Senior Technical Program Manager, Central
About The Position
Lyft is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to enable and empower engineering teams to deliver at scale. Technical Program Managers drive cross-functional initiatives through leadership, planning, communication, and collaboration. They combine technical strength with product and software engineering experience, using strategic and tactical approaches to deliver high-priority programs with material business impact. This role will develop integration roadmaps, strategies, and playbooks for core acquisition products and lead strategic initiatives from concept through launch. The position follows a hybrid schedule, with three required in-office days each week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to four weeks per year. The expected base pay range in the San Francisco area is $148,000–$185,000, excluding potential equity, bonus, and benefits.
Requirements
- Experience leading cross-functional teams to iteratively deliver complex projects with multiple dependencies and constraints in a dynamic, agile environment.
- Ability to operate effectively and autonomously across multiple teams amid extreme ambiguity and high-level direction.
- Experience building roadmaps, release plans, and project plans, with a thorough understanding of dependency management.
- Ability to communicate technical problems and solutions to audiences ranging from engineers and partners to C-level executives.
- Ability to influence, negotiate, and inspire others in a matrixed environment.
- Excellent organization, planning skills, and attention to detail.
- Experience delivering projects in large-scale, distributed production systems and 24x7 production operations.
- Experience compiling and presenting data- and experimentation-backed business and technology options to decision makers.
- At least 5 years in Technical Program Management or a TPM/PM hybrid role.
- Background in software, data science, or systems engineering sufficient to engage deeply with engineers and product leadership.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute comprehensive integration roadmaps, strategies, and playbooks for core acquisition products.
- Lead iterative delivery of strategic cross-functional initiatives from concept to ship through focus, transparency, communication, visibility, and accountability.
- Use technical expertise with large-scale, distributed 24x7 production systems to build plans, identify risks, and ensure smooth project launches.
- Partner with engineering, product, and business leadership to build collaborative teams and improve communication across teams and stakeholders.
- Identify systemic issues affecting Lyft engineering and take action to resolve them.
Benefits
- 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.
- Twelve observed holidays; salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, and hourly team members have 15 days of paid time off.
- Eighteen weeks of paid parental leave for biological, adoptive, and foster parents.
- Subsidized commuter benefits.
- Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership.
- In-office perks (details available from recruiter).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
