Lyft, Inc.

Sr. Manager, Strategic Finance

Posted on: 16 Jul 2025

San Francisco, CA

Job Description

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is an integral part of the decision-making process at Lyft, embedded within the business to ensure we maximize ROI and drive to the best possible P&L outcomes. Lyft’s FP&A team is looking for a Sr. Manager, Strategic Finance to join our FP&A team. 

Reporting to the Sr. Director of FP&A, this candidate will work closely with senior executives throughout the organization to provide critical financial information, business metrics, and market insights to enable Lyft to make optimal investment, operational, and management decisions. This is a highly visible role with the opportunity to build and lead a high-performing team, driving meaningful impact at a company undergoing exciting and transformational change.

Responsibilities:

Lead the long-range planning and annual planning processes.
Proactively identify and pursue all possible means to improve financial and operational profitability, stability, and risk.
Partner with senior executives to develop solutions and execute against all aspects of global finance strategies, initiatives, and key investments.
Develop frameworks that enable rigorous and analytical decision-making.
Provide analytical, financial modeling, and decision-making support for ad-hoc and special projects.

Experience:

Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience in either investment banking, management consulting, equity research, or strategic finance.
Proven success in building and leading high-performing team
Proven track record in building financial models and conducting in-depth quantitative analysis.
Ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights that guide executive-level decision-making.
Experience in establishing and tracking KPIs to measure product and financial performance.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
Proficiency in SQL or other data query tools is a plus.

Benefits:

Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled.
Mental health benefits.
Family-building benefits.
Childcare 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 of paid time off.
18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible.
Subsidized commuter benefits.
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Lyft, Inc.

San Francisco, CA

Lyft, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer marketplace for on-demand ridesharing in the United States and Canada. The company offers a multimodal platform that provides riders, personalized and on-demand access to various transportation options. It provides Ridesharing Marketplace, which facilitates lead generation, billing and settlement, support, and related activities to enable drivers to provide their transportation services to riders. The company also offers a network of shared bikes and scooters in various cities to address the needs of riders for shorter routes; Express Drive program, a flexible car rentals program that connects drivers who need access to a car with third-party rental car companies; and concierge for organizations to manage the transportation needs of their customers and employees.

In addition, it integrates third-party public transit data into the Lyft app to offer riders various transportation options; offers various enterprise programs, including monthly ride credits for daily commutes, supplementing public transit by providing rides for the first and last leg of commute trips, late-night rides home, and shuttle replacement rides; and provides transportation solutions that can be customized for events, such as recruiting events, conferences, celebrations, meetings, and company retreats. The company was formerly known as Zimride, Inc. and changed its name to Lyft, Inc. in April 2013. Lyft, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

  • Industry
    Transport/Delivery Services
  • No. of Employees
    5,380+
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  • Jobs Posted
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