Central Operations Specialist, Asset Planning

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization

Lyft is looking for an energetic team-player, with a background in operations and performance improvement to join our Urban Solutions team supporting our bikes & scooters operations. In this role, you will manage a fleet of motorized vehicles (i.e., vans and trucks) while driving improvements to the current process by strengthening vendor relations and improving utilization. This role will also tackle broader process and performance improvement initiatives in the medium to long term. 

If you share our vision for transportation that empowers local communities, reduces our environmental footprint and brings people together, we’d love to meet you!

Responsibilities:

MOTORIZED VEHICLE FLEET MANAGEMENT

• Expertise in all things fleet management for a fleet of 150+ leased/rented vehicles across 5+ markets around the US. 
• Manage relationships with various internal/external partners including leasing vendors, rental vendors, Risk, Legal and Finance.
• Manage purchase order/payment process with service providers and maintain cost analytics and reporting dashboards.
• Ensure fleets remain compliant with registration, titling, DOT and other requirements. 
• Present quantitative and qualitative findings to leadership to help drive high impact decisions.
• Build cross-functional, internal partnerships that support your scope of work.
• Collaborate with Planning and Finance to forecast vehicle-related expenses
• Maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for motorized vehicle fleet management. 

PROCESS/PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

• Establish metrics and targets to evaluate vehicle uptime and maintenance costs; collaborate with Operations Excellence and local stakeholders to improve vehicle performance.
• Evaluate field services performance across markets through on the ground ridealongs and data analysis to identify vehicle-related performance improvements.

Experience:

• 3+ years experience in an Operations, Logistics, or Consulting role 
• Fleet management experience a plus, but not required
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and stakeholder management skills in order to work effectively with employees of all levels and external vendors
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the capability to process data to drive business strategies and decisions
• Strong track record of setting goals, creating a plan, and getting results
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to drive efforts and projects through relationships and a broad knowledge base
• Ability to work with remote teams and across times zones
• Strong emphasis on data-driven decisions
• Proficiency in Google Sheets

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 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
• Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

Lyft is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid

The expected base pay range for this position in the New York City area is $72,000 - $90,000. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.