# Director, Corporate

**Company:** [Lyft](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/lyft)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $236k – $295k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** m&a, corporate law, securities law, cross-border m&a, capital markets, financing transactions, joint ventures, corporate structuring, drafting ndas, drafting lois, Negotiation, legal team management
**Posted:** 2026-07-29

> Lead Lyft's M&A legal function as Global Head, managing a team while handling complex mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, investments, and corporate structuring. Requires 10+ years corporate/securities law experience at top law firm and public company, JD from top-tier law school, and California bar membership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead a wide range of corporate initiatives, including complex M&A and integrations, divestitures, strategic investments, joint ventures, domestic and international corporate structuring, capital markets transactions, financing matters, subsidiary management and other strategic corporate projects.
- Manage and mentor a high-performing in-house team of M&A legal professionals, fostering a culture of growth and execution excellence.
- Partner closely with Lyft’s Corporate Development team and Treasury team as well as advise company leadership and cross-functional stakeholders (e.g. people, accounting, tax, treasury, operations, etc.) on novel corporate legal issues, opportunities and risks of corporate transactions.
- Draft and negotiate NDAs, LOIs/term sheets and definitive transaction agreements.
- Shape, scale and improve our legal processes/playbooks that enable both legal and business functions to scale effectively.
- Assist other teams with projects on an as-needed basis.

## Requirements
- 10+ years of experience practicing corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on M&A and strategic transactions; experience at a top-tier law firm and in-house experience at a public company are both required.
- Degree from top-tier law school. Member of the California bar (or Registered In-House Counsel) in good standing.
- Rock solid foundation working on corporate and securities matters; must have experience with the strategy, negotiation and process management underpinning complex buy and sell side M&A and related transactions (mergers, asset purchases, spinouts, JVs, partnerships and acqui-hires) as well as financing transactions; experience in cross-border M&A and integration strategy and process are required.
- Demonstrated success in leading, managing, and developing an in-house M&A legal team.
- Resourceful self-starter with excellent problem-solving capabilities, judgment, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
- Adept at thinking creatively (and strategically!) on your feet; proven ability to manage complex workloads, multiple stakeholder demands and ever-shifting priorities all while instilling confidence.
- Executive presence given the regular interactions with senior management and Boards of Directors.
- Sense of humor, positive attitude, low ego, and a willingness to dive into new areas.

## 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

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