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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. We are seeking an exceptional Senior Director, Strategic Finance to join our leadership team, reporting to the Head of FP&A. This leader will serve as the senior finance partner across several of Lyft's critical business lines: Ads, Lyft Business, and Marketing. This leader will be driving strategic financial decision-making through advanced analytics, consumer tech expertise, and proven ROI frameworks. These three businesses span fundamentally different operating models: a high-margin advertising platform monetizing rider attention within the Lyft app; a B2B enterprise business, and a rider/driver acquisition and lifecycle engine that allocates tens of millions in marketing spend across performance channels, CRM, and incentive programs. The right candidate can context-switch fluently across all three. This role demands a finance leader with deep experience with lifecycle marketing & LTV who can be a self-starter and translate complex business dynamics into actionable insights and drive measurable performance.
Responsibilities
Strategic Finance & Business Partnership
- Lead comprehensive financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting for Ads, Lyft Business, and Marketing, including revenue modeling, contract optimization, marketing investment planning, and scenario analysis.
- Partner directly with senior business leaders as their primary finance counterpart, shaping investment cases, challenging assumptions, and ensuring financial rigor in decision-making.
- Own the consolidated financial narrative for these growth businesses in earnings prep, board materials, and CFO/CEO reviews - translating early-stage business performance into a credible story for internal and external audiences.
- Drive forecast updates and quarterly business reviews with sophisticated analysis of business performance across all three LOBs, including WoW and MoM variance analysis, R&O framing, and forward-looking commentary.
- Lead long-term planning for these businesses, including capital allocation recommendations, headcount investment frameworks, and multi-year revenue build models.
- Invest in the development of the team members. Identifying areas for bigger impact through technical hands-on coaching and mentoring.
ROI Optimization
- Build and maintain advanced ROI frameworks tailored to the distinct economics of each business: CPM/sell-through and advertiser retention models for Ads; pipeline coverage, account ramp, and enterprise churn models for Lyft Business; and CAC/LTV, channel-level ROAS, and incrementality frameworks for Marketing.
- Develop and defend contribution margin waterfalls for businesses where the cost structure is still forming, translating early traction into long-term margin trajectory for CFO and investor narratives.
- Own the financial guardrails on marketing spend: set CAC targets by channel and market, monitor payback periods, and ensure growth investment protects marketplace balance (rider acquisition in line with driver supply capacity).
- Design and implement automated financial models and dashboards that provide real-time visibility into key business drivers, ad revenue pipeline and sell-through, Lyft Business bookings and account health, and marketing spend efficiency.
- Drive scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to support strategic decisions around new ad products, Lyft Business vertical expansion (e.g., NEMT, dealerships), and marketing channel mix optimization.
Team Leadership & Process Excellence
- Build, manage, and develop a high-performing Strategic Finance team. Coach and develop Finance talent - not just manage, but actively raise the analytical bar.
- Establish best-in-class financial processes across businesses at different maturity levels.
- Foster a culture of analytical depth, intellectual honesty, and proactive business partnership. The team should surface insights before being asked and challenge the business when the numbers don't support the narrative.
Experience
- 12+ years of progressive FP&A or strategic finance experience, with at least 8+ years in technology companies — preferably in marketplace, platform, advertising, or network-effect businesses.
- Direct experience supporting an advertising or media business. You understand CPM/CPC economics, ad inventory management, sell-through rates, advertiser pipeline dynamics, and the margin profile of a platform ad business. Experience at a company building an ads business on top of an existing consumer platform (e.g., retail media, rideshare/delivery media, streaming ads) is ideal.
- Deep experience with growth/performance marketing finance. You've built or managed CAC/LTV frameworks, set channel-level budget guardrails, evaluated incrementality, and partnered with growth teams on spend optimization. You understand that marketing dollars in a marketplace business have second-order effects on supply/demand balance.
- Extensive track record of building and leading high-performing FP&A teams in fast-growth environments, including hiring and developing finance talent.
- Strong executive presence with experience presenting to C-suite leadership. You can walk into a room with the CFO, defend a marketing investment case or challenge an overly optimistic revenue forecast, and be respected for both.
- Outstanding communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial concepts for diverse audiences, from business operators to the earnings prep team.
STRONGLY PREFERRED
- Experience at a two-sided marketplace where you've had to account for supply/demand interdependencies in financial planning, where a rider acquisition investment changes driver utilization, ETAs, and pricing.
- Experience supporting businesses from start-up to scale. Big enough to matter to the P&L and the earnings narrative, but young enough that the forecasting models and financial infrastructure are still being built.
- Familiarity with revenue recognition nuances across business models: ad revenue (principal vs. agent), enterprise contracted revenue, and marketing spend classification.
- Comfort operating across geographically distributed teams.
BENEFITS
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled.
- Mental health benefits.
- Family building benefits.
- Child care and pet benefits.
- 401(k) plan to help save for your future.
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off.
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible.
- Subsidized commuter benefits.
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program.
Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the Lyft San Francisco office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. 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 San Francisco Bay area is $232,000 - $290,000. In addition to the base pay, this role is eligible for competitive equity awards, bonuses, and benefits. You can read more about Lyft’s employee benefits here.
Total compensation is 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.
INTRODUCTION
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. We are seeking an exceptional Senior Director, Strategic Finance to join our leadership team, reporting to the Head of FP&A. This leader will serve as the senior finance partner across several of Lyft's critical business lines: Ads, Lyft Business, and Marketing. This leader will be driving strategic financial decision-making through advanced analytics, consumer tech expertise, and proven ROI frameworks. These three businesses span fundamentally different operating models: a high-margin advertising platform monetizing rider attention within the Lyft app; a B2B enterprise business, and a rider/driver acquisition and lifecycle engine that allocates tens of millions in marketing spend across performance channels, CRM, and incentive programs. The right candidate can context-switch fluently across all three. This role demands a finance leader with deep experience with lifecycle marketing & LTV who can be a self-starter and translate complex business dynamics into actionable insights and drive measurable performance.
Responsibilities
Strategic Finance & Business Partnership
- Lead comprehensive financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting for Ads, Lyft Business, and Marketing, including revenue modeling, contract optimization, marketing investment planning, and scenario analysis.
- Partner directly with senior business leaders as their primary finance counterpart, shaping investment cases, challenging assumptions, and ensuring financial rigor in decision-making.
- Own the consolidated financial narrative for these growth businesses in earnings prep, board materials, and CFO/CEO reviews - translating early-stage business performance into a credible story for internal and external audiences.
- Drive forecast updates and quarterly business reviews with sophisticated analysis of business performance across all three LOBs, including WoW and MoM variance analysis, R&O framing, and forward-looking commentary.
- Lead long-term planning for these businesses, including capital allocation recommendations, headcount investment frameworks, and multi-year revenue build models.
- Invest in the development of the team members. Identifying areas for bigger impact through technical hands-on coaching and mentoring.
ROI Optimization
- Build and maintain advanced ROI frameworks tailored to the distinct economics of each business: CPM/sell-through and advertiser retention models for Ads; pipeline coverage, account ramp, and enterprise churn models for Lyft Business; and CAC/LTV, channel-level ROAS, and incrementality frameworks for Marketing.
- Develop and defend contribution margin waterfalls for businesses where the cost structure is still forming, translating early traction into long-term margin trajectory for CFO and investor narratives.
- Own the financial guardrails on marketing spend: set CAC targets by channel and market, monitor payback periods, and ensure growth investment protects marketplace balance (rider acquisition in line with driver supply capacity).
- Design and implement automated financial models and dashboards that provide real-time visibility into key business drivers, ad revenue pipeline and sell-through, Lyft Business bookings and account health, and marketing spend efficiency.
- Drive scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to support strategic decisions around new ad products, Lyft Business vertical expansion (e.g., NEMT, dealerships), and marketing channel mix optimization.
Team Leadership & Process Excellence
- Build, manage, and develop a high-performing Strategic Finance team. Coach and develop Finance talent - not just manage, but actively raise the analytical bar.
- Establish best-in-class financial processes across businesses at different maturity levels.
- Foster a culture of analytical depth, intellectual honesty, and proactive business partnership. The team should surface insights before being asked and challenge the business when the numbers don't support the narrative.
Experience
- 12+ years of progressive FP&A or strategic finance experience, with at least 8+ years in technology companies — preferably in marketplace, platform, advertising, or network-effect businesses.
- Direct experience supporting an advertising or media business. You understand CPM/CPC economics, ad inventory management, sell-through rates, advertiser pipeline dynamics, and the margin profile of a platform ad business. Experience at a company building an ads business on top of an existing consumer platform (e.g., retail media, rideshare/delivery media, streaming ads) is ideal.
- Deep experience with growth/performance marketing finance. You've built or managed CAC/LTV frameworks, set channel-level budget guardrails, evaluated incrementality, and partnered with growth teams on spend optimization. You understand that marketing dollars in a marketplace business have second-order effects on supply/demand balance.
- Extensive track record of building and leading high-performing FP&A teams in fast-growth environments, including hiring and developing finance talent.
- Strong executive presence with experience presenting to C-suite leadership. You can walk into a room with the CFO, defend a marketing investment case or challenge an overly optimistic revenue forecast, and be respected for both.
- Outstanding communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial concepts for diverse audiences, from business operators to the earnings prep team.
STRONGLY PREFERRED
- Experience at a two-sided marketplace where you've had to account for supply/demand interdependencies in financial planning, where a rider acquisition investment changes driver utilization, ETAs, and pricing.
- Experience supporting businesses from start-up to scale. Big enough to matter to the P&L and the earnings narrative, but young enough that the forecasting models and financial infrastructure are still being built.
- Familiarity with revenue recognition nuances across business models: ad revenue (principal vs. agent), enterprise contracted revenue, and marketing spend classification.
- Comfort operating across geographically distributed teams.
BENEFITS
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled.
- Mental health benefits.
- Family building benefits.
- Child care and pet benefits.
- 401(k) plan to help save for your future.
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off.
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible.
- Subsidized commuter benefits.
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program.
Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the Lyft San Francisco office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. 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 San Francisco Bay area is $232,000 - $290,000. In addition to the base pay, this role is eligible for competitive equity awards, bonuses, and benefits. You can read more about Lyft’s employee benefits here.
Total compensation is 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.
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Frame your experience around measurable business impact
Lyft's Strategy teams evaluate candidates on their ability to move metrics, not just analyze them. Before applying, reframe your resume around outcomes: market share gained, cost savings driven, or revenue initiatives you owned from scoping to execution.
Target roles where your visa timeline aligns
If you're on F-1 OPT with limited runway, prioritize Lyft's corporate strategy or business operations roles over longer-cycle senior positions. Lyft has sponsored across multiple visa types, so confirming your category is supported before applying saves time.
Prepare a specialty occupation narrative for H-1B
Strategy roles can face USCIS scrutiny over whether they qualify as specialty occupations. Document how your role requires a specific bachelor's degree field, such as economics, finance, or business analytics, not just any degree, to support the H-1B petition.
Engage Lyft's recruiting team before the offer stage
Lyft's talent acquisition for Strategy roles moves fast once an offer is in motion. Raise your visa situation during the final interview round, not after, so the recruiting team can loop in their immigration counsel and align on your visa category without delaying the process.
Use Migrate Mate to filter open Strategy roles by sponsorship type
Lyft posts Strategy openings across seniority levels with varying sponsorship eligibility. Use Migrate Mate to filter Lyft's current Strategy listings by visa category so you're applying only to roles where your specific status is a confirmed match.
Understand how PERM affects long-term career planning at Lyft
If you're targeting a Green Card through the EB-2 or EB-3 route, PERM labor certification requires Lyft to document that no qualified U.S. worker was available. Strategy promotions during PERM processing can complicate or restart the case, so plan your internal trajectory accordingly.
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Find Strategy at Lyft JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does Lyft sponsor H-1B visas for Strategys?
Yes, Lyft sponsors H-1B visas for Strategy roles. The key requirement is that the position qualifies as a specialty occupation under USCIS standards, meaning it demands a specific bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field such as economics, finance, or business analytics. Roles with generalist titles can face additional scrutiny, so the job description's degree requirements matter significantly when Lyft's legal team prepares the petition.
How do I apply for Strategy jobs at Lyft?
Apply directly through Lyft's careers portal, where Strategy roles are typically listed under Business Operations, Corporate Strategy, or Competitive Intelligence. Tailor your application to demonstrate quantifiable business impact, as Lyft's Strategy hiring process prioritizes analytical rigor and cross-functional execution. You can also use Migrate Mate to browse Lyft's current Strategy openings filtered by visa sponsorship eligibility, so you can focus your effort on roles that match your immigration status.
Which visa types does Lyft commonly sponsor for Strategy roles?
Lyft sponsors a broad range of visa categories for Strategy positions, including H-1B, E-3 for Australian citizens, TN for Canadian and Mexican nationals under USMCA, F-1 OPT and CPT for students, J-1 for exchange visitors, and immigrant pathways including EB-2 and EB-3 with PERM labor certification. The right category depends on your citizenship, degree, and career stage, so confirming eligibility before applying is essential.
What qualifications does Lyft expect for Strategy roles?
Lyft's Strategy function typically expects a bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business discipline, with stronger preference for candidates holding an MBA or equivalent advanced degree for senior roles. Beyond credentials, Lyft looks for experience structuring ambiguous problems, conducting market or competitive analysis, and driving cross-functional initiatives. Prior experience in management consulting, investment banking, or a technology company's strategy team is common among successful candidates.
How do I handle visa timing when navigating a Strategy offer at Lyft?
Timing depends on your current status. F-1 OPT students should account for USCIS's 60-day grace period and the H-1B cap-subject filing window, which opens each April 1 for an October 1 start date. E-3 and TN holders face shorter processing cycles and can transfer sponsorship to Lyft without waiting for a lottery. Raise your visa status early in the offer process so Lyft's immigration counsel has enough runway to prepare the correct petition category.
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