[Hiring] People Business Partner @DoorDash USA

Role Description

This individual will be a trusted advisor and thought partner to the Leaders of the DoorDash Labs Engineering and Operations teams. The ideal candidate will thrive in ambiguity, lead with influence, and deliver high-impact solutions across performance, organizational design, talent planning, DEI, and leadership development.

As a member of our team, you'll partner closely with leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to drive meaningful business outcomes through thoughtful collaboration, clear communication, and strong execution. You'll work in a highly collaborative environment with:

• Weekly team syncs
• Regular asynchronous communication via Slack
• Flexible working hours that prioritize core collaboration

Success in this role will be measured by the impact you have on both the business and the employee experience. You'll help drive strong leadership partnership, healthy organizational outcomes, and effective talent practices, with success reflected in:

• Partner satisfaction
• Employee engagement
• Talent planning and succession readiness
• Organizational health assessments
• Successful execution of performance and compensation cycles

This is an exciting opportunity to influence how teams grow, perform, and scale as DoorDash continues to evolve.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Partner with senior executives in DoorDash Labs to translate business goals into effective people strategies and org design.
• Co-lead the strategic workforce planning process across both functions, identifying future capability needs and succession plans.
• Drive talent development programs tailored to a globally distributed and hybrid workforce.
• Provide counsel on sensitive employee relations, change management, and leadership effectiveness.
• Partner with People CoEs (Talent, Total Rewards, L&D, DEI) to roll out enterprise-wide initiatives with local relevance.
• Leverage people data to influence decisions, drive accountability, and create action plans for business leaders.
• Support M&A integration and change management efforts as the business evolves.
• Promote a culture of inclusion, innovation, and resilience through thoughtful coaching and leadership enablement.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 years in a business partner role supporting corporate functions.
• Global HR experience, particularly in multi-region orgs with a distributed workforce, that skews hourly.
• Proven track record of advising senior leaders and managing complexity at scale.
• Strong analytical mindset; experience using HRIS (Workday preferred) and people analytics.
• Inclusive leader who demonstrates humility, courage, and high EQ.
• Strong project management skills and experience driving programs from ideation through execution.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or certification in HR or Organizational Psychology a plus.
• Practical experience managing, supporting, or scaling people operations for large, hourly workforces, ideally in a fast-paced or logistics-heavy environment.

Requirements

We expect this position to be filled by 11-09-2026.

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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees
• 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
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 11 paid holidays
• Disability and basic life insurance
• Family-forming assistance
• Mental health program

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 and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked.

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado: $136,000 — $200,000 USD.