Security Assurance Analyst - Security and Privacy

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 connects people to transportation to change the way we live and get around our communities. Our drivers and passengers entrust Lyft with their personal information and travel details to get where they are going and expect us to keep that data safe. Lyft's Privacy and Compliance team ensures that appropriate security controls and data protections are applied to meet our compliance requirements and customer obligations We conduct security risk assessments, consult with organizational stakeholders, monitor and continuously improve Lyft's Information Security program, facilitate third-party security audits, work with engineering teams to implement, automate, and monitor security controls, develop policies, and advise on all matters related to information security assurance. We also conduct risk assessments of our third parties to ensure we understand and can mitigate any associated risk. 

We are looking for a highly motivated, organized, and detail-oriented individual to join our Privacy and Compliance team. As a senior member of this team, you will support our third party risk management program by conducting risk assessments and recommending mitigations. You will also help our Customer Trust team by completing inbound security and data protection questionnaires from potential partners and customers. 

Responsibilities:

• Third Party Risk Assessments 
• Review vendor or partner requests from internal stakeholders, understanding the business purpose 
• Work with external stakeholders to collect relevant security and data protection information from third parties
• Review the information and accurately assess and document the risk, and propose potential mitigations 
• Security Questionnaires 
• Draft responses to customer security questionnaires (e.g., CAIQ, SIG) and assist in the management of our external trust center (SafeBase)
• Program Management 
• Help senior team members in managing workflows, queues, and tools
• Help the team track and compile reporting and metrics  

Experience:

Required

• 1-3 years of program management experience supporting third party risk management and security compliance and assurance  
• Knowledge of security frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, SOX ITGC, or with international privacy/security regulations such as GDPR, EU AI Act, NIS2, or other international privacy/security compliance experience
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• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills 
• Ability to manage a large workload and competing priorities amid resourcing constraints and tight deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills across technical, business, and executive audiences
• Interest in leveraging AI tools or large language models (LLMs), including tools like Claude or Gemini, to automate, improve, or design compliance and assurance processes, documentation, or controls — for example AI-assisted evidence review, policy drafting, questionnaire completion, or pattern analysis across audit findings
• Familiarity with with GRC platforms (e.g., AuditBoard CrossComply, Vanta, or Drata), Safebase, Jira, and vendor management tools
• Knowledge of microservices SaaS product infrastructures or tech stacks a plus

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, or a related field preferred
• Relevant certifications such as Comptia Security+, Network+, PMP, CIPP a plus 

 
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 following the establishment of a Lyft office in Mexico City — 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. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid

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