Senior Director, Design Job at DoorDash USA in California

About the TeamDoorDash Design website: https://careers.doordash.com/career-areas/designDoorDash Design blog: https://medium.com/design-doordashDoorDash blog: https://blog.doordash.com/About the RoleDoorDash is looking for a Senior Director of Design to take on the pivotal role of Head of Product Design for Merchants. In this position, you'll spearhead our talented product design team and leadership, crafting a comprehensive end-to-end experience for our merchants. Through your leadership and vision, you will help DoorDash fulfill its ambition to be the trusted go-to partner for every merchant looking to grow their businesses.You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…Set the vision for the merchant design, and define the pragmatic milestones to achieve the vision with the cross-functional teamDeeply immerse yourself into the complexity of the merchant design problems, drive meaningful solutions, and make a measurable impact on businessActively practice and evangelize customer-centric thinking organizationallyPlay a strong partner to cross-functional teams like Product, Engineering, Analytics, and Operations to realize the company’s missionPartner with the design leaders in consumer and driver experiences to build a holistic journey in a three-sided marketplaceHire the best talents who will raise the bar at DoorDashCoach and mentor designers on both soft and hard skills and help them develop and achieve career goalsBuild a culture that elevates the team, in terms of both performance and moraleEstablish the operation model that increases the team’s effectivenessAlign the team’s priorities and deliverables to the company’s overarching strategy and goalsBe an inspirational leader through your creativity, vision, commitment, and persistenceWe’re excited about you because…You thrive in a fast-paced product environmentYou exhibit a strong bias toward actionYou can think and scale at 10xYou are a proactive problem solver, not just a problem identifierYou are curious, and willing to go above and beyond the job descriptionYou are a respected people manager with high EQ; You know how to motivate a team even in the most challenging timesYou attract top talents and hire people who will raise the barYou are able to stand up for shipping the quality product for customersYou make a great thought partner with cross-functional teamsYou are an excellent storyteller and effective communicatorYou exude a can-do attitude and enthusiasmYou are self-aware and humbleYou have a strong portfolio showcasing the problem-solving skill at large scale and high design caliber15+ years of experience in design, with minimum 7 years in team building and managementHave managed and scaled a team of 20+#J-18808-Ljbffr