Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
DoorDashAbout the role
About the Team
DoorDash is hiring a Head of Diversity to help shape the company's future.
At DoorDash, we believe that we are a professional destination where everyone, especially women of all backgrounds, LGBTQ, and people of color, can do the very best work of their careers. Our employees are our most important customers, and we believe that inclusive company culture drives stronger results. The diversity function is crucial to paving the way to achieving higher performance, globally.
About the Role
You will guide our company-wide diversity and inclusion strategy, initiatives, programs, and partnerships. You will be a sponsor, strategic partner, and leader for Diversity at DoorDash by applying your deep expertise and by keeping your finger on the pulse of industry best practices, benchmarks, and the latest DEIB approaches.
You will report to the Chief People Officer and build out a team of DEIB leaders to support you in this role. You will be an essential partner to our Management Team, Leadership Team, People Team, and underrepresented communities at DoorDash.
You’re excited about this opportunity because…
- You will develop and drive the implementation of DoorDash’s DEIB strategy, including the integration of DEIB into core people and business processes along the employee lifecycle (e.g. recruiting, onboarding, learning and development, performance management, recognition, succession)
- You will partner with the People Leadership Team to create impact through DEIB metrics and track progress toward goals
- You will partner across the organization to launch employer brand, recruitment marketing, recruiting, and retention initiatives that allow everyone to increase and retain underrepresented employees across the company
- You will listen and integrate the voices of DoorDash's Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) into the overall DEIB strategy and use their power of connection, community, and engagement to enhance outcomes
- You will provide oversight to relationships with external communities and organizations that are driving toward meaningful social change through leadership development
- You will be a leader who consults internally and externally on broader issues that impact communities of color and other underrepresented communities to support effective and innovative solutions that achieve meaningful results at scale
We’re excited about you because…
- You have 15+ years of work experience, including people management, with at least 5 years of DEIB experience
- You have demonstrated experience articulating a vision, translating it into an executable strategy, and driving adjacent teams to accomplish the plan
- You have successfully facilitated enterprise-level initiatives with and across the senior leadership layer
- You are experienced in interpreting data and analytics to develop insights, tell stories, guide decisions, and measure impact
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.
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 with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering 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.
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