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 building out Finance business operations to drive disciplined execution of both organic and inorganic initiatives, including M&A integration, strategic programs (AVs, Luxury), and other new product initiatives (NPIs). This is a strategy-to-execution role that requires strong judgment, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to drive outcomes in ambiguous, high-stakes environments.
We are seeking a high-impact Finance BizOps leader to sit at the center of this effort, owning finance integration execution (in partnership with Lyft’s Corp Dev IMO), NPI financial readiness, and the intake/governance layer that connects Finance to the company’s most strategic initiatives. This role is the operating backbone for Finance – ensuring acquisitions integrate seamlessly, new products launch cleanly, and Finance work is prioritized with rigor and transparency.
As the company scales, the volume and complexity of strategic initiatives—M&A, new products, and cross-functional programs—continues to increase.
This role establishes a centralized operating model that ensures:
- Strategic initiatives are executed with discipline and completeness
- Finance is embedded early and effectively ensuring strong planning to execution across multiple teams to deliver strong customer and business results
- The organization scales without accumulating operational debt or technical debt
Responsibilities:
- Strategic program Readiness
- Act as the central Finance lead for new product initiatives and large strategic programs
- Build strong working relationships with key product and business leaders and stay “in the know” on planned launches
- Partner with Finance SMEs, Product, Engineering, and GTM teams to ensure:
- Financial workflows and requirements are defined
- Systems, processes, and finance stakeholders are ready for launch
- Risks and tradeoffs are surfaced early
- Translate ambiguous product requirements into clear Finance implications and execution plans
- Track implementation and establish Finance governance to enable global launch and scalability
- Drive alignment and decision-making across stakeholders
- Help ensure launches do not create downstream operational or technical debt
- Finance M&A Integration
- Support end-to-end Finance integration across global acquisitions, from Finance integration strategy during diligence to post-close integration
- Partner with Corp Dev IMO, Product and Finance leadership to:
- Understand product integration plans and identify impacts on Finance processes, systems, and org
- Define Finance integration strategy and scope
- Build integrated finance roadmaps with clear dependencies and critical path
- Stand up governance, reporting, and escalation frameworks
- Prepare and lead leadership readouts on Finance integration status of deals in scope
- Drive cross-functional execution across Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, etc; manage key dependencies with IT/Systems, HR, and Legal
- Implement and manage synergy tracking and value realization mechanisms
- Codify repeatable finance integration playbooks to improve speed, quality, and predictability
- Program Leadership & Execution
- Act as the control tower across concurrent initiatives and Ensure the right work is resourced and sequenced appropriately across teams
- Drive execution across multiple complex, cross-functional programs simultaneously
- Build and manage integrated plans, milestones, and KPIs
- Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks
- Hold teams accountable while maintaining strong cross-functional relationships
- Ensure high-quality documentation, decision logs, and scalable processes
- Centralization and coordination for Finance-related initiatives (M&A, NPIs, strategic projects)
- Define criteria (impact, risk, effort, strategic alignment)
- Provide visibility into pipeline and tradeoffsFacilitate prioritization discussions with Finance leadership
- Operating Model & Capability Building
- Help stand up and evolve the Finance bizops function and define best practices and processes for:
- M&A Integration governance
- NPI Finance engagement model
- Cross-functional operating rhythms
- Introduce structure without slowing teams down—balancing rigor with speed
- Build repeatable frameworks that scale with company growth
Experience:
- 5+ years in BizOps, Finance Ops, Product Ops, or Consulting
- Direct experience in M&A integration, large-scale program management, or product launches
- Strong understanding of Finance functions (Accounting, FP&A, Treasury) and financial workflows (QTC, rev rec, billing); BS in Accounting/Finance preferred
- Ability to operate in ambiguity and drive clarity across senior stakeholders
- Proven track record of driving execution across cross-functional teams, across Finance, Business, and Technical teams
- Strong systems thinking—understanding how processes, systems, and people connect
- Exceptional communication and executive presence
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 with company match 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
- Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership
Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. 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, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
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 3 days per week 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 San Francisco area is $132,000 - $165,000, 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.