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Program Manager, Talent Processes at DoorDash in Chicago, IL
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Job Description
About the Team
The Talent team at DoorDash builds and operates the systems that power how we grow, recognize, and develop our people globally. As a rapidly scaling and evolving company, we are continuously improving how we run performance and rewards cycles, promotions, and feedback processes to support our employees and leaders. Our focus is on creating simple, reliable, and scalable processes that enable high-quality talent decisions across the business.
About the Role
This program management role sits at the core of how talent programs are executed at DoorDash. As we scale globally, you will help ensure our talent and rewards processes run smoothly, on time, and with a high degree of accuracy. You will manage day-to-day execution, coordinate across teams and time zones, and help keep complex workstreams on track.
This role is well-suited for someone who enjoys building structure, improving how things work, and learning how large-scale talent programs operate. You will also have the opportunity to experiment with automation and AI tools to reduce manual work and make processes more efficient over time.
You will report into the Senior Manager of Talent & Rewards Cycles.
You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…
- Own project management plans for talent and rewards cycles, including timelines, RAID tracking, and follow-ups to keep workstreams on track
- Coordinate across stakeholders and time zones to ensure clear communication and consistent execution of talent processes
- Execute operational workflows with a high degree of accuracy, including managing manual processes and data updates across systems
- Partner with stakeholders to support communications, including scheduling sends, maintaining distribution lists, and ensuring calendars are up to date
- Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and apply automation (including AI tools like ChatGPT or Gemini) to improve efficiency over time
We’re excited about you because…
- You have 3+ years of experience in program management, operations, or a related field
- You have experience supporting cross-functional projects and keeping detailed workstreams organized and on track
- You have experience using or experimenting with AI tools / Agent building to automate tasks or improve workflows
- You are highly organized, detail-oriented, and reliable in executing against timelines and processes
- You are motivated to learn, grow, and contribute to improving how teams operate in a fast-paced environment
We expect this position to be filled by 6/5/2026.
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).
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.