Senior Manager, Customer Experience

DoorDash

$143K — $210K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in strategy, management consulting, product, or a related field; support strategy experience preferred
  • Proven track record of leading cross-functional initiatives and delivering measurable results
  • Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data tools (e.g., SQL, Excel)
  • Demonstrable experience managing and developing teams, with a focus on leadership growth
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills with an ability to influence across organizational levels
  • Proficiency in problem-solving with the ability to navigate complex and ambiguous challenges
  • Customer-focused with a consistent commitment to optimizing overall business and user outcomes

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the strategy and vision of Consumer resolutions
  • Lead large-scale, cross-organizational initiatives with significant business impact
  • Identify root causes of performance issues and implement scalable solutions
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Analytics, Operations) to ensure alignment and execution
  • Use data insights to identify opportunities and optimize performance
  • Communicate effectively with senior leadership to influence decision-making
  • Build a high-performing team, focusing on coaching and professional development

Benefits

  • 401(k) plan with employer matching
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Wellness benefits and commuter benefits match
  • Paid time off (flexible vacation and paid sick leave)
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Disability and basic life insurance
  • Family-forming assistance
  • Mental health program
Full Job Description
About the Role

The Senior Manager role will lead the Credit & Refunds (C&R) Resolutions team focused on developing and scaling a cross-functional, AI-integrated compensation decision function that drives both cost savings and growth across support and fraud domains. Day-to-day work centers on setting and executing strategy, leveraging data and AI to optimize outcomes, aligning stakeholders across teams, and managing complex trade-offs between efficiency, customer experience, and long-term innovation. This role requires a strong operator who can navigate ambiguity, break down complex problems, and drive measurable impact across across-functional partners.

On a typical day, you might define strategic priorities, analyze performance trends to identify root causes, align stakeholders on a path forward, and translate insights into actionable plans that deliver against business objectives. You will also play a critical role in developing talent, strengthening team capabilities, and building a high-performing organization.

Our best Senior Managers are highly strategic and analytical, with strong ownership, excellent judgment, have exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills and the ability to influence across all levels of the organization. They are equally comfortable setting vision and rolling up their sleeves to execute, and they consistently put the broader business and customer impact first.
You're excited about this opportunity because you will...
  • Shape and drive the strategy and vision of Consumer resolutions and key partnerships, aligning short- and long-term priorities
  • Drive the strategy for C&R resolutions
  • Own key business results and present outcomes to leadership, while empowering your team to grow in their careers
  • Own and lead large-scale, multi-organizational initiatives that drive step-function impact across the business, aligning diverse stakeholders and ensuring end-to-end execution
  • Break down ambiguous problems, identify root causes, and implement scalable solutions
  • Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., Product, Engineering, Analytics, Operations) to drive alignment and results
  • Use data and insights to identify opportunities, inform decisions, and optimize performance
  • Communicate effectively with senior leadership, influencing decisions and driving alignment
  • Build and develop a high-performing team, coaching individuals to grow into next-level roles
  • Foster an engaging, accountable, and collaborative team environment
We're excited about you because...
  • You have 8+ years of experience in strategy, management consulting, product, or a related field; experience in support strategy is a plus
  • You have a proven track record of leading cross-functional initiatives and delivering results
  • You are a strong problem solver who can break down complex, ambiguous challenges and drive solutions
  • You are highly analytical and comfortable using data to inform decisions (e.g., SQL, Excel, or similar tools)
  • You are an owner, meaning you take responsibility for outcomes, have experience being in the driver's seat, and want to define scope and vision from ambiguous problems
  • You have experience managing and developing teams of two or more people, including coaching and building leadership bench
  • You have strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence across all levels
  • You have a bias for action, are adaptable, and can pivot quickly as new information emerges
  • You are customer-focused and consistently optimize for the best overall business and user outcomes


We expect this position to be filled by 8/2/26.

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 to all regular employees, which includes a 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 (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

See below for paid time off details:
  • 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 (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).


The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.

$143,400-$210,900 USD

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