- Professional
- Optionales Büro in Paris
Upway is the leading platform selling refurbished e-bikes in Europe and the US. Our mission is to make electric mobility accessible to everyone.
With a very ambitious plan for 2025 and beyond, we are looking forward to reinforcing our Strategy & Planning team to continue piloting our expansion.
With a very ambitious plan for 2025 and beyond, we are looking forward to reinforcing our Strategy & Planning team to continue piloting our expansion.
The Strategy & Planning team is dealing with a wide range of topics, such as Business Planning, Financial Performance Monitoring, Pricing, and some more Operational projects across Europe.
The Strategy & Planning Manager will work closely with our General Managers as well as functional Leads, taking ownership of multiple workstreams, and bringing his/her analytical and problem solving skills to help us build the global leader in light electric mobility.
Key Responsibilities
- Business Planning: Strategize, forecast, and create robust business plans for Upway Europe, constantly evaluating and recalibrating against results, ensuring adaptability and agility as needed.
- Financial Performance Monitoring: Monitor, understand, and interpret financial and operational metrics to shape strategic direction and actionable plans. Deepen the comprehension of the key drivers of our business.
- Pricing Strategy: Refine and enhance Upway's pricing model, integrating and optimizing essential variables to fuel growth and profitability.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Foster collaborative relationships across teams, driving Operational projects and initiatives forward (e.g., cost optimization, quality standards improvement), guaranteeing alignment with the organization's overarching strategic objectives.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Experience: 4-6 years of experience in business strategy, management consulting, or related roles.
- Analytical Skills: Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, adept at extracting actionable insights from data.
- Data Mastery: Proficiency with data analysis tools (GSheets, SQL) is a must.
- Project & Stakeholders Management: Excels in planning and executing initiatives of varying durations and scales while effectively managing stakeholders.
- Innovation and Autonomy: Displays proactive, innovative, and self-reliant qualities in identifying and implementing process improvements and standard methodologies.
- Adaptability: Ability to adapt to a dynamic and evolving business environment, demonstrating flexibility and resilience.
- Language Proficiency: Fluency in English is essential for this role.
Team, Remote and Compensation Policy
At Upway, we believe that the best businesses are built by the best teams, and we are looking for great individuals, working together to achieve great outcomes. At this position, you would be joining the Strategy & Planning team, working directly with the Europe Strategy & Planning Lead, and being based in Paris (Gennevilliers).
As a Series B and growing fast business, we are convinced that in-person collaboration is an important part of our culture, helping us achieve strong business results while fostering personal growth and learning. We are expecting employees to spend more than half of their time working on-site. For certain roles, such as operations, on-site work is essential and may require a full-time presence. If you have any questions about on-site expectations for your role, we encourage you to connect with your hiring manager for further details.
Upway is committed to fair pay, embracing diverse backgrounds, and cultivating a culture of excellence. We want to attract and reward talent competitively, and therefore offer a package that includes a competitive base salary and a generous stock option grant. We believe this approach best aligns the interests of our employees with those of the company, making them shareholders and invested in Upway’s long term success.
