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LAYIQ - Legal Operations Program Manager, M&A Integrations at Lyft

M&A Integration Program Management
Own the legal workstream of M&A integration across global acquisitions, from integration planning during diligence through post-close, in partnership with Corporate Development’s Integration Management Office (IMO)
Build legal M&A integration roadmaps with clear dependencies and critical path, covering people, entities, contracts, matters, and compliance obligations, and stand up governance, reporting, and escalation frameworks for each acquisition
Prepare and lead leadership readouts on the legal integration status of each acquisition in scope
Track the retirement of inherited legal risk and post-close obligations, and codify repeatable legal M&A integration playbooks to improve speed, quality, and predictability
Program Leadership & Execution
Act as the control tower across concurrent acquisitions, ensuring legal integration work is resourced, sequenced, and prioritized appropriately across teams
Build and manage integrated plans, milestones, and KPIs, and drive execution across multiple complex, cross-functional deal workstreams simultaneously
Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks, holding teams accountable while maintaining strong cross-functional relationships
Maintain high-quality documentation, decision logs, and scalable processes
Cross-Functional Engagement & Deal Support
Partner across Corporate Development, Finance, People, Tax, Security, and the business to understand each deal’s integration plan and identify impacts on the Legal team’s people, processes, and organization
Support diligence and signing-to-close workstreams, including data room logistics, tracking conditions to close, and managing transaction document repositories
Coordinate a hub-and-spoke model that maps acquired legal team members, contracts, and matters to the appropriate Lyft Legal functional owners, surfacing risks and tradeoffs early
Support the organizational integration of acquired legal teams, including role mapping, reporting lines, onboarding, and adoption of Lyft Legal policies and ways of working
Outside Counsel / Vendor Management
Work cross-functionally with Legal, Procurement, and Accounting to manage outside counsel and vendor relationships for deal and post-acquisition matters, including engagement agreements, alternative fee arrangements, associated budgets, compliance with billing guidelines, and related internal and external communications
Rationalize the acquired company’s outside counsel and legal vendor relationships against Lyft’s panel and billing guidelines, and manage multi-jurisdictional and cross-border engagements (including U.S., UK, EU, and Nordic counsel)
Partner closely with our Legal Operations eBilling Specialist to transition acquired matters and spend onto Lyft’s e-Billing and matter management processes
Entity Management & Governance
Support legal entity integration, rationalization, registered agent and entity management, corporate housekeeping, and governance harmonization for newly acquired entities
Partner with Corporate, Tax, and Finance to maintain accurate entity records and ensure post-close compliance and reporting obligations are met
Operating Model, Technology & Reporting
Help stand up and evolve the Legal M&A integration operating model, defining best practices for integration governance, intake, and cross-functional operating rhythms — introducing structure without slowing teams down
Own the intake and prioritization layer for legal M&A integration work, defining criteria (impact, risk, effort, strategic alignment), providing pipeline visibility, and facilitating prioritization discussions with Legal leadership
Develop, implement, and iterate on metrics, benchmarking, and dashboards that measure integration progress for each acquisition, legal spend, and the Legal team’s performance and efficiency
Experience: A bachelor’s degree or higher, preferred
At least 6+ years of experience in legal operations, BizOps, program management, or consulting, with direct experience in post-merger / post-acquisition integration or large-scale M&A program management
Excellent written and communication skills, with executive presence and the ability to drive clarity across senior stakeholders
Understanding of financial management principles, including deal budgets and integration cost tracking
Experience supporting corporate transactions, due diligence, and post-close integration of acquired companies, ideally in partnership with an Integration Management Office (IMO)
Familiarity with cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters; European experience a plus
Ability to operate in ambiguity and drive outcomes in high-stakes, fast-moving environments
Strong organizational thinking — understanding how people, processes, and obligations connect when two companies come together
Strong business partnering skills with a commitment to professionalism, collegiality, and transparency
Proactive entrepreneurial approach to recognizing needs, solving problems, anticipating issues and developing solutions
Sense of ownership and exceptional follow through skills are absolutely essential
Experience leading change management for teams adopting new processes, policies, and tools
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage several projects and concurrent acquisitions simultaneously
Comfortable facing new challenges, ambiguity, and changes in direction; flexibility in embracing frequent change
Experience with Onit, Legal Tracker, Ironclad, Evisort, Tonkean, or equivalent tools, and Google Suite, a plus

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
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Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. 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, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
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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