--- title: 'People Director at DoorDash India' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/people-director-doordash-india-hyderabad-gh0wbf2hr01g' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-13' --- # People Director at DoorDash India - **Company:** DoorDash India - **Location:** Hyderabad, India - **Posted:** 2026-08-19 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/doordashindia/jobs/8139458 ## Job description ## About the Team The India People team is establishing the people practices and employee experience that will support the launch and growth of our Hyderabad site. We partner closely with site leaders and employees to create effective teams, consistent leadership practices, and a healthy, sustainable workplace as the operation scales. ## About the Role As the India People Business Partner, you will be a highly visible, hands-on presence at the Hyderabad site, staying close to daily operations, leaders, and employees throughout the site’s launch, growth, and stabilization. You will support employee engagement, manager effectiveness, organizational effectiveness, talent management, employee relations, workforce planning, and change management. You will coordinate two Human Resources Generalists and use people data to identify risks, improve day-to-day execution, and help shape the site’s future people practices. You will report to the People Director on our EE People Ops - HR Business Partner HRBP team in our HR organization. Schedule: Night Shift — 5:00 PM–2:00 AM or 6:00 PM–3:00 AM You’re excited about this opportunity because you will… - Partner daily with site and functional leaders on team effectiveness, manager support, performance concerns, role clarity, workforce needs, and other people topics that emerge as the site scales. - Support employee engagement, workplace culture, team health, and manager consistency while helping leaders and employees navigate new processes, changing structures, and operating model changes. - Support team design, workforce planning, succession planning, talent cycles, and role clarity while identifying opportunities to improve the site’s organizational effectiveness. - Manage sensitive employee relations matters, support investigations and escalations, and promote consistent application of company policies and local labor requirements. - Coordinate and prioritize the work of two Human Resources Generalists while partnering with the Senior Manager or Director on organizational decisions, talent priorities, escalations, and site-level people risks. We’re excited about you because… - You have 6+ years of progressive experience in a People Business Partner, Human Resources Business Partner, or comparable role supporting business leaders and employees. - You have experience providing hands-on people support in a high-growth, site-based, operations-focused, or multi-shift environment. - You have applied knowledge of employee relations, sensitive investigations, policy administration, and employment compliance in India. - You have experience coaching managers and supporting organizational effectiveness, succession planning, talent processes, workforce planning, employee engagement, and organizational change. - You are able to work fully onsite in Hyderabad during a night shift of either 5:00 p.m.–2:00 a.m. or 6:00 p.m.–3:00 a.m. ## About DoorDash At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods. DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel. If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection. We use Covey as part of our hiring and/or promotional process for jobs in certain locations. The Covey tool has been reviewed by an independent auditor. Results of the audit may be viewed here: https://getcovey.com/nyc-local-law-144 To request a reasonable accommodation under applicable law or alternate selection process, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection. Beware of recruitment scams: DASH Brands will never ask you to pay money or share sensitive financial information during hiring — learn more about DASH Brands' legitimate recruiting process at [careersatdoordash.com/recruitment-scam-awareness](http://careersatdoordash.com/recruitment-scam-awareness). ## About DoorDash India ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: DoorDash India is the regional office of DoorDash Inc., the leading on-demand food delivery and logistics platform that connects consumers, merchants, and dashers, and supports global product and engineering operations from its hubs in Hyderabad and Pune. - **Entity Type**: Public company (parent DoorDash Inc., NASDAQ: DASH) – India operations are a subsidiary office. - **Headquarters**: Global HQ: San Francisco, USA; India offices in Hyderabad and Pune. - **Founded**: 2013 (global) - **Founders**: Tony Xu, Andy Fang, Stanley Tang, Evan Moore ## Core Business - **Industry**: Food delivery, logistics, and on-demand services – with a strong technology and data engineering backbone. - **Target Customers**: B2C (consumers ordering food), B2B (merchants), and B2B2C (dashers as independent contractors). The India office primarily serves internal engineering and data needs. - **Mission**: “Empower local economies” – by providing the best on-demand delivery experience. ## Products & Services - **DoorDash Marketplace**: Core on-demand food delivery platform connecting consumers with local restaurants and merchants. - **DoorDash for Merchants**: Suite of tools for restaurants to manage orders, delivery, and analytics. - **DoorDash Drive**: White-label last-mile delivery platform for businesses. - **DoorDash Labs**: Robotics and automation team exploring autonomous delivery solutions (e.g., sidewalk robots). - **Data Engineering & Analytics**: Internal data platforms powering real-time decision-making, product experimentation, and financial reporting – a key focus for India-based teams. - **Telemetry Platform**: Unified infrastructure for sub-second user intent detection and mission-critical experimentation. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Parent DoorDash Inc. has a market cap of approximately $50 B (as of mid-2026). India office’s standalone valuation is not disclosed. - **Key Metrics**: Parent company annual revenue exceeded $8.6 B in 2024. India operations headcount is growing rapidly – job listings show 10+ active engineering and data roles as of June 2026, with overall workforce growth of +20% month-over-month (LinkedIn). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: As a public company, major institutional investors include Vanguard, BlackRock; key partners include thousands of restaurants and merchants globally. - **Growth Signals**: DoorDash is expanding its India engineering presence, with dedicated teams for Data Engineering, Telemetry Platform, Maps, and Robotics (DoorDash Labs). The India office shows strong recruitment activity – 10 open positions across Hyderabad and Pune in June 2026. ## Competitive Advantages - **Scale & Data Moat**: Processes millions of orders daily, generating unmatched data for logistics optimization. - **Technology Stack**: Deep investment in real-time telemetry, machine learning for demand forecasting, and autonomous delivery R&D. - **Brand & Network Effects**: Dominant market share in US food delivery; strong three-sided marketplace (consumers, merchants, dashers). - **Global Engineering Talent**: India office taps into a rich talent pool for data engineering, backend, and automation. ## Strategic Focus - **Engineering Expansion in India**: Building out core data, telemetry, and platform teams in Hyderabad and Pune to accelerate product innovation. - **Autonomous Delivery**: DoorDash Labs is exploring robotics to transform last-mile logistics long-term. - **Data-Driven Operations**: Scaling internal data products to improve decision-making and efficiency across the business. - **Multi-Brand Platform**: Unifying infrastructure to support multiple brands and global expansion. ## Why Work Here - **Impact**: Work on mission-critical infrastructure that powers a global logistics network used by millions. - **Culture**: Strong emphasis on data-driven decision-making, engineering excellence, and collaboration. DoorDash is known for a fast-paced, high-autonomy environment. - **Work Policy**: Roles in India are on-site (Hyderabad or Pune). Global headquarters offers hybrid options. - **Perks & Growth**: Competitive compensation, stock equity (as part of a public company), opportunities to work on cutting-edge technology like robotics and real-time telemetry. - **Team**: The Indian offices host dedicated teams in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Telemetry Platform, and Maps, offering exposure to high-impact projects from day one. ## Sources 1. [DoorDash Global Careers & Jobs](https://careersatdoordash.com/job-search/) 2. [DoorDash India Job Listings (Jobera)](https://jobera.com/employer/doordashindia/) 3. [DoorDash India Active Roles (JobsRadar)](https://jobs-radar.com/company/doordashindia-4260) 4. [DoorDash LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/doordash) 5. [DoorDash India LinkedIn](https://in.linkedin.com/company/doordash-india) 6. 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