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Senior Manager, Marketing Strategy & Operations

Lead marketing strategy and operations at Lyft, ensuring efficiency and alignment with business goals.

Location
San Francisco, CA
Compensation
$132k–$165k/yr
Level
senior
Type
full time · Hybrid

Posted by employer 5 days ago

First seen on Joblaze 4 days ago

Last verified on the company career page 5 hours ago

What you'll build

  • Develop marketing strategies and plans
  • Manage marketing technology stack
  • Streamline marketing processes
  • Develop and monitor marketing budget
  • Analyze marketing campaign performance

Must have

  • 7+ years of experience in operations or strategy
  • Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills
  • Technical proficiency with marketing automation tools
  • Excellent project management skills
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice to have

  • Experience in annual planning

Practical constraints

  • In-office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays

Requirements

Experience
7+ years

Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.

Benefits

401k Match Remote Work Health Insurance Parental Leave

Joblaze summary

The Senior Manager of Marketing Strategy & Operations at Lyft focuses on optimizing marketing processes, managing budgets, and ensuring alignment with business objectives through strategic planning and data analysis. This role requires expertise in marketing technologies and strong analytical skills, along with a background in operations or strategy, ideally within the tech sector. It is suited for a seasoned professional with a collaborative mindset who can effectively support and train marketing teams. Lyft emphasizes a hybrid work model, fostering in-office collaboration while allowing some flexibility.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed 4 days ago — first seen on Joblaze September 25, 2026. Last confirmed on Lyft's careers page September 29, 2026.
  • This exact title is also open at 2 other locations at Lyft: Toronto, Canada, New York, NY.
  • Salary band is in line with the typical range for Sales/Marketing roles (median ~$140,000).
  • Starts above 48% of 29 comparable senior sales/marketing roles in United States that list CRM we track (median $132,000 across 10 companies).
  • CRM appears in 2% of 1618 comparable senior sales/marketing roles in United States; CMS appears in 0.2% of 1618 comparable senior sales/marketing roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Senior Manager, Marketing Strategy & Operations role remote?
It's hybrid — Lyft expects some on-site time in San Francisco, CA.
What's the salary range?
Lyft lists $132,000–$165,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?
At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Senior Manager, Marketing Strategy & Operations role.
Where is the role based?
Lyft is hiring for this position in San Francisco, CA.
What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: CMS, CRM, Marketing Automation.
What seniority level is this role?
Lyft targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Senior Manager, Marketing Strategy & Operations role at Lyft.

From the original posting

The Senior Manager, Marketing Operations and Strategy is responsible for ensuring marketing efforts are efficient, data-driven, and aligned with business goals through process optimization, technology management, and strategic planning. Key duties include managing budget and org health, leading org-wide annual planning process, managing quarterly reporting (QBRs), overseeing campaign execution and budget, and providing overall operations support to the marketing leadership team.

Responsibilities:

  • Strategic planning: Developing and implementing marketing strategies and plans to achieve business objectives, improve brand awareness, and build customer loyalty.
  • Technology management: Evaluating, implementing, and managing the marketing technology stack (e.g., CRM, marketing automation platforms, CMS) and ensuring the team can effectively use these tools.
  • Process optimization: Designing, streamlining, and refining marketing processes to improve productivity, efficiency, and cross-team collaboration.
  • Budget management: Developing, managing, and monitoring the marketing budget, including tracking budget vs forecast, and providing financial reports to management in partnership with Finance.
  • Data analysis and reporting: Working with Analytics to analyze marketing campaign performance data, generating reports for stakeholders, and providing data-driven insights and recommendations for improvement.
  • Collaboration: Acting as a liaison between marketing and other departments to ensure alignment on goals and efforts. Building rapport with the Chief of Staff community and working with on cross-company initiatives and planning.
  • Team support: Training and supporting marketing staff, and providing internal support and training on marketing platforms.

Experience:

  • 7+ years of experience in operations or strategy, ideally within Marketing and within technology.
  • Demonstrated skills in planning and strategic thinking. Experience in annual planning a plus.
  • Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
  • Technical proficiency with marketing automation tools, CRMs, and other marketing technologies.
  • Excellent project management skills, including the ability to manage timelines and resources.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Budgeting and financial management skills.

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 with company match 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
  • Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership

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 3 days per week 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 San Francisco area is $132,000 - $165,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are 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.

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