Product Design Manager, Ads & Promos

About the position

We’re looking for a Product Design Manager to lead a talented team of designers to shape the future of advertising on DoorDash. Your mission is to create the highest-performing, most intuitive, and delightful advertising platform that empowers small to large restaurants on DoorDash. You’ll drive the strategy for showcasing the value of advertising on DoorDash, and make managing a campaign a breeze for new and returning users alike. You’ll define the future of an advertising platform that connects local businesses to 30+ million consumers on DoorDash. You will report into the Head of Ads & Promotions Design on our Merchant Design team in our Product Design organization. This role can be based in San Francisco, Seattle, or New York City and is a hybrid role with 1-2 days a week in office and the remaining time remote.

Responsibilities

• Manage, develop, and hire a team of exceptional designers
• Actively practice and evangelize customer-centric thinking throughout the entire org
• Partner with cross-functional teams like Product, Engineering, Analytics, and Operations to define the vision for our Ads and Promotions experiences
• Partner with the design leadership team to build a holistic design strategy for our entire suite of products
• Mentor designers on both soft and hard skills and help them develop and achieve career goals
• Build a culture that elevates the team, in terms of both performance and morale
• Establish an operating model that increases the team’s effectiveness
• Align the team’s priorities and deliverables to our overarching strategy and goals

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant Product Design experience
• Prior experience directly managing Designers
• A track record of impact – proven involvement in driving significant, company-wide impact
• Ability to visualize and articulate a clear design strategy to cross-functional partners
• Experience in executive management and communication, especially at managing up and across DoorDash
• Proven ability to create clarity and focus in complex and ambiguous problem spaces
• Demonstrated experience in building the team necessary to fulfill the strategy

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with an employer match
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Disability and basic life insurance
• Family-forming assistance
• Commuter benefit match
• Mental health program