Executive Assistant, Product & Design
DoorDashAbout the role
About the Team
DoorDash is scaling at an unprecedented rate, and we are hiring an Executive Assistant (EA) to partner with senior leaders in our Product & Design Organization. Our team works to build, enhance, and scale new ways to delight our customers while empowering local economies. As an essential part of this high-impact team, you will be instrumental in optimizing executive efficiency, allowing our leaders to focus on strategic priorities that shape the future of DoorDash.
This role is more than just administrative support—it’s about partnership. You will be the right hand to two senior leaders, helping to remove obstacles, create efficiencies, and promote a strong, engaged team culture. If you thrive in a fast-paced, high-achieving environment and enjoy making the impossible possible, this is the role for you!
About the Role
As an Executive Assistant, you will support two senior leaders in Product & Design, serving as their go-to person for calendar management, strategic prioritization, team engagement, and operational efficiency. You will play a key role in managing multiple projects, coordinating cross-functional communication, and ensuring the team operates smoothly. You will report to the Executive Business Partner on our Administrative Team. This role will work a hybrid schedule, our of our San Francisco HQ office, about 1-2 days a week.
You're Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will…
- Maximize Executive Impact – Proactively manage schedules, streamline workflows, and enable leaders to focus on top priorities.
- Organize & Optimize – Help keep teams efficient by anticipating and resolving conflicts, managing competing priorities, and creating seamless coordination.
- Champion Team Culture – Plan and execute team-building activities, offsites, and events to promote engagement and morale.
- Manage Multiple Projects – Track initiatives, handle logistics, and support operational planning to ensure alignment and success.
- Handle Confidential Information – Act with discretion and integrity in managing sensitive company data and executive communications.
- Be a Strategic Partner – Keep a pulse on team dynamics, surface challenges, and proactively recommend solutions that enhance productivity.
What We're Looking For…
- 3-5+ years of experience in an Executive Assistant or high-level administrative support role.
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple competing priorities.
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
- A proactive problem-solver with the ability to diagnose challenges and implement creative solutions.
- Adaptability & flexibility to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with leaders, product managers, designers, and cross-functional teams.
- Experience in technology, product, or design environments is a plus!
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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 for all regular employees that includes a 401(k) plan with an employer match, paid time off
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