and EMEA stakeholders are aligned on the path forward.

What You Will Need

1. Experience: 5+ years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, or a related field.
2. Team leadership: Proven experience managing high-performing teams in a fast-paced environment.
3. Business ownership: Direct experience owning business performance and P&L management.
4. Fluent Polish & English

Bonus Points

1. Market Expertise: Prior experience managing operations or strategy within the Polish or European retail/tech ecosystem
2. Grit & Adaptability: A track record of thriving in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and navigating the unique operational nuances of an on-demand / marketplace tech ecosystem.
3. Systems Thinking: High proficiency in data analysis with the ability to "live in the dashboards" to identify underlying drivers of business performance.
4. Storytelling: Exceptional ability to communicate complex data and market trends to global stakeholders with clarity and conviction.

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.

*Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law. To request an accommodation, please reach out to accommodations@uber.com.