Senior Investor Relations Manager, Lyft
$171-190k
Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus
Some travel may be required
3+ days a week in office
Ride sharing company
Job no longer available
Ride sharing company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$171-190k
Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus
Some travel may be required
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires a self-starter and strong team player who is comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- 7+ years of professional experience in investor relations, equity research, investment banking, corporate development, or other Wall Street position
- Experience with a high-growth, publicly traded technology company is preferred, ideally in an investor relations role
- High degree of financial literacy, including GAAP accounting practices
- Strong understanding of valuation and modeling techniques used by investors and analysts
- Advanced analytical skills with an ability to perform quantitative and qualitative analysis
- Thorough knowledge of Reg FD and other SEC disclosure rules and regulations
- Advanced communications skills (written and spoken) and relationship skills
- Advanced proficiency in spreadsheet, word processing and presentation software; familiarity with IR focused software/tools a plus
- Keen intellect, unquestioned ethics, a sense of urgency and the ability to simultaneously execute on both tactical and strategic projects with the ability to operate in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Reliable and motivated - demonstrates strong attention to detail
- Committed to excellence
- Strong passion for Lyft’s mission
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Economics or Accounting; MBA a plus, but not required
What the job involves
- Lyft is looking for a Senior Manager of Investor Relations (IR) to join the team and contribute to the development and execution of its IR strategy
- In this role, the Senior Manager will report to the Head of Investor Relations and serve as a key spokesperson for the company with the investor community
- Expert on Lyft’s business. Acts as a spokesperson with the investment community regarding the Company’s business model, operating results, and business strategy. Assists investors and analysts with modeling the company’s financial statements and understanding its valuation
- Manages and contributes to all aspects of quarterly earnings, which includes helping to prepare the quarterly financial press releases, conference call script, Q&A documents, investor presentations and other associated materials; assist in drfting annual and quarterly SEC filings
- Collaborates across departments (including comms and policy) to help ensure a consistent corporate image is presented to all external parties
- Supports the Company’s participation in investor and analyst events, including owning core processes to maintain our investor database and CRM system
- Supports planning and execution of the Annual Shareholder Meeting
- Supports planning and execution of the company’s investor-facing ESG reporting
- Works closely with other teams on a range of ad hoc projects, for example related to internal and external financial planning, forecasting, reporting, M&A, etc
- Collaborates on developing the strategy for the investor relations function including executing the IR operating plan and budge
- Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Thursdays and a team-specific third day
Our take
Lyft has aimed for consistent growth, making sure to pitch itself as a more reliable and friendly ride-sharing option than its main competitor, Uber. Uber has a greater market share and operates globally, but Lyft hopes to compete by its focus on ride-sharing over Uber's more diversified business approach and as a more rider-friendly and greener alternative to Uber.
Operating only in the USA and Canada, Lyft is in a position of being less affected by global events than Uber but also more vulnerable to local conditions. As an example, while it doesn't face the regulatory hurdles around employment rights that Uber does, it is unable to balance out the cost of the unusually expensive US auto insurance across its operations.
In 2022, Lyft acquired PBSC Urban Solutions, a bike-share equipment and technology supplier, allowing Lyft to compete in new verticals and reaffirming its commitment to green transportation. It has also trialled and launched Lyft Assisted, where drivers help passengers from their door into the car to get to medical appointments. These developments chime well with Lyft's unique selling point as a friendlier and more environmentally aware ride-sharing app, whilst the acquisition of European competitor Freenow could add 6 million new riders to its platform in 2026.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 14 rounds)
Jun 2018
$600m
LATE VC
Mar 2018
$200m
LATE VC
Total funding: $4.9bn
Company benefits
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Mental health benefits
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
- 401(k) plan to help save for your future
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
- Family building benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
John Zimmer
(Co-Founder)Originally an Analyst at Lehman Brothers, Zimmer then founded Zimride which was a private ridesharing company that pivoted into Lyft.
Logan Green
(Co-Founder)Founded Zimride, a private ridesharing company which later pivoted into Lyft.
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