Data Science Manager, Lyft
P&L Management
$172-215k
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3 days a week in office
Ride sharing company
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Ride sharing company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$172-215k
Salary range displayed is set to the San Francisco area and is dependent on applicants geographic location
More information about location
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation.
Role
Who you are
- Degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, economics, applied math, operations research or engineering (advanced degrees preferred), or relevant work experience
- Experience in leading high visibility projects and influencing others in a cross-functional team environment
- Minimum 8+ years experience in strategic data science/analytics roles in a technology company, management consulting, investment firms, or an equivalent analytical role in a high growth startup
- Experience in strategic investment, prioritizing against different projects, and leading teams in deep dive analysis, business metrics, and implementation
- Ability to work in highly ambiguous and broad scope of work streams
- Ability to craft a compelling story and concisely present recommendations across teams and levels including both technical and non-technical audiences
- Ability to manage, influence, negotiate, and inspire others in a fast-moving environment
- Ability to use data visualization tools to provide actionable insights and reusable frameworks
- Strong financial knowledge and understanding of profit and loss
- Team leadership that inspires high performance while supporting and coaching team members
- Proficiency in Spreadsheet, SQL, and Python
What the job involves
- We are looking for an experienced Data Analytics Manager to join our P&L management team within the Rideshare Central Management organization
- This individual will help manage the profit and loss for Lyft’s core Rideshare business and work closely with Data Scientist and Analysts in the team and cross teams to shape Lyft’s future investment strategies
- Data and analytics are at the heart of Lyft’s products and decision-making. As a member of the Central Market Management team, you will work in a dynamic environment, where we embrace moving quickly to build the world’s best transportation
- You will lead a group of Data Analysts into problems ranging from shaping critical business decisions to prioritizing project roadmaps and identifying investment opportunities
- The Strategic planning and P&L management team sits within the Central Market Management organization and reports through the Head of Rideshare
- Our team is heavily cross-functional as we are at the intersection between Product, Engineering, Finance, Data Science, and Operations
- You’ll own workstreams, analyses, modeling, strategy, and business metrics
- We are looking for analytical talent to provide insights and actionable recommendations that will drive impact
- Lead a team of talented Data Analysts
- Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of your team members. Help develop their careers and assign them to projects tailored to their skill levels, personalities, work styles, and professional goals
- Provide continuous feedback, address performance, and recognize the individual strengths and contributions of your team members
- Create plans for prioritizing technical and resourcing challenges in your organization
- Working closely with investment lever teams to recommended strategies in quarter investments
- Leveraging analytics and data science to analyze business problems
- Partner with Data Scientist and Engineers to improve models and processes
- Present findings, recommendations, and results to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
Our take
Lyft has aimed for consistent growth, making sure to pitch itself as a more reliable and friendly ride-sharing option than its main competitor, Uber. Uber has a greater market share and operates globally, but Lyft hopes to compete by its focus on ride-sharing over Uber's more diversified business approach and as a more rider-friendly and greener alternative to Uber.
Operating only in the USA and Canada, Lyft is in a position of being less affected by global events than Uber but also more vulnerable to local conditions. As an example, while it doesn't face the regulatory hurdles around employment rights that Uber does, it is unable to balance out the cost of the unusually expensive US auto insurance across its operations.
In 2022, Lyft acquired PBSC Urban Solutions, a bike-share equipment and technology supplier, allowing Lyft to compete in new verticals and reaffirming its commitment to green transportation. It has also trialed and launched Lyft Assisted, where drivers help passengers from their door into the car to get to medical appointments. These developments chime well with Lyft's unique selling point as a friendlier and more environmentally aware ride-sharing app.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 14 rounds)
Jun 2018
$600m
LATE VC
Mar 2018
$200m
LATE VC
Total funding: $4.9bn
Company benefits
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Mental health benefits
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
- 401(k) plan to help save for your future
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
- Family building benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
John Zimmer
(Co-Founder)Originally an Analyst at Lehman Brothers, Zimmer then founded Zimride which was a private ridesharing company that pivoted into Lyft.
Logan Green
(Co-Founder)Founded Zimride, a private ridesharing company which later pivoted into Lyft.
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