- Company: Lyft
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Job type: Full-time
- Salary: $148,000 – $185,000
About the role
Lyft is seeking a Senior Product Manager to join the Rider Recommendations team. This Applied AI and Machine Learning group personalizes real-time decisions within the Rider Apps, including search, ride modes, and content ranking. You will act as the orchestration layer for what riders see, working closely with engineers and data scientists to define model objectives that align with Lyft’s financial and user goals.
Responsibilities
- Own the roadmap for applied ML and AI products across the Rider Application conversion funnel.
- Define and track key metrics and KPIs, taking direct responsibility for financial outcomes.
- Establish the objective function for the rider app, balancing short-term, long-term, and stakeholder goals.
- Collaborate with data science to measure and predict the long-term value of riders.
- Develop strategies for cold-starting new regions, modes, and features to drive adoption.
- Build a unified Rider profile vision by organizing data for ML and AI training.
- Write detailed product requirements and strategy documents for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Design and analyze experiments to monitor model performance and evaluate improvements.
- Present progress and roadblocks to non-technical leadership monthly.
Requirements
- Experience driving complex machine learning products end-to-end, from inception to launch and sunset.
- Background in managing software engineering teams from a product perspective using tools like Jira or Linear.
- Experience with large-scale user-facing experimentation platforms and statistical concepts.
- Proficiency in using AI agents to accelerate daily tasks such as code understanding and data queries.
- Knowledge of machine learning and deep learning packages (e.g., xgboost, pytorch, scikit-learn).
- Ability to lead presentations for executive leadership and large all-hands groups.
- Capability to review technical specifications and provide critical product feedback.
- Comfort working independently in flat-structured organizations with close monitoring of results.
Pay and benefits
- Base salary range of $148,000 – $185,000, excluding equity, bonus, or benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
- Mental health, family building, child care, and pet benefits.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Discretionary paid time off for salaried employees; 15 days PTO for hourly employees.
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave for biological, adoptive, and foster parents.
- Subsidized commuter benefits, monthly Lyft credits, and complimentary Lyft Pink membership.
- Hybrid work schedule: In-office 3 days per week (Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays) with up to 4 weeks of remote flexibility per year.
How to apply
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