Analytics Lead, Central Market Management

Lyft; Toronto (OH); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health & dental

Mental health benefits

Family building benefits

Child care benefits

Lyft Health Care Savings Account

RRSP with company match

Flexible PTO

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Subsidized commuter benefits

Ride credits

Job summary

Lyft is seeking an analyst to join the Central Market Management team in Toronto. You will analyze and improve product and financial levers in the marketplace, influencing growth strategy with data-driven insights while collaborating with cross-functional partners.

This is a full-time, hybrid role with opportunities for executive exposure and growth within a leading rideshare platform. You will work on forecasting, reporting, and performance analysis, helping to drive market expansion and

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years in data/financial analytics in a high-growth environment.
• Very strong attention to detail; experience creating processes to reduce human error.
• Proficient in SQL and quantitative analysis; able to derive insights from large datasets.
• Ability to tell a data-driven story and outline an execution plan to support business goals.
• Exceptional communication skills; can present findings to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support marketplace operations with analysis, forecasting and reporting for stakeholders.
• Become an expert on marketplace trends and support weekly leadership reporting for Rideshare.
• Develop domain expertise in lever portfolio; support cross-functional improvements and new product initiatives.
• Analyze product and financial levers; provide actionable insights on improvements and growth opportunities.
• Operate within decision-making frameworks to identify opportunities and drive execution.
• Prepare regular business reviews for leadership highlighting key focus areas.

Skills

SQL

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Communication

Ambiguity handling

Job description

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.

The Marketplace team at Lyft is responsible for accelerating the growth of the business and for delivering our top business/company goals around financial metrics and marketplace performance. The team provides analysis and use cases to support Product teams, build automated tooling, and manage growth investments.

We are looking for an analyst to join the Central Market Management team and help us grow our market share. You will work with cross-functional stakeholders to analyze and improve existing product and financial levers leveraged in the marketplace. You will influence growth strategy with your data analysis and competitive insights while getting a ton of executive exposure along the way. We’re looking for an intellectually curious individual who has extraordinary attention to detail, a track record of analytical problem-solving and skilled communication.

Responsibilities:

• Support marketplace operations to provide world-class analysis, forecasting and reporting to stakeholders.
• Become an expert in marketplace trends and support weekly reporting structures for the Rideshare organization.
• Develop domain-specific subject matter expertise in our lever portfolio and support cross-functional initiatives to improve existing products and develop new ones.
• Analyze marketplace product & financial levers and provide cross-functional teams with actionable insights on improvements and problem areas.
• Operate within Rideshare decision-making frameworks with a critical lens, evaluating areas of improvement and business growth opportunities.
• Prepare regular business reviews for leadership, highlighting key areas of focus.
• Work with stakeholders and other teams to track, report, and reconcile budget allocation across marketplace programs.
• Analyze data, conduct research and synthesize feedback into plans, processes and playbooks.
• Roll up your sleeves and get stuff done. No one can be counted on to execute faster or better than you.
• Identify opportunities and make them happen.

Experience:

• 3-5+ years of experience in a high growth environment in data and/or financial analytics.
• Very strong attention to detail, experience developing processes to remove human error.
• Proficient in SQL and quantitative analysis, you can deep dive into large amounts of data, draw meaningful insights, dissect business issues and draw actionable conclusions.
• Outcome-driven approach to developing recommendations and demonstrated ability to develop a story and execution plan to support our goals and objectives.
• Exceptional communication (listening, written, and oral) skills with the ability to present findings and recommendations targeted to the audience in question.
• A drive to understand the core issues along with the determination to uncover the solution.
• Excels at dealing with ambiguity and change management.

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 with company match 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 and Lyft ride credits

Lyft is committed to creating an inclusive workforce that fosters belonging. Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offences, or any other basis protected by applicable law or by Company policy. Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process. Please contact your recruiter if you wish to make such a request.

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.