Lyft

Director, Global M&A Legal

Lyft 📍 California, USA 🏢 On-site Posted Jul 29, 2026 via Lyft careers
full-time 📂 Legal 🏢 On-site 🏭 Transportation & Logistics

✨ Job Highlights

  • ★Pay: $236,000 to $295,000 a year
  • ★On-site: California
  • ★Full-time role in legal
  • ★Experience asked for: 10+ years
  • ★Apply directly on Lyft's careers site
  • ★Posted July 29, 2026

Full Job Description

Director, Global M&A Legal job at Lyft in California

Lyft is recruiting a Director, Global M&A Legal to join the team in California. This is full-time work at Lyft's location. The advertised pay is $236,000 to $295,000 a year.

Lyft describes the job as follows.

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 hiring an experienced, talented and energetic M&A lawyer to join our expanding Legal team. You will lead a broad range of corporate and transactional matters and provide effective, business-focused legal advice to stakeholders throughout Lyft.

Our legal work is cutting edge and always evolving. Reporting into the VP, Deputy General Counsel, Corporate & Commercial, we are looking for an entrepreneurial, resourceful, and highly collaborative leader who can continuously assess and advise on legal issues using a creative and pragmatic approach.

Responsibilities:

  • 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.
  • Experience:

  • 10+ 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.
  • Resourceful self-starter with excellent problem-solving capabilities, judgment, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
  • Adept at thinking creatively (and strategically!) on your feet; proven ability to manage complex workloads, multiple stakeholder demands and ever-shifting priorities all while instilling confidence.
  • Executive presence given the regular interactions with senior management and Boards of Directors.
  • Sense of humor, positive attitude, low ego, and a willingness to dive into new areas.
  • 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 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 $236,000 - $295,000. In addition to the base pay, this role is eligible for competitive equity awards, bonuses, and benefits. You can read more about Lyft’s employee benefits here. [https://www.lyft.com/careers/life-at-lyft]

    Total compensation is 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.

    Questions about this job

    How much does this Director, Global M&A Legal job pay?

    Lyft advertises $236,000 to $295,000 a year for this role.

    Is the Director, Global M&A Legal position remote?

    No, it is an on-site job in California.

    What does Lyft look for in candidates?

    The posting mentions at least 10 years of relevant experience and skills such as Negotiation. Read the full description above for the complete list.

    Where do I send my application to Lyft?

    Use the apply button on this page. It takes you to Lyft's own application form, so your CV goes directly to their hiring team.

    Is this job still open?

    Lyft published the role on July 29, 2026. We check the employer's job board every day and take this page down when the role closes, so if you can read it, the job was still listed at our last check.

    Source: Lyft careers page (app.careerpuck.com). Applications go straight to the employer. We check the listing daily and remove it once it closes.

    Required Skills

    Negotiation

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    🏢 Company Lyft
    📍 Location California, USA
    💼 Job Type full-time
    🌐 Work Mode 🏢 On-site
    🏭 Industry Transportation & Logistics
    🗓 Posted Date Jul 29, 2026
    🔗 Via Lyft careers
    🎯 Experience 10+ years
    📅 Deadline Dec 14, 2034

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