Manager, Technical Program Management - Product & Platforms

DoorDash USA•Sunnyvale, CA

13h•$193,800 - $285,000•Hybrid

About The Position

DoorDash is seeking a Manager to lead its growing Technical Program Management team, partnering closely with Product & Platforms Engineering to drive important engineering-wide initiatives. The role supports a scalable, reliable delivery network serving consumers, merchants, and Dashers. It reports to a Director of TPM within Engineering Operations and is a flexible hybrid role requiring accessibility to a DoorDash Engineering office location. The manager will lead, mentor, coach, and grow Technical Program Managers; own team-building strategy, performance reviews, continuous feedback, and career development; partner with company leaders on strategic goals; provide hands-on leadership support for key programs; and serve as an escalation point for high-risk issues. Compensation includes a localized base salary and opportunities for equity grants. The national base salary range is $193,800–$285,000 USD. DoorDash provides a comprehensive benefits package to regular employees, including retirement matching, paid parental leave, wellness and commuter benefits, paid time off and sick leave, medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid holidays, disability and life insurance, family-forming assistance, and mental health support.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least 5 years of experience as a TPM, Engineering leader, or Product Manager in a relevant technical domain.
At least 2 years of experience managing a TPM or Engineering-related team in a relevant technical domain.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey concepts and considerations to both expert and non-expert audiences.
Hands-on experience owning and driving high-impact programs across multiple cross-functional teams inside and outside Engineering.
Ability to build consensus, work through ambiguity, and adapt to changing circumstances.
Experience coaching team members by engaging with program details and helping solve difficult problems.
Strong partnerships with Product teams in defining strategy and requirements.
Experience designing and scoping features, creating roadmaps, and driving technical specifications with Engineering teams, with an understanding of technical complexity and team interdependencies.
Empathetic leadership style, with timely feedback to team members and openness to receiving feedback.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or another related discipline is desired.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, coach, and grow a team of Technical Program Managers responsible for planning and executing complex, high-impact programs.
Own team-building strategy, performance reviews, continuous feedback, and career-growth feedback for the team.
Build partnerships with leaders across the company, understand their strategic goals, and advise them on how to achieve those goals.
Provide hands-on support for programs requiring leadership involvement to meet milestones or deliverables.
Act as an escalation point for high-risk issues requiring leadership support and guidance.
Drive high-impact programs involving multiple cross-functional teams inside and outside Engineering, building consensus amid ambiguity.
Course-correct faltering programs or bootstrap new projects.
Partner with Product teams to define strategy and requirements.
Design and scope features, shepherd them through delivery, create roadmaps, and drive technical specifications with Engineering teams.