Lyft

Analytics Lead, Market Insights

Lyft$102K — $127K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in analytics, statistics, economics, finance, marketing, or similar quantitative fields
  • 3+ years in management consulting or analytics roles within tech or high-growth startups
  • Experience in data analysis, extracting insights, and making actionable recommendations
  • Strategic thinking with a talent for solving open-ended problems
  • Proven ability to build relationships and influence cross-functional teams
  • Strong communication skills for presenting findings to stakeholders, including leadership
  • Proficiency in SQL and Excel/Google Sheets with data visualization expertise
  • Self-starter with a proactive ownership mentality towards identifying opportunities.

Responsibilities

  • Become an expert in rideshare marketplace trends to support data-driven business strategies.
  • Leverage analytics to highlight issues and opportunities in top regions, formulating actionable plans.
  • Evaluate decision-making frameworks in rideshare to identify growth opportunities.
  • Collaborate with Data Science, Product, Engineering, and others to enhance business strategies and products.
  • Pursue business opportunities proactively, demonstrating ownership to drive results.

Benefits

  • Extended health and dental coverage plus life and disability insurance.
  • Mental health support.
  • Family building support.
  • Child care and pet benefits.
  • Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account.
  • RRSP plan for future savings.
  • Flexible paid time off policy allowing ample leave with manager approval.
  • 18 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.
  • Subsidized commuter benefits.
Full Job Description
The Marketplace organization drives Lyft's business growth and ensures our marketplace performs reliably and efficiently. Within Marketplace, the Market Insights team is responsible for the health and growth of Lyft's top regions.

We are looking for an analyst to join the Market Insights team to identify key opportunities in these regions and influence strategy across the company. From long-term strategic decisions to weekly agile operations, you will own a range of business-critical work. You will identify our marketplace's most critical gaps, create business and product strategies to address them, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver impact.

The ideal candidate is proactive, has strong analytical capabilities, and can collaborate effectively across teams.
Responsibilities:
  • Become an expert in rideshare marketplace behaviors/trends and support leadership in data-informed business strategies and decisions
  • Leverage data and analytics to identify problems and opportunities in Lyft's top regions, synthesize the trends and insights, and recommend action plans
  • Operate within rideshare decision-making frameworks with a critical lens, evaluating areas of improvement and business growth opportunities
  • Partner with Data Science, Product, Engineering, and other teams to deliver business, product, and strategy improvements
  • Be proactive in pursuing opportunities and have a true ownership mindset to get things done
Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree with a focus in analytics, statistics, economics, finance, marketing, or other quantitative fields
  • 3+ years experience in management consulting, strategic data science/analytics roles in a technology company, or an equivalent analytical role in a high growth startup
  • Experience analyzing data, extracting key insights and trends, and producing actionable recommendations from the data
  • Ability to think strategically and tackle open-ended problems, leading to analysis, recommendations, and next steps
  • Experience building relationships and influence with cross-functional teams
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present findings and recommendations to different types of stakeholders, including senior leadership
  • Proficient in SQL and Excel/Google Sheets with strong quantitative analysis and data visualization skills
  • You are a self-starter, take ownership, and are proactive; you have an eagerness to identify opportunities and a drive for impact
Benefits:
  • Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits
  • Mental health benefits
  • Family building benefits
  • Child care and pet benefits
  • Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account
  • RRSP plan to help save for your future
  • In addition to provincial observed holidays, salaried team members are covered under Lyft's flexible paid time off policy. The policy allows team members to take off as much time as they need (with manager approval). Hourly team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service
  • Lyft is proud to support new parents with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top-up plan to complement provincial programs. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible.
  • Subsidized commuter benefits

Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule - Team Members will be expected to work in the office at least 3 days per week, including on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid

The expected base pay range for this position in the Toronto area is CAD $102,000 - CAD $127,500, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.

Lyft may use artificial intelligence to screen applicants, however, Lyft employees make the ultimate selection and hiring decisions.

This job fills an existing vacancy.

About Lyft

Lyft is a transportation network company that was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company operates a mobile app that allows users to request rides from nearby drivers. Lyft provides ride-hailing services in the United States and Canada, and it has expanded into other transportation services, such as bike-sharing and scooter-sharing. The company is known for its pink mustache logo, which was replaced by a glowing dashboard mustache in 2015. Lyft went public in March 2019.
Learn more about Lyft
Size
4,453 employees
Market Cap
$3.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$1.7 billion
Founded
2012
5 Year Trend
+56.4%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
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