Head of Sales, New Verticals Japan
Uber
Sales & Business Development
Tokyo, Japan
Posted on Saturday, August 5, 2023
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About The TeamSince launching in Japan in 2016, Uber Eats has become deeply rooted in the local food culture, both shaping and celebrating it, and helping small and large businesses connect with customers 2022 brings a new chapter of the Delivery story, our vision is to 'deliver anything, to anyone, at anytime' and our goal is to make Uber a daily essential in people's life.
#GoGetIt embodies the attitude and mindset of Delivery at Uber. We need to ensure that we are growing all sides of our marketplace (merchants, driver partners), so that we can provide the best customer experience possible for our consumers, as well as facilitating growth and earnings for our merchants and drivers.
About The RoleWith New Verticals, we're building Uber's fastest growing, and our next 10-10, business. Global in scope, with a focus on our largest potential grocery, convenience and other new verticals markets, the team is responsible for all grocery and new verticals operations/sales/strategy across markets.This nimble and high performing team is tasked with building a sustainable high growth business as we expand from restaurants to other high growth verticals. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let's move the world forward together.This role is a unique opportunity to help grow one of Uber’s newest services, which is in the process of rapid expansion. This is an intense startup-within-a-much-larger-startup role, and this person will work across multiple disciplines to provide critical leadership on key sales and business development initiatives that allow us to scale.
Your Impact In Role
- Work with GM to drive the overall strategy and growth for the New verticals business in Japan
- Build the future of the New Verticals function in Japan, from helping shape our Sales organization, to prioritizing key brands, to supporting expansion into new markets
- Engage with C-level executives of new and existing brands
- Meet / exceed monthly team revenue quotas
- Bring new innovative products & tech solutions to market
- Implement strategic territory forecasting and planning
- Excel in hands-on training, coaching and team development
- Recruit, interview and hire prospective team members
- Develop a high-performing team culture
- Be an industry influencer and ambassador of quick delivery
- At least 4 years of sales management and/or general management experience
- At least 10 years of sales experience in a high-growth corporate sales, business development, management consulting, private equity or similar role
- Proven ability to develop people and teams
- Data-driven decision making mentality & sound business judgment
- High degree of adaptability; Uber's high growth means frequent change for teams
- Ability to tackle diverse challenges and utilize internal/external resources/network when needed
- High standards for yourself and your team's performance
- Exemplary communication and organizational skills
- Previous experience with Salesforce or other CRM/Sales tools
- Native-level Japanese, business level English
- Bonus point if you have an extended network and prior experience in Japan's Food Retail industry
- Uber has always been a flexible organization. Our global policy is 50% of time in office, we provide the opportunity to work for one month a year in another Uber location and employees can apply to be fully remote if you think that’s best for you. These opportunities are tailored to specific individuals, roles and teams.
- When you are in the office, we have an amazing range of facilities accessible for all Uber employees. Our dedicated facilities teams host regular events and opportunities to connect, as well as arranging the food program; catered lunch / breakfast (location dependant) and you’ll find our kitchens fully stocked with a variety of healthy (& not so healthy) snacks & drinks.