The opportunity
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.
What you'll do
Lead a wide range of corporate initiatives, including complex M&A and: integrations, divestitures, strategic investments, joint ventures, domestic and international corporate structuring, capital markets transactions, financing matters, subsidiary management and other strategic corporate projects.
Manage and mentor a high-performing in-house team of M&A legal professionals,: fostering a culture of growth and execution excellence.
Partner closely with Lyft’s Corporate Development team and Treasury team as: well as advise company leadership and cross-functional stakeholders (e.g. people, accounting, tax, treasury, operations, etc.) on novel corporate legal issues, opportunities and risks of corporate transactions.
Draft and negotiate NDAs, LOIs/term sheets and definitive transaction agreements.
Shape, scale and improve our legal processes/playbooks that enable both legal: and business functions to scale effectively.
Assist other teams with projects on an as-needed basis.
What they're looking for
- + years of experience practicing corporate and securities law, with an: emphasis on M&A and strategic transactions; experience at a top-tier law firm and in-house experience at a public company are both required.
- Degree from top-tier law school. Member of the California bar (or Registered: In-House Counsel) in good standing.
- Rock solid foundation working on corporate and securities matters; must have: experience with the strategy, negotiation and process management underpinning complex buy and sell side M&A and related transactions (mergers, asset purchases, spinouts, JVs, partnerships and acqui-hires) as well as financing transactions; experience in cross-border M&A and integration strategy and process are required.
- Demonstrated success in leading, managing, and developing an in-house M&A legal team.
