Job Description

At Lyft, our mission is to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization.

Lyft is looking for an Associate who is driven by providing world-class customer service and challenging project work to join our Rentals team. In this role, you will act as the "face of Lyft," providing exceptional hospitality while greeting customers on site and helping them to get accustomed to their vehicle and hit the road quickly. You will also play a key role in operations behind the scenes, making sure vehicles are prepped and ready to go while providing in-drive support by chat and phone as well as helping to define and optimize rental processes. Lyft Associates thrive on making an impact, leading by example, and motivating those around them.

Responsibilities:

• Meet and greet customers on-site at our hub location, providing a quick and seamless pickup of a rental vehicle
• Assist on operational initiatives, working with high ambiguity, and provide solutions to multi-level cross functional management
• Provide operational support, including but not limited to:
  • Helping to shuttle vehicles between locations to meet demand
  • Working with vendors to ensure cars are clean, in good condition and full of gas
  • Providing phone/chat support to customers who are in the middle of a rental and need help
  • Managing the fleet in our back-end systems
• Track escalations and feedback regarding points of friction in customer experience, process implementation and execution, and/or platform performance and utilization
• Brainstorm, test and implement ideas for improving the customer experience and making behind-the-scenes operations more efficient and consistent
• Jump in wherever you are needed to deliver an exceptional rental experience
• Flexible schedule: this is a role that will require some evenings and weekends

Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred
• Retail, customer service and/or rental car experience
• High energy with an outgoing, social personality - you love talking to people!
• Comfortable on the phone and in person interacting with customers
• A true team player that is comfortable with performing with ambiguity
• Excellent, clear verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Valid Driver’s License and a satisfactory driving record required
• Ability to multi-task and switch into different modes during the workday/week
• Excellent verbal and written communication proficiency with common technology tools
• Rental Associates will need to arrange their own transportation to the site

Benefits:

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• In addition to 11 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• 401(k) plan to help save for your future
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Monthly commuter subsidy to cover your transit to work
• 20% off all Lyft rides

Lyft is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Lyft does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws or prohibited by Company policy. Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and other similar state laws and local ordinances, and its internal policy, Lyft will also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.