Director, Strategic Finance (Global Growth)

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 seeking an exceptional Director, Strategic Finance to join our leadership team, reporting to the Head of FP&A. This leader will serve as the senior finance partner across several of Lyft's critical business lines: Autonomous Vehicles, Luxury, and Growth Initiatives. This leader will be driving strategic financial decision-making through advanced analytics, consumer tech expertise, and proven ROI frameworks. This role demands a finance leader with deep consumer technology experience who can be a self-starter and translate complex business dynamics into actionable business insights and drive measurable performance. Responsibilities: Lead comprehensive financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting for the supported business leaders, including revenue and contracts optimization, complex modeling and scenario planning. Partner directly with business leaders and executive leadership to develop and execute against strategic finance initiatives and key investment decisions. Drive forecast updates, quarterly business reviews with sophisticated analysis of business performance. Drive long-term planning (inclusive of capital allocation and capex planning) for emerging businesses. Build and maintain advanced ROI frameworks across the business, inclusive of ROIC and Free Cash Flow. Proactively identify opportunities to improve efficiency, profitability, and growth through deep-dive analysis and competitive benchmarking. Design and implement automated financial models and dashboards that provide real-time visibility into key business drivers and performance indicators. Drive scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to support strategic decisions around new businesses and investments, product launches, and capital allocation. Manage the quarterly performance of the business. Build, manage, and develop a h