At Lyft, our mission is to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization.

Lyft is seeking a detail-oriented, highly organized, highly motivated individual to join the Public Policy team as External Affairs Operations Manager. In this role you will be primarily responsible for managing the company’s campaign finance compliance, lobbying reporting, and government relations ethics program. This position will work closely with the Government Relations, Legal, Compliance and Public Engagement teams, in addition to other executive leaders within Lyft. You should be a self-starter but able to take direction easily and with a good attitude. 

Responsibilities:

• Oversee, develop, implement, track, and manage a robust, multi-jurisdictional campaign finance and public policy compliance program
• Understand, research, and provide strategic advice on Federal, state, and local campaign finance laws and lobbying reporting requirements
• Meet political compliance objectives by forecasting requirements, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions
• Work closely with Government Relations and Legal teams and outside legal counsel to advise members of the Public Policy team on campaign finance and political ethics
• Keep the Public Policy leadership team informed of compliance and ethics issues as they arise

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years relevant political compliance experience at a mid- to large-size law firm or in-house at a technology company; J.D. preferred
• Outstanding writing, research, and interpersonal skills.  
• Strong oral advocacy and presentation skills
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally to achieve maximum compliance while minimizing the impact of compliance on the business
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, challenging environment where decisions you make will have a large impact
• Proficiency working in a Mac environment, and specifically with Google Apps (Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, etc.), Dropbox, Excel, Outlook and Word

Benefits:

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Mental health benefits
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• 401(k) plan to help save for your future
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

Lyft is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Lyft does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws or prohibited by Company policy. Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and other similar state laws and local ordinances, and its internal policy, Lyft will also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.