About the Team
At DoorDash we’re building the industry’s most scalable and reliable delivery network to support our three-sided marketplace of consumers, merchants, and Dashers. Security is integral to the success of the business, as we secure the data and protect the privacy of our business and various stakeholders. The Security Program Management team spans several capabilities, you’ll partner closely with cross-functional security engineering teams to implement robust security solutions, drive the adoption of secure platforms, and systematically reduce organizational risk.
About the Role
Our team is looking for a Staff Security Program Manager who will be responsible for helping drive our most important security-wide initiatives. Programs will require a strong technical security background, strong cross organization coordination, stakeholder management, and ownership of results.
You will report into the leader of the Security Program Management team.
You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…
- Design, lead, and execute strategic security programs to mitigate security risks and achieve key security objectives
- Establish the vision, strategy, technical direction and success metrics for our security teams
- Convert insights from DoorDash’s security programs (Threat Defense, Offensive Security, Security Engineering, GRC, Enterprise Security, etc.) and assessments into actionable security programs and large scale initiatives
- Collaborate and lead security engineers across various disciplines to integrate and operationalize security controls, promoting widespread adoption of secure solutions and best practices across the organization
- Establish clear, measurable metrics to demonstrate and track the performance and impact of our security programs and initiatives
- Manage all stakeholder expectations from leadership to individual teams, possess strong problem solving and negotiation skills, and earn the trust of partners and teams.
- Lead full life cycle security tool proof-of-concepts
- Identify and deliver solutions to optimize or automate manual and inefficient processes
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams, internally and externally, on driving forward security objectives.
We’re excited about you because…
- You demonstrate technical security depth within multiple domains. You will develop a full understanding of our technical stack and interdependencies, allowing you to meaningfully contribute to security design decisions and review of RFCs.
- You can deeply and confidently speak to security engineering, system architecture, scalability and reliability decisions, and design trade offs.
- You have proven experience independently managing complex security programs and projects, identifying and driving technical solutions, leveraging technical judgement and leadership skills to determine the appropriate course of action based on priority and impact.
- You have a deep understanding of at least two security engineering domains like Identity and Access Management, Security Operations, Detection, Response, Threat Intelligence, Offensive Security, Sec DevOps, Security Risk Management, Security Architecture and Engineering, Network Security, etc
- You’re a strong leader with the ability to collaborate and build relationships across organizations, bridge gaps between teams, and successfully influence without authority.
- You have strong ownership, urgency, autonomy and drive. You are willing to roll up your sleeves and dive into the details to understand and drive your programs.
- You have excellent written & verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate security priorities with confidence, clarity, and focus. You can convey concepts and considerations to non-experts and experts alike.
- You have experience driving adoption of security platforms and technologies in large-scale environments
- You are pragmatic and detailed in your approach and focus on progress, not perfection.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in the field of security program management or a related security role.
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Security Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent years of experience in a related technical field
- Expertise with cloud-based services and infrastructure (AWS, Google Workspace, Google Cloud, etc.)
- Proficiency in SQL data analysis, Python coding, and other automation tooling.
- Project planning and execution skills that include JIRA experience, reviewing technical design documents, security controls, estimating, and scheduling.
We expect this position to be filled by 1/5/2026.
Compensation
The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.
In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.
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).
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 with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering 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 including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.
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.
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