Senior Operations Associate - Robot

DoorDash

$85K — $125K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of operations experience, ideally in autonomous technology
  • Experience managing teams through different product development phases
  • Track record of cross-functional collaboration in fast-paced settings
  • Analytical mindset with problem-solving skills
  • Proficiency in gSuite, JIRA, and SQL preferred but not required

Responsibilities

  • Manage a shift of the operations team supporting autonomous technology
  • Communicate timely status updates to stakeholders
  • Serve as an escalation contact for field issues and incidents
  • Balance business needs, costs, and safety effectively
  • Become an expert in autonomous technology and track changes
  • Push performance metrics and achieve personal contributions

Benefits

  • 401(k) plan with employer matching
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Wellness and commuter benefits
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Family-forming assistance
  • Mental health program
  • Flexible paid time off for salaried roles
  • Accrued vacation and paid sick leave for hourly roles
Full Job Description
About the Role

We are looking for a driven Senior Operations Associate who is excited about managing a dynamic operations team leading the forefront of delivery technology. You will manage an AM or PM shift (7AM - 3:30PM // 2:30-11PM PST) of our operations team supporting autonomous testing, bringing autonomous technology from ideation to commercialization. You will report to an Associate Operations Manager or Operations Manager on our robotics team in our DoorDash Labs organization. This job is 100% onsite at our Operations Hub in Dublin, CA with some duties in Fremont and Sunnyvale, CA.
You're excited about this opportunity because you will...
  • Manage a component of our operations
  • Effectively communicate status updates to key stakeholders, including timely identification and escalation/resolution of issues
  • Serve as an escalation path for issues in the field, to include incidents and onsite presence depending on severity
  • Maintain an "and not either or" attitude when it comes to balancing business needs, costs, and safety
  • Be an expert in our autonomous technology and help track and convey changes to it
  • Strive to push metrics and add to them personally
We're excited about you because you have...
  • 4+ years of experience (preferably in the autonomous industry or with strong interest)
  • Managed an operationally efficient team through multiple product phases
  • A proven track record of operating in cross-functional initiatives and succeeding in a complex and fast moving environment
  • An analytical mindset and can deliver actionable recommendations out of complex situations; Proficiency in gSuite, JIRA and SQL is preferred but not essential


Compensation

Actual compensation within the pay range listed below will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location. Base salary is localized according to employee work location.

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.

$85,400-$125,500 USD

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