Sr Strategy Associate, Commercial Planning & Merchant Selection

About The Role As a Senior Associate for Commercial Strategy and Planning at Uber Eats, you will play a critical role in architecting our merchant ecosystem and designing the economic frameworks that drive merchant success and Uber's overall business performance. This role sits at the intersection of marketplace strategy, advanced analytics, and commercial execution. You will lead the design and implementation of data-driven strategies that balance selection density with commercial sustainability, act as a key architect of our merchant portfolio, and advise senior stakeholders on complex deal structures and long-term portfolio health. What You'll Do Develop Selection Strategy: Create the strategic framework for merchant acquisition and retention; identify "must-have" selection gaps via geospatial analysis and design the commercial terms needed to win them. Optimize Marketplace Economics: Analyze market dynamics to determine the optimal balance of merchant investments and develop sophisticated pricing models that reflect the value each merchant brings to the platform, including the design and ROI modeling of merchant incentives. Lead Commercial Advisory: Manage the review and advisory process for complex merchant deals, ensuring they adhere to internal guardrails for pricing, ROI, and long-term profitability. Advance Data-Driven Insights: Build and own the modeling for merchant performance trends, including price sensitivity and investment impact, to surface actionable insights for the Commercial and Operations teams. Drive Process Excellence: Design and implement standardized frameworks, playbooks and AI-based commercial tools that enable faster, more consistent commercial decisions across the merchant lifecycle. Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with Commercial, Finance, and Legal to operationalize pricing and selection decisions, ensuring our value proposition remains competitive and sustainable. Governance, AI & Reporting: Build and maintain automated dashboards to track selection health and pricing performance to guide executive-level conversations. Basic Qualifications 4+ years of professional experience in Strategy & Ops, Commercial Strategy, Finance, Consulting or similar roles within a high-growth marketplace or platform. Proficiency in SQL and Excel/Google Sheets: experience building complex financial or scenario models from scratch and explaining assumptions to non-technical audiences. Bachelor's degree, preferably in a quantitative field such as Engineering, Economics, Math, or Finance. Preferred Qualifications Excellent oral and written communication skills, particularly with senior leadership and commercial stakeholders. Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret large datasets and translate them into clear pricing strategies that balance short- and long-term impact. Experience advising senior stakeholders on commercial decisions and the ability to build data-backed processes that improve operational efficiency. Understanding of restaurant economics, marketplace facilitation, and how pricing influences customer conversion and retention. For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$131,000 per year - USD$145,500 per year. For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$131,000 per year - USD$145,500 per year. For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, may be offered an equity award & other types of comp, and all full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link #J-18808-Ljbffr Uber