Head of Program Management, DoorDash Air at DoorDash · San…

About the Team

DoorDash Labs is an independent team within DoorDash. We explore robotics and automation to transform last mile logistics in the long term. If you have a passion for applying robotics solutions in a service used by millions of people, then we want to talk to you!

About the Role

We're hiring a Head of Program Management for DoorDash Air, our in-house drone delivery program. DoorDash Air is an FAA Part 135 certified air carrier, flying aircraft we design and build ourselves. In this role, you'll run the program end to end: launching and scaling our commercial drone delivery service while we build the next generation of aircraft. You'll report to the Head of DoorDash Air and sit on the Air leadership team as a peer to every functional lead, across hardware, autonomy, software, systems, reliability, flight operations, supply chain and product. This role is in person at our San Francisco office, with regular time at our test sites.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Play an integral role on a small and focused team
• Own the integrated plan for DoorDash Air across aircraft, autonomy, software, ground infrastructure, flight operations, safety and merchant integration
• Run two programs at once: scale commercial service on today's aircraft and build the next-generation aircraft
• Set and run the gates that decide when we launch, when we scale, and when a design is ready for production
• Find the critical path across hardware, software and operations, and clear it with the leads who own each piece
• Shape how program management operates across Air, partnering with our TPMs and functional leads as engineering grows
• Bring program status, risks and decisions to DoorDash's executive leadership
• Help evaluate external aircraft partners and suppliers

We're excited about you because…

• You have 10+ years building aircraft, robots or autonomous vehicles, and you've led a hardware and software program through commercial launch or regulatory approval
• You're technical enough to challenge a schedule and work a design trade with the engineers who own it
• You've set launch, safety or reliability gates and held them under pressure
• You've led complex programs through TPMs and functional leaders, including teams outside your reporting line
• You write plans and decisions that executives and engineers both act on
• You do your best work on small, senior teams where everyone wears more than one hat
• You're driven by a passion for delivering outstanding customer experiences
• BS/MS/PhD in an engineering or related technical field, or equivalent experience
• Nice to have experience includes:
• Drone delivery, eVTOL or other aviation programs, including flight test
• FAA operations or certification (Part 107, Part 135, BVLOS)
• Reliability growth programs for safety-critical hardware
• New product introduction and contract manufacturing
• Technical diligence of external partners or suppliers
• Running a program office through a fast headcount ramp

Why You'll Love Working at DoorDash

• We are leaders – Leadership is not limited to our management team. It's something everyone at DoorDash embraces and embodies.
• We are operators – We believe the only way to predict the future is to build it. Creating solutions to lead our company and our industry is what we do on every project, every day.
• We are learners – Everyone here is continually learning on the job, no matter if we've been in a role for one year or one minute. We are committed to learning and implementing what is best for our customers, merchants, and dashers.
• We are one team – The magic of DoorDash is our people, together making our inspiring goals attainable and driving us to greater heights.

Compensation

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

See below for paid time off details:

• For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
• For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.

$193,800—$285,000 USD

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why 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.

Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, 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. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. 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. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.

If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Notice Regarding Use of AI and Automated Tools: To streamline our hiring process, DoorDash utilizes an automated recruitment tool called Metaview.

How it works: Metaview assists our recruiting team by evaluating job related qualifications and characteristics in connection with hiring. The tool is designed and used to support - rather than replace - human decision-making; trained personnel make final decisions with meaningful human review and oversight, and DoorDash does not use Metaview or other AI-enabled tool in a manner that has the effect of subjecting applicants or employees to discrimination based on any protected characteristic or proxy or for engaging in any protected activity under applicable law.

Data Retention, Privacy & Bias Audit: Data collected during this process is retained in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy https://help.doordash.com/en-us/legal/article/ax-privacy-notice and applicable state laws. In compliance with New York City Local Law 144, the independent bias audit summary for Metaview is publicly available for review at https://trust.warden-ai.com/metaview/application-review.