About the Role

Based in Helsinki, this is a career-defining role for an exceptional entrepreneurial leader, tasked with accelerating our market entry, driving rapid post-launch expansion, and establishing Uber Eats as the dominant delivery platform.
You will have the autonomy to define the market strategy, build and scale a world-class operation, and forge high-impact partnerships that deliver sustainable value to consumers, couriers, and our restaurant partners nationwide.

What You'll Do:

This role requires a unique balance of strategic leadership, commercial command, and hands-on operational excellence.

• Full P&L Ownership: Assume full ownership of the Finland P&L, defining commercial targets, and driving high-velocity, sustainable, and highly efficient market growth.
• Define Market Strategy: Design and execute the nationwide scaling strategy for 2026 and beyond, ensuring tight alignment with global Uber Eats priorities while deeply localising for consumer behavior and competitive dynamics.
• Hardwire Efficiency: Champion operational excellence by driving improvements across the three sides of the marketplace (consumer, courier, restaurant) to ensure best-in-class performance, speed, reliability, and outstanding customer support.
• Cross-Platform Leverage: Collaborate strategically with the Uber Mobility (Rides) team to unlock cross-platform efficiencies, share resources, and leverage the full power of the combined Uber network in Finland.
• Inspire and Lead: Recruit, mentor, and lead a diverse, high-performing local team, cultivating a culture defined by inclusivity, data-driven decisions, innovation, and urgency.
• Strategic Partnerships: Forge and manage high-value, lasting relationships with key stakeholders, including enterprise restaurant groups, policymakers, government agencies, and local community leaders.
• Brand Ambassadorship: Serve as the definitive public face of Uber Eats in Finland, handling all media engagements, press opportunities, public events, and policy communication.

What You'll Need:

• 8+ years of proven experience in strategic, operational, or executive leadership roles, with a clear history of launching, scaling, and driving impactful commercial outcomes in fast-paced environments.
• Native fluency in Finnish and professional working proficiency in English.
• Demonstrated P&L responsibility or equivalent experience managing complex commercial budgets and resource allocation.
• A strong, validated track record of building and leading diverse, high-performing teams and fostering a culture of ownership and rapid iteration.
• Exceptional executive communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire both internal teams and external partners (media, policy, enterprise).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Deep knowledge of the restaurant, hospitality, or last-mile delivery industries.
• Previous experience working within a mobile consumer marketplace or high-growth tech platform.
• Proven experience in crisis communications, public relations, and external brand representation.

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.