All Things Urban

Lyft is the fastest growing rideshare company in the U.S. and is available to 95 percent of the US population as well as in Ontario, Canada. Lyft is preferred by drivers and passengers for its respectful and friendly experience, and its commitment to effecting positive change for the future of our cities.

At Lyft, community is what we are and it’s what we do. It’s what makes us different. To create the best ride for all, we start in our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization where all team members are recognized for what they bring.

Lyft is looking for an experienced transportation strategist to join our Policy Development and Research team as our Future of Cities Manager. This role will help drive cross-functional alignment on Lyft’s multimodal initiatives and shape the company’s perspective on various street design, land use, and transportation planning issues. This individual will serve as a strategic advisor, providing subject matter expertise to our Public Policy, Business, Product, Marketing, Operations, Communications, and Legal teams. A suitable candidate has strong experience in transportation planning and is passionate about the positive impact of Lyft’s mobility ecosystem on the future of cities. Transportation nerds: this one’s for you!

• Serve as a strategic advisor to teams across the company, helping bring a policy perspective early on into decision-making processes.
• Draft memos and recommendations for Lyft’s senior management about pressing transportation-related issues.
• Guide the company’s perspective on the future of cities and identify proactive actions that advance Lyft’s operational and business interests.
• Develop and execute strategies that respond to issues arising from the rapidly changing transportation landscape.
• Occasionally represent Lyft and evangelize our vision to build people-oriented cities through public speaking engagements at industry conferences and events.
• Help articulate business cases for new initiatives and develop actionable recommendations for pilot programs to test them.
• Identify operational issues and develop solutions to streamline business processes across Lyft’s various multimodal-focused teams.

• Minimum 5+ years of diverse experience within public agency, non-profit, think tank or consulting firms, working on transportation, city planning, and/or urban design initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree, with a strong preference for a graduate degree or demonstrated subject matter expertise in urban studies, transportation planning, or public policy.
• Meaningful experience and nuanced understanding of the policy environments for land use, transportation planning, and shared mobility issues.
• Relevant work experience managing cross-functional projects and driving alignment across multiple business units.
• Relevant work experience with analyzing policies, identifying risk, and drafting recommendations.
• Strong, persuasive writer and quick critical thinker.
• Experienced and fearless public speaker.
• Charismatic, intellectually astute individual with the ability to quickly learn highly technical policy subject matter and communicate about it in a compelling, relatable way.

Lyft is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Lyft does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws or prohibited by Company policy. Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and other similar state laws and local ordinances, and its internal policy, Lyft will also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We’re not fully sure whether this role is open to international candidates. If you would need visa sponsorship or work authorisation, we recommend checking directly with the employer before applying.