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LyftLyftSan Francisco, CA

Director, Strategic Finance

Director-level finance leader partnering with Lyft business units (Autonomous Vehicles, Luxury, Growth) on planning, forecasting, ROI frameworks, and strategic investments. Requires 12+ years FP&A experience (8+ in tech), team leadership, and executive presence.

203k – 254k
Hybrid12+ YOEFinance & Accounting

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Lead comprehensive financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting for 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 strategic finance initiatives and key investment decisions.
  • Drive forecast updates and 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 high-performing FP&A team with expertise in marketplace dynamics and consumer tech metrics.
  • Establish best-in-class financial processes, including data collection and analysis.
  • Foster a culture of analytical rigor and business partnership across the finance organization.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of FP&A experience with at least 8+ years in technology companies.
  • Deep experience building and implementing ROI frameworks for customer acquisition, product development, expansion into new businesses, and support to business development teams.
  • Extensive track record of building and leading high-performing FP&A teams in fast-growth environments.
  • Strong executive presence with experience presenting to boards, investors, and C-suite leadership.
  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills with ability to translate complex financial concepts for diverse audiences.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Tech industry expertise, combined with experience in new ventures and hardware/infrastructure investments.

Skills

Financial PlanningBudgetingForecastingRoi FrameworksFinancial ModelingScenario PlanningCapital AllocationCapex PlanningRoicFree Cash FlowCompetitive BenchmarkingFinancial DashboardsFp&A LeadershipMarketplace DynamicsConsumer Tech Metrics

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