About the Role
DoorDash is seeking a Design Director for its Brands business, focusing on the end-to-end experience for Brands on the platform. This strategic role bridges the needs of Brands, retailers, and consumers to drive discovery, growth, and personalization. The position involves ensuring brands can understand their business through data, manage their presence, and grow through ads and promotions, playing a critical role in the company's growth.
Responsibilities
- Set the vision for Brands design and define pragmatic milestones with the cross-functional team.
- Immerse in merchant and advertiser design problems, drive solutions, and make a measurable business impact.
- Practice and evangelize customer-centric thinking organizationally.
- Partner with cross-functional teams like Product, Engineering, Analytics, and Operations.
- Partner with design leaders in consumer and driver experiences to build a holistic journey.
- Hire top talent to raise the bar at DoorDash.
- Coach and mentor designers on soft and hard skills, supporting career development.
- Build a culture that elevates the team's performance and morale.
- Establish an operational model to increase team effectiveness.
- Align team priorities and deliverables with the company's strategy and goals.
- Be an inspirational leader through creativity, vision, commitment, and persistence.
Requirements
- Thrives in a fast-paced product environment.
- Exhibits a strong bias toward action.
- Can think and scale at 10x.
- Proactive problem solver.
- Curious and willing to go above and beyond.
- Respected people manager with high EQ.
- Attracts top talent and hires people who raise the bar.
- Able to stand up for shipping quality products for customers.
- Makes a great thought partner with cross-functional teams.
- Excellent storyteller and effective communicator.
- Exudes a can-do attitude and enthusiasm.
- Self-aware and humble.
- Strong portfolio showcasing problem-solving skills at large scale and high design caliber.
- 15+ years of experience in design.
- Minimum 7 years in team building and management.
- Managed and scaled a team of 20+.
Experience Level
- 15+ years of experience in design
- Minimum 7 years in team building and management
- Managed and scaled a team of 20+
Salary/Compensations
- $241,400—$355,000 USD
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- Wellness benefits
- Commuter benefits match
- Paid time off
- Paid sick leave
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 11 paid holidays
- Disability and basic life insurance
- Family-forming assistance
- Mental health program
- Flexible paid time off/vacation for salaried roles
- 80 hours of paid sick time per year for salaried roles
About the Company
- DoorDash's mission is to empower local economies.
- DoorDash is a technology and logistics company that started with door-to-door delivery.
- DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, offering opportunities to share unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own careers.
- DoorDash is committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks.
Equal Opportunity
- We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities.
- We hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
- We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.
- No employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status.
- We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.
- We will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with applicable regulation.
- If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.
