Senior Manager, Logistics Analytics & Optimization

Schedule: Full Time Job Type: Hybrid Salary Type: Salary Req #: 3466 Role Overview Uber Freight is seeking a Senior Manager, Logistics Analytics & Optimization to lead the design, analytics, and optimization of complex freight networks at scale. This role operates as a strategic owner, managing advanced technical teams to evaluate and achieve commercial business objectives, supporting strategic decisions through rigorous analysis, modeling, and collaboration. Sitting at the intersection of commercial strategy, advanced analytics, and operational execution, you will be responsible for achieving overarching results, delivering analytics outcomes, and driving automation. You will lead a team of advanced professional-level engineers and collaborate with data scientists, translating interconnected business dynamics into scalable, automated solutions. This role partners closely with Product, Operations, Data Science, and Leadership to improve efficiency, service, and profitability across Uber Freight’s network. What you will do: People Management & Leadership • Manage a team of advanced technical professionals. • Set clear expectations, establish KPIs, and effectively delegate to maximize team productivity and ensure goals are met. • Coach and develop the team by providing regular, constructive feedback and proactively identifying key experiences that support individualized professional growth. • Model resilience and adaptability, explaining the "big picture" to coach team members through uncertainty and fast-paced operational shifts. • Build trust by promoting an authentic, positive team culture that values diversity, inclusivity, and unique perspectives. Strategic Logistics Engineering & Network Optimization • Evaluate commercial objectives and leadership asks to design and define the roadmap for analytics projects related to freight routing optimization, capacity utilization, and cost structures across complex transportation networks. • Integrate data from various sources and disciplines to drive insights and decisions regarding cost, capacity, operational constraints, and service-level trade-offs while applying optimization techniques. • Direct the design of automated analytics frameworks and suggest/implement new procedures that scale across the organization. • Identify network inefficiencies and design solutions that improve margin, service reliability, and scalability. • Support initiatives related to continuous moves, dedicated fleets, loop-based networks, and specialized routing strategies. Commercial Decision Support & Stakeholder Collaboration • Partner with commercial leadership to deliver scenario analysis and data-backed recommendations aligned with industry best practices, owning the analytical decision-support agenda across both 3PL and 4PL businesses. • Promote collaboration and idea-sharing across different departments (Product, Sales, Operations) to drive continuous improvement and better outcomes. Drive connected thinking across Analytics teams, breaking down silos to ensure decision models are adopted into frontline workflows and software systems. • Apply a deep understanding of business interconnectedness when analyzing issues, ensuring technical solutions directly translate to margin improvement and account retention. • Establish team-wide prioritization and resource allocation frameworks, balancing ad-hoc commercial escalations against long-term network modeling roadmaps while managing team costs, headcounts, and project delivery commitments. • Synthesize complex freight economics, optimization outputs, and econometric analyses into structured executive narratives that guide C-suite decisions, align cross-functional leaders, and resolve stakeholder friction. Documentation & Continuous Imp