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.

Our mission to revolutionize urban transportation! We are dedicated to transforming the way people move within cities, and our micromobility hardware – encompassing electric bikes, scooters, and essential charging infrastructure – plays a pivotal role in achieving this vision.

As a Hardware Program Manager, you will assume end-to-end ownership of the lifecycle for sophisticated hardware products. From the spark of initial conceptualization and rigorous design phases to navigating the intricacies of mass production to sustaining workstreams, you will be instrumental in bringing these impactful solutions to life. This is a unique opportunity to shape the physical landscape of urban transportation and contribute directly to a more sustainable and efficient future. This role demands a technically astute lead who possesses a strong understanding of hardware development processes and demonstrated success in managing complex projects.

In this highly visible role, you will serve as a central orchestrator, working in close partnership with a diverse array of talented teams. You will collaborate extensively with engineering disciplines (electrical, mechanical, firmware, etc.), our global supply chain organization to ensure cost-effective and timely component sourcing and manufacturing, operations teams responsible for internal market deployment, Customer success team for sale market deployment, product managers defining user needs and market opportunities, sales teams driving adoption and expansion, and finance stakeholders managing budgets and forecasting. Your ability to effectively communicate, build consensus, and drive alignment across these diverse functions will be critical to your success.

If you are passionate about innovation, driven by impact, and have the expertise to lead intricate hardware programs, we encourage you to apply and help revolutionize urban transportation.

Responsibilities:

• Drive technical hardware products and initiatives from initial concept through deployment, overseeing prototyping, mass production and sustaining efforts
• Effectively articulate program strategy to leadership and engage in tactical discussions with the team.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Supply Chain, product, Finance, Internal Operations, Customer success team to define the scope, priority, and value of impactful hardware programs to maximize organizational benefit.
• Establish a culture of ownership, accountability, and clear communication within hardware programs.
• Lead regular technical and program discussions with the core team, leadership, and global suppliers

Experience:

• Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex projects iteratively, even with numerous dependencies and constraints, in highly dynamic settings.
• Exceptional ability to work autonomously and effectively across multiple teams when faced with significant ambiguity and only high-level direction
• Deep understanding of dependency management demonstrated through experience building comprehensive project plan
• Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying intricate technical problems and solutions clearly to all levels, from technical experts to executive stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence, negotiate, and inspire others within a matrixed environment, complemented by outstanding organizational, planning, and attention-to-detail skills
• Experience in synthesizing data to compile and present compelling business and technology options for decision-makers
• Possesses a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, or Systems Engineering (or a comparable field)
• At least 3 years of professional experience in mechanical, electrical, computer, or systems engineering (or a related field)

Benefits:

• Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Pet benefits
• Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account
• RRSP plan to help save for your future
• In addition to provincial observed holidays, salaried team members are covered under Lyft's flexible paid time off policy. The policy allows team members to take off as much time as they need (with manager approval). Hourly team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service 
• Lyft is proud to support new parents with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top-up plan to complement provincial programs. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible.
• Subsidized commuter benefits

Lyft is committed to creating an inclusive workforce that fosters belonging. Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offences, or any other basis protected by applicable law or by Company policy. Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.  Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process. Please contact your recruiter if you wish to make such a request.

Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office at least 3 days per week, including on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. 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 Montreal area is CAD $73,440 - CAD $91,800. 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.