Senior Director, People Business Partners

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization.

As Senior Director, People Business Partners (PBP), you will be a strategic leader and trusted advisor to Lyft’s senior leadership, enabling the team members who power our mission. This is a high-impact role for an experienced people leader who thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this leader will be responsible for the entire PBP function, driving organizational effectiveness, team member development, and workforce planning—all while ensuring our people strategy directly supports business goals. You’ll anticipate challenges, help leaders look around corners, and bring forward-thinking solutions to keep Lyft’s workforce agile, engaged, and ready for the future.

Join us and help shape the future of work at one of the most mission-driven, people-focused companies redefining mobility.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic partnership: Partner closely with senior leaders to align people strategies with Lyft’s business objectives, acting as a trusted advisor and bringing best-in-class HR practices to enable growth.

• Team leadership & People development: Lead, empower, and develop a team of high-performing People Business Partners, fostering a culture of strategic impact and continuous growth.

• Change leadership: Anticipate workforce challenges and guide leaders through complex organizational changes with empathy and strategic foresight.

• PBP team strategy: Drive the evolution of People Business Partnership strategy and practice to modernize the function, enhance effectiveness, scalability, and business impact.

• Data-driven decision making: Leverage people analytics to influence talent strategy, optimize workforce planning, and drive business outcomes.

• Organization & talent planning: Shape scalable team structures, develop leadership pipelines, provide thought-partnership on HR topics & influence how we attract & retain top talent.

• Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with other COEs (e.g., Talent Acquisition, Team Member Experience, Total Rewards, HR Operations, DEIB, Legal) to enable HR programs that create meaningful business impact.

• Tech enablement: Partner with People Systems & Operations to identify opportunities to modernize Team Member self-service capabilities through tech and automation, and support the adoption of these capabilities across the business.

Experience:

• The ideal candidate will bring proven senior leadership experience in HR Business Partnership in fast-paced environments through 15+ years’ experience in senior HR Business Partnership roles partnering with senior executives.

• Experience in the tech industry, in public companies, and in growth organizations will all be considered favorably, but are not necessarily required.

Skills:

• Proven ability to influence & coach senior executives and drive strategic people decisions at scale.

• Proven success in leading and coaching a team of high performing people business partners

• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand industry dynamics and align people strategies with business priorities.

• Ability to thrive in ambiguity and lead through change in a dynamic environment, modernizing the HR function and creating a best in class function

• Data & insights-driven mindset to measure success and continuously improve people strategies.

• Deep commitment to inclusion, belonging, and culture-building as a competitive advantage.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage on a variety of people's topics with different audiences, and to challenge the status quo as appropriate.

• Ability to establish relationships at all levels of the organization

Benefits:

• 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 to help save for your future

• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off

• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible

• Subsidized commuter benefits

• Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the San Francisco office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. 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 San Francisco Bay area is $220,000 - $275,000. In addition to the base pay, this role is eligible for competitive equity awards, bonuses, and benefits. You can read more about Lyft’s employee benefits here.

Total compensation is dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience, and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.