Job description

Company Overview:

Lyft is a leader in the transportation industry, committed to improving people's lives with the world's best transportation. As a company, we prioritize an open, inclusive, and diverse organization, where data science plays a vital role in our products and decision-making processes.

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Transportation Data Analyst Lead to join our Rider Experience team. In this role, you will leverage data and rigorous analytical thinking to shape our rider app and make business decisions that put our customers first. Your expertise will be instrumental in identifying opportunities for growth and efficiency, partnering with cross-functional teams to translate data insights into actionable recommendations, and establishing metrics to measure the health of our products and rider experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leverage data and analytic frameworks to identify opportunities for growth and efficiency
• Partner with product managers, engineers, marketers, designers, and operators to translate data insights into decisions and actions
• Define experimentation best practices, design and analyze online experiments; communicate results and facilitate launch decisions
• Establish metrics that measure the health of our products and rider experience
• Lead deep dives into rider experience and marketplace data to uncover new product and business opportunities
• Facilitate and foster data-driven and informed decision making and prioritization
• Present findings, recommendations, and results to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders

Requirements:

• Degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, economics, applied math, operations research or engineering (advanced degrees preferred), or relevant work experience
• Minimum 5+ years experience in strategic data science roles in a technology company, management consulting, investment firms, or an equivalent analytical role in a high growth startup
• Experience in leading high visibility projects and influencing others in a cross-functional team environment
• Proficiency in SQL - able to write structured and efficient queries on large data sets
• Experience in programming, especially with data science and visualization libraries in Python
• Experience in online experimentation and statistical analysis
• Strong oral and written communication skills, and ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners

Compensation and Benefits:

The estimated base pay range for this position in the San Francisco area is $144,000 - $180,000 per year, depending on qualifications, experience, and location. Lyft offers great medical, dental, and vision insurance options, mental health benefits, family building benefits, unlimited paid time off for salaried team members, and 15 days paid time off for hourly team members, along with other attractive benefits.