About the Role
Freenow by Lyft empowers smarter mobility decisions, helping people to move freely and cities to thrive. We are hiring a City Fleet Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of our Autonomous Vehicles fleet in London. This is a hands-on operational role focused on managing depot activities, ensuring fleet readiness, and supporting efficient and safe operations in collaboration with the Lyft Autonomous Business Unit and partners.
Responsibilities
- Run the London depot, managing the flow for charging, cleaning, staging, inspection and vehicle turnaround.
- Identify and help bring on new infrastructure to support fleet expansion as volumes grow.
- Own vehicle road-readiness: plan, process and execute approved vehicle deliveries from our AV partners.
- Ensure every vehicle is properly maintained, registered and licensed.
- Implement and continuously improve core processes and hold the team accountable to performance against SOPs.
- Plan and manage local resources, including staffing, shift and rota planning, and depot capacity, to match fleet volume and demand efficiently.
- Drive the operational performance of the London fleet and instil a culture centred on operational excellence.
- Identify and act on opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce cost per vehicle.
- Ensure London operations comply with local regulations and AV partner environmental and safety standards.
- Act as the local custodian for safety and embed a safety-first culture across the depot and partner workforce.
- Manage the day-to-day relationship with vendors, overseeing delivery against SLAs, billing reconciliation, on-site quality, and resolving operational escalations as the first point of contact in London.
- Support the development of local operations as the business scales, including participating in recruitment and team coordination activities.
- Contribute to building a collaborative and performance-oriented team environment.
Requirements
- The ideal candidate combines hands-on operational expertise in fleet or asset-heavy operations with strong process discipline and the ability to build and lead a local team.
- 4+ years of experience in Fleet Management, Asset-heavy Mobility Operations, Logistics, EV fleet or Depot/Supply operations, ideally within a high-growth, tech or transport environment.
- Hands-on experience running depots, managing vehicle fleets or delivering operational rollouts.
- Exposure to the Autonomous Vehicle sector is a strong plus.
- Experience building and enforcing SOPs and driving operational excellence.
- First-rate problem-solving skills and the ability to use data to run operations and improve performance rather than simply adding headcount.
- Proven experience managing third-party, supplier or maintenance relationships against clear standards and SLAs.
- Familiarity with the London transport and regulatory environment (TfL, DVSA etc) is highly advantageous.
Skills
- Fleet Management
- Asset-heavy Mobility Operations
- Logistics
- EV fleet
- Depot/Supply operations
- Process discipline
- Team leadership
- SOP implementation
- Problem-solving
- Data analysis
- Vendor management
- Regulatory compliance
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 4+ years of experience
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- LinkedIn Learning
- Sabbatical & special leave policies
- WeRoad partnership
- Birthday, 24th + 31st December off
- Short term EU work policy
- Mobility Credit
- Employee assistance program
- Plus more local benefits depending on your work location!
About the Company
- Freenow by Lyft empowers smarter mobility decisions, helping people to move freely and cities to thrive.
- Through our multi-mobility app, we feature broad options for everyone across 9 European markets and over 180 cities.
- Millions of passengers can access services including taxis, private hire vehicles, carsharing, car rental, e-scooters, e-bikes, e-mopeds, and public transport within a single app.
- In July 2025 Freenow was acquired by Lyft, a global mobility platform, which connects riders and drivers for billions of rides across North America and Europe.
- Together, Freenow and Lyft are creating a more caring and connected world, with transportation for everyone.
- We are a global, diverse, highly motivated, and collaborative team that strives for excellence and likes to have fun.
Equal Opportunity
- Freenow is an equal opportunity employer and we consider qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age.
- We want you to grow and evolve, bring your true self to work.
