Analytics Lead, Market Insights

Lyft Lyft · Consumer · Toronto, ON · Central Market Management & AI

This role is for an Analytics Lead focused on market insights within Lyft's Marketplace organization. The primary responsibility is to identify opportunities in key regions, develop business and product strategies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive impact. The role requires strong analytical skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence stakeholders.

What you'd actually do

  1. Become an expert in rideshare marketplace behaviors/trends and support leadership in data-informed business strategies and decisions
  2. Leverage data and analytics to identify problems and opportunities in Lyft’s top regions, synthesize the trends and insights, and recommend action plans
  3. Operate within rideshare decision-making frameworks with a critical lens, evaluating areas of improvement and business growth opportunities
  4. Partner with Data Science, Product, Engineering, and other teams to deliver business, product, and strategy improvements
  5. Be proactive in pursuing opportunities and have a true ownership mindset to get things done

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree with a focus in analytics, statistics, economics, finance, marketing, or other quantitative fields
  • 3+ years experience in management consulting, strategic data science/analytics roles in a technology company, or an equivalent analytical role in a high growth startup
  • Experience analyzing data, extracting key insights and trends, and producing actionable recommendations from the data
  • Ability to think strategically and tackle open-ended problems, leading to analysis, recommendations, and next steps
  • Experience building relationships and influence with cross-functional teams
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present findings and recommendations to different types of stakeholders, including senior leadership
  • Proficient in SQL and Excel/Google Sheets with strong quantitative analysis and data visualization skills

Nice to have

  • You are a self-starter, take ownership, and are proactive; you have an eagerness to identify opportunities and a drive for impact

What the JD emphasized

  • strong analytical capabilities
  • Ability to think strategically and tackle open-ended problems
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficient in SQL and Excel/Google Sheets
  • You are a self-starter, take ownership, and are proactive