Autonomous Vehicle Partnership Manager

ABOUT THE ROLE As the Autonomous Vehicle Partnership Manager at Lyft, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of AV partnerships by supporting the execution and day-to-day management of our most active partner relationships. This is a transformational opportunity for Lyft, and we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to help us achieve our goals. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a key commercial point of contact for partner working teams across multiple active AV partnerships, you will build trusted relationships at the working level that underpin Lyft's broader partner success. Your responsibilities will include: - Serving as a key commercial point of contact for partner working teams across multiple active AV partnerships - Driving commercial momentum by preparing and executing partner working sessions - Owning the pulse of each partnership by proactively tracking commercial commitments and contractual milestones - Supporting Lyft's participation in regular partner operational reviews - Ensuring deal value is fully realized by making sure Lyft's programmatic and operational teams are fully briefed on commercial terms, partner expectations, and contractual commitments - Being the connective tissue between the partnerships team and the business by surfacing working level issues to leadership, developing solutions to problems, and helping resolve commercial friction that can slow partnerships down - Helping build the foundation for scale by documenting AV partnership processes and best practices WHAT YOU'LL NEED To succeed in this role, you will need: - 3-5 years of experience in partnerships, account management, business development, project management, or a similar commercial role - Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple parallel workstreams simultaneously without losing precision on the details - Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; comfortable driving alignment across diverse internal teams - Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to represent Lyft professionally in partner-facing settings and internally with senior stakeholders - Highly organised with strong attention to detail and a bias toward proactive communication - Genuine curiosity about the AV industry and appetite to develop expertise in a fast-moving space - Experience with AV, mobility, or enterprise technology companies is a plus - Familiarity with enterprise commercial processes — including how contracts, deployment plans, or reporting obligations work in practice — is a plus WHY REMOTE This is a hybrid role that requires working in the office 3 days a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. However, you will have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. BENEFITS Lyft offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: - 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 - 18 weeks of paid parental leave - Subsidized commuter benefits - Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership