People Director
DoorDash India · Posted Oct 1
Software development, engineering support, and technology services for a global local commerce platform
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About the role
The India People team is establishing the people practices and employee experience that will support the launch and growth of DoorDash's Hyderabad site, partnering closely with site leaders and employees to build effective teams and consistent leadership practices. DoorDash is a technology and logistics company moving beyond food delivery toward any and all goods. This role is a hands-on People Business Partner presence at the Hyderabad site through its launch, growth, and stabilization, supporting employee engagement, manager effectiveness, organizational effectiveness, talent management, employee relations, workforce planning, and change management, coordinating two Human Resources Generalists and using people data to identify risks and shape the site's future people practices.
What you will do
- 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.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 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.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About DoorDash India
DoorDash Technologies India Private Limited acts as an Indian subsidiary and engineering/technology hub for DoorDash, Inc., supporting its global local commerce and delivery platform operations. The entity operates primarily as a corporate and technical setup in India rather than a consumer-facing delivery marketplace. It provides core technological backing, research, and software development services to the parent company.
- Industry
- Software & IT Services
- Company size
- 50-100 employees
- Founded
- 2020-01-23
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $2.5B raised
- 2020-06-18Series H$400M
Recent coverage
The Hindu
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Times of India
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