Manik Gupta, Chief Product Officer (CPO) Uber, will step down from his position. He had joined the company in November 2015. As per a TechCrunch report, Gupta’s last day will be December 13.
In his note to the team Manik mentioned, “After a few discussions with Dara as well as with my family—and now that we’ve made it through the IPO and an important year for the company—I’ve made the tough decision to leave Uber.”
Prior to taking over the CPO role, Manik was responsible for Uber’s Marketplace and Maps product teams.
Here’s Gupta’s note to his Uber Team:
Team,
The end of November marks 4 years for me at Uber, and as we’ve been planning our strategy for next year, I’ve been doing my own personal 2020 planning. After a few discussions with Dara as well as with my family—and now that we’ve made it through the IPO and an important year for the company—I’ve made the tough decision to leave Uber.
I joined Uber to work on the fascinating problem of building a real-world, real-time marketplace, at global scale. I have had the privilege of being part of an amazing journey as we got to incredible scale across several businesses. I am truly proud of everything we have accomplished as a team. We have a strong product roadmap ahead of us and I continue to be bullish about Uber’s future.
I am grateful for this team, who is hard at work building an amazing product experience for our users. This is a great opportunity for Dara to get even more involved in Product and, until he finds my replacement, my leads will report directly to him. Later this afternoon, Dara and I will host a Q&A with all of you to talk about the transition and the plan for the interim.
As for what’s next for me, you only get a few moments in your life to take a break, and with the holidays coming up and before my son starts middle school mid-next year, I plan to spend some quality time with family and recharge before my next adventure.
I want to thank Dara for the opportunity to lead the Product team and drive the product vision at one of the most transformational companies of all time. Thanks to all of you as well for your partnership and for teaching me so much—I will always be cheering for you. I’m around until December 13th and hope to catch up with as many of you as possible. Thank you.
Manik
Before his appointment as the CPO at Uber, Manik worked on Google Maps as Director – Product Management, and as a Product Manager for a period spanning over over 7 years. Earlier he has worked with Hewlett-Packard.
Manik had also founded an e-commerce startup, BuyItTogether.com, right after graduating from Nanyang Technological University. The company was later acquired by a Norwegian company, CoShopper.com. Manik, has an MBA from Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, India.
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