Job Description

At Lyft, our mission is to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization.

Data and analytics are at the heart of Lyft’s products and decision-making. The Central Market Management team works in a dynamic environment, where we embrace moving quickly to build the world’s best transportation. 

Within Central Market Management, an Analytics Lead on the Decision & Insights team will take on a variety of problems ranging from long term business strategic decisions to weekly agile marketplace operations. We’re looking for a passionate Analytics Lead to take on some of the most interesting and impactful problems in ridesharing. You will work closely on Rider or Driver  Acquisition initiatives to help run the marketplace more efficiently. This is fundamental to the Lyft marketplace as these initiatives help us communicate effectively with riders and drivers, enhance their experience and maintain balance in our marketplace. The ideal candidate has deep analytical skills, exceptional problem solving skills, and is comfortable working with a highly cross functional team. 

Responsibilities:

Manage and improve Rider and Driver Acquisition investment processes to run the marketplace more efficiently 
Partner with Data Science, Product, Engineering, P&L Management and other cross-functional stakeholders to achieve business goals 
Leverage analytics to understand critical business problems and recommend action plans
Develop frameworks, roadmaps, and metrics for the team and broader organization
Collaborate with other leaders and executives to build data-informed business strategies and roadmaps

Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Math, Economics, Analytics, Finance, Business or other related quantitative field
3-5 years experience in consulting, analytics, technology, strategic finance, or start-up operations
Strong ability in building decision making frameworks and data analysis, able to dissect business issues, analyze large amounts of data, and draw actionable conclusions
Very strong attention to detail, experience developing processes to implement strategy
Ability to think strategically about complex and unstructured business problems, leading to recommendations and action plans
Strong written and verbal communication skills for internal stakeholders, including senior leadership
Ability to effectively and independently build and maintain cross-functional relationships with stakeholders, manage multiple competing priorities, and drive projects to completion
Experience with a two-sided marketplace is especially desirable
Highly proficient in SQL and Excel/Google Sheets; Proficiency in Python is a plus
Entrepreneurial self-starter - you naturally take ownership, look for opportunities, and do whatever it takes to drive results

Benefits:

Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
Mental health benefits
Family building benefits
Child care and pet benefits
401(k) plan to help save for your future
In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
Subsidized commuter benefits
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