Lyft is hiring a Analytics Lead in Toronto!
Lyft's Marketplace team in Toronto is hiring an Analytics Lead for its Central Market Management group, focused on growing market share through rigorous analysis of the product and financial levers that drive the rideshare marketplace. The role sits at the intersection of analytics, strategy and operations: you will shape growth strategy with data-backed and competitive insights, build reporting and forecasting structures used across the Rideshare organization, and get substantial executive exposure through recurring business reviews. Lyft describes the team as responsible for the company's top marketplace performance and financial goals, supporting Product teams with analysis, automated tooling and growth investment management. The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, deeply detail-oriented and comfortable turning ambiguous questions into concrete plans. The position is hybrid, with at least three days per week in the office (Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) treated as an essential function, plus flexibility to work remotely up to four weeks per year.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver analysis, forecasting and reporting to marketplace stakeholders in support of day-to-day operations
- Own weekly reporting structures for the Rideshare organization and become an authority on marketplace trends
- Build subject matter expertise across the lever portfolio and support cross-functional efforts to improve existing products and launch new ones
- Analyze marketplace product and financial levers, surfacing actionable insights on improvement areas and problems
- Apply a critical lens to Rideshare decision-making frameworks, identifying growth opportunities
- Prepare regular business reviews for leadership that highlight key areas of focus
- Track, report and reconcile budget allocation across marketplace programs with partner teams
- Synthesize research and stakeholder feedback into plans, processes and playbooks
- Execute quickly and independently, identifying opportunities and driving them to completion
Key requirements
- 3-5+ years of experience in data and/or financial analytics within a high-growth environment
- Exceptional attention to detail, including experience designing processes that eliminate human error
- Proficiency in SQL and quantitative analysis, with the ability to mine large datasets for meaningful, actionable conclusions
- Outcome-driven approach to developing recommendations, including the ability to build a narrative and execution plan
- Strong listening, written and oral communication skills, with the ability to tailor findings to the audience
- Determination to diagnose core issues and pursue solutions to resolution
- Comfort operating with ambiguity and managing change
- Seniority: Lead (3-5+ years experience)
- Work mode: Hybrid — at least 3 days per week in the Toronto office (Mon, Wed, Thu), remote up to 4 weeks per year
- Salary: CAD $102,000 - CAD $127,500 base
- Key skills: SQL, Quantitative analysis, Forecasting, Reporting, Financial analytics, Data visualization, Stakeholder communication, Budget tracking, Process design
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