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# Data Analyst, Operations Planning

- **Company:** Lyft Inc
- **Location:** New York, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $82,800.0 - $103,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Visualization, Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Data Analytics
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/data-analyst-operations-planning-lyft-8012978

## About the Role

* 3+ years experience in data analytics in a high-growth environment, preferably a consulting, operations or transportation / logistics space
 * Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant professional experience
 * Highly skilled in SQL and quantitative analysis. You can deep dive into large amounts of data, draw meaningful insights, dissect business issues and draw actionable conclusions
 * Ability to develop scalable approaches and produce data visualizations to drive business insights and provide tangible solutions; experience building dashboards for performance analysis is a plus
 * Extreme comfort working with ambiguity. Ability to translate unclear issues or unstructured problems into clearly defined requirements with minimal oversight
 * Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships, trust and influence with cross-functional partners
 * Great communication (listening, written, and oral) skills with the ability to present findings & recommendations targeted to the audience in question
 * Strong attention to detail, structured thinking and experiences developing processes to reduce human error
 * Adept at contextualizing real world operations into analytical problem solving
 * Passionate about sustainable mobility and active transportation
 * A strong sense of product ownership - you're constantly looking for ways to improve the customer's experience and aren't afraid to get your hands dirty to do so
 * Bonus: Proficiency in Python and associated data science libraries

## Description

* Partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science & Analytics, Operations, Finance and other cross-functional stakeholders on initiatives to improve operational performance
 * Develop frameworks and scalable processes to streamline reporting, drive decision-making and prioritization
 * Forecast operational requirements needed to maintain high service levels and meet contractual and financial targets
 * Work with our bike & scooter share markets to deliver ongoing support and deep dive analyses on performance; monitor and diagnose performance and present findings to key stakeholders
 * Collaborate with cross-functional teammates to tackle complex problems including: asset maintenance, system health and labor forecasting


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