Umer J.

Umer J.'s work experience includes various roles in program management, market strategy, and operations. Umer currently serves as the Program Management Lead in Market Ops at The Rounds. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Manager in Market Strategy at Gopuff, where their responsibilities included overseeing markets in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Before joining Gopuff, Umer worked at Amazon as a Senior Program Manager. In this role, they managed program operations from October 2020 to January 2022.

Umer also has experience in the transportation industry, having served in several roles at Wheels and Uber. At Wheels, Umer worked as the General Manager for the Southeast region, overseeing operational processes, team building, and marketplace strategy. Umer also played a key role in scaling the new rentals business in New York City.

During their time at Uber, Umer held various positions, including Senior Operations Manager for JUMP, where they launched and managed JUMP operations in Atlanta. Umer also served as a Senior Operations and Logistics Manager and an Operations and Logistics Manager.

Earlier in their career, Umer gained experience in operations and logistics at McMaster-Carr and Siemens Industry US. Umer also completed a co-op position at Georgia Transmission Corporation and Panasonic Automotive Systems.

Overall, Umer J. has a diverse range of experience in program management, market strategy, operations, and logistics across various industries.

Umer J. holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, which they obtained from 2006 to 2011. Umer then pursued an MBA in Operations and Strategy at Emory University - Goizueta Business School from 2014 to 2017. In 2017-2018, they attended the Harvard Business School and completed the HBX program in Leadership and Strategy. Umer J. also obtained a certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute in 2020.