AV Program Manager
San Francisco · USD 108,000-135,000 / year · 5+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Sep 25, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- San Francisco
- Salary
- USD 108,000-135,000 / year · Base salary
About the role
- The AV Program Manager will support Flexdrive, Lyft's fleet management subsidiary, as it transitions to autonomous vehicle fleet ownership and operations.
- This role manages the cross-functional operating plan to prepare for receiving, staffing, and operating AV fleets domestically and abroad.
- The position involves maintaining program timelines, coordinating workstreams across infrastructure and operations, and ensuring deployment milestones are met.
Responsibilities
- Maintain the program timeline for Flexdrive AV Operating Readiness across multiple workstreams.
- Manage the program's RAID log, surfacing cross-functional blockers for escalation.
- Support weekly leadership syncs and monthly deep-dive reviews.
- Translate upstream decisions into operational requirements and update the readiness roadmap.
- Coordinate infrastructure timelines with hiring plans, capital deployment, and fleet operations.
- Drive alignment on priorities and decisions across internal teams.
- Coordinate with People and Operations to sequence hiring, training, and certification programs.
- Track investment spend against capital deployment schedules with FP&A and Treasury.
- Build and deliver status reporting and maintain market readiness scorecards.
- Design and implement the program management operating model and build repeatable playbooks.
Requirements
- 5 years of experience in program management, business operations, or a similar cross-functional role.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills with experience tracking timelines, risks, and dependencies.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and operate in a fast-moving environment.
- Strong relationship-building skills to organize working groups and resolve conflicts.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify risks and quantify trade-offs.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience preparing materials for and presenting to senior leaders.
- Experience with infrastructure buildout programs such as depot construction or facility standup.
- Background in capital intensive projects, fleet management, automotive, mobility, or autonomous vehicle operations.
- Experience managing programs that span domestic and international markets.
- Experience in a subsidiary or business unit operating within a larger corporate parent.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Mental health benefits
- Family building benefits
- Child care and pet benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Discretionary paid time off for salaried team members
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave
- Subsidized commuter benefits
- Monthly Lyft credits
- Complimentary Lyft Pink membership
Workplace
- Hybrid schedule requiring in-office attendance 3 days per week (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays).
