Senior Technical Program Manager, Central

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.

The Central TPM team drives Lyft’s highest-impact product and technology initiatives from concept to launch. Central TPMs are technically strong program leaders who operate from a product and engineering point of view and bridge the gap to other functions, such as comms, marketing, BD, support, and external partners, ensuring each is a core partner in the program.

They are both strategic and tactical, and they do what it takes to deliver top-priority programs that have a material impact on the business, from new product launches to acquisitions and strategic partnerships.

• →Co-own program strategy with Product and Engineering, and influence company strategy, technical architecture, and roadmap tradeoffs.
• →Lead end-to-end delivery of Lyft’s top-priority cross-functional initiatives from concept to launch, with clear goals, milestones, and definition of done.
• →Develop and execute integration roadmaps, strategies, and playbooks for acquisitions and strategic partnerships.
• →Define how the program runs, including roles and decision rights, escalation paths, and communication plan, and hold workstream owners accountable.
• →Anticipate risks early, drive mitigation plans, and aggressively resolve systemic issues blocking delivery.
• →Communicate with transparency at every level, from engineers to the C-suite, sharing progress, risks, and tradeoffs clearly and directly.
• →Present data-backed options to decision makers and drive decisions to closure.
• →Contribute to team health by building delivery best practices, mentoring other TPMs, and supporting recruiting and onboarding.

• 7+ years in Technical Program Management or a TPM/PM hybrid role, including leading large, highly cross-functional programs.
• A background in software engineering, systems engineering, or data science, strong enough to go deep with engineers and product leadership.
• Experience delivering programs on large-scale production systems.
• Proven ability to operate autonomously in significant ambiguity, with only high-level direction.
• Track record of shaping strategy and roadmaps, with strong dependency and risk management.
• Ability to influence, negotiate, and build alignment in a matrixed environment without formal authority.
• Experience bridging product and engineering with business functions, such as in acquisitions, partnerships, or go-to-market launches, is a strong plus.