Counsel, Product & Commercial (Rideshare & Safety)

Job description

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.

Lyft is seeking an experienced, strategic, and self-motivated attorney to join the Product & Commercial Legal Team to focus primarily on Lyft’s safety initiatives, driver issues, and public policy. You’ll partner with and provide legal guidance to various cross-functional organizations such as Safety & Customer Care, Risk, Driver, Rider, Policy, and Marketing. The legal issues you’ll encounter are some of the most challenging in the industry; they are cutting edge, revolutionary and always evolving, so it will be up to you to advise with a creative and pragmatic approach. The successful candidate will be skilled at building strong relationships, working in the unknown while balancing legal risks, and comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a strategic thought leader and trusted advisor to cross-functional teams such as Safety and Risk to actively shape and guide Lyft's overall approach to community safety, road safety, and fraud prevention on the Lyft Platform — providing the legal frameworks needed to drive immediate and long-term strategies forward
• Provide rapid-response legal guidance on sensitive safety incidents and collaborate with the Comms and Litigation teams to manage risk
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