Data Science Manager, Lyft
Pricing
$172-215k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Ride sharing company
Job no longer available
Ride sharing company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$172-215k
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
- The ideal candidate should have strong modeling experience in Machine Learning, Optimization and Causal Inference, embrace moving fast with strong business acumen and a deep understanding of our business and our riders
- Advanced degree in a quantitative field like computer science, statistics, economics, operations research, or engineering; or relevant work experience
- 5+ years of hands-on technical experience in machine learning, causal inference, or data science
- 2+ years of management experience building and leading data science teams
- Strong track record of using machine learning / causal inference and data science to improve business outcomes
- Track record of guiding teams through unstructured technical problems to deliver business impact
- Hands-on experience with large-scale machine learning engineering & systems is a huge plus
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Data Science Manager in the Pricing Team
- As the data science manager, you’ll help develop the vision, set roadmaps, and lead execution for projects
- You’ll partner closely with product, engineering, analytics, and business leaders to build and scale our products and systems, shape the long-term strategy and deliver business goals
- Lead and grow a high-performing team of data scientists with various backgrounds including analytics, experimentation, machine learning and causal inference
- Be a thought leader and go-to expert for goals, strategy, and long-term vision
- Provide coaching and technical guidance for the team
- Prioritize and lead deep dives into our data to uncover new product and business opportunities
- Facilitate and foster data-driven and informed decision making and prioritization
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
Articles
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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