Director, Design for Brands
$241,400–$355,000 year
On-siteSan Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Set the vision for Brands design by defining pragmatic milestones to achieve that vision with your cross-functional team. Deeply immerse yourself into the complexity of merchant and advertiser design problems to drive meaningful solutions and make a measurable impact on business growth. Actively practice and evangelize customer-centric thinking organizationally while partnering with Product, Engineering, Analytics, and Operations to realize the company's mission. Hire top talents, coach designers on soft and hard skills, and establish an operation model that increases team effectiveness. Align priorities to the company's overarching strategy to help DoorDash become the trusted growth partner for brands reaching customers at scale.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience in design
- minimum 7 years in team building and management
- Have managed and scaled a team of 20+
Desired Qualifications
- You thrive in a fast-paced product environment
- You exhibit a strong bias toward action
- You can think and scale at 10x
- You are a proactive problem solver, not just a problem identifier
- You are curious, and willing to go above and beyond the job description
- You are a respected people manager with high EQ
- You know how to motivate a team even in the most challenging times
- You attract top talents and hire people who will raise the bar
- You are able to stand up for shipping the quality product for customers
- You make a great thought partner with cross-functional teams
- You are an excellent storyteller and effective communicator
- You exude a can-do attitude and enthusiasm
- You are self-aware and humble
- You have a strong portfolio showcasing the problem-solving skill at large scale and high design caliber
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