Analytics Lead, Decisions & Insights

<p>At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.</p> <p>The Central Market Management organization at Lyft is responsible for accelerating the growth of the business and for delivering our top business/company goals related to marketplace and business performance.</p> <p>Within Central Market Management, the Decisions &amp; Insights team identifies and develops an understanding of our marketplace’s most critical problems &amp; opportunities and creates business &amp; product strategies to address them.&nbsp; We’re looking for an Analytics Lead to drive deep dive business &amp; product analyses and drive growth.</p> <p>The ideal candidate has strong analytical problem solving skills, effective communication skills, and proactively takes ownership of their workstreams.</p> <h2><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Develop hypotheses and analytical frameworks for understanding market dynamics and provide recommendations to senior leadership.</li> <li>Influence business strategy and product roadmaps through insightful analytics and business modeling. Be an analytical thought leader.</li> <li>Analyze marketplace product &amp; marketplace trends and provide cross-functional teams with actionable insights on improvements and problem areas.</li> <li>Work in a fast-paced environment and effectively manage time to deliver business impact in a time-efficient manner</li> <li>Partner with Data Science, Product, Engineering, and other teams to deliver business, product, and strategy improvements</li> <li>Be proactive in pursuing opportunities and have a true ownership mindset to get things done</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Experience:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>5+ years experience in management consulting, strategic data science/analytics roles in a technology company, or an equivalent analytical role in a high growth startup</li> <li>Experience in leading high visibility projects and influencing others in a cross-functional team environment</li> <li>Experience in communicating with and presenting to senior leaders and data storytelling</li> <li>Strong ability in building decision making frameworks and data analysis, able to understand business issues, analyze large amounts of data, and draw actionable conclusions</li> <li>You are a self-starter, take ownership, and are proactive; you have an eagerness to identify opportunities and a drive for impact</li> <li><strong>Skills</strong> <ul> <li>Ability to independently break down large datasets and synthesize inputs from multiple sources</li> <li>Ability to think strategically about complex and unstructured business problems, leading to recommendations and action plans</li> <li>Ability to craft a compelling story and concisely present recommendations across teams and levels including both technical and non-technical audiences</li> <li>Ability to manage, influence, negotiate, and inspire others in a fast-moving environment</li> <li>Strong written and verbal communication skills for internal stakeholders, including senior leadership</li> <li>Strong product and user experience sense</li> <li>Excellent organization, planning skills, and attention to detail</li> <li>Advanced analytical and problem solving skills</li> <li>Proficiency in SQL</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2><strong>Benefits:</strong><strong><br></strong></h2> <ul> <li>Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled</li> <li>Mental health benefits</li> <li>Family building benefits</li> <li>Child care and pet benefits</li> <li>401(k) plan with company match to help save for your future</li> <li>In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off</li> <li>18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible</li> <li>Subsidized commuter benefits<