Product Manager, Autonomy & Drones
DoorDash
San Francisco, California
Posted 2 weeks ago
Responsibilities
Primary Duties
- Drive the product definition, strategy, and long term vision of DoorDash robotics and autonomous delivery products
- Own cross-functional work streams spanning a broad group of stakeholders including software and hardware engineering, design, operations, legal, policy, communications, and business development.
- Lead product development across the full lifecycle, from early discovery and development through launch, commercialization, and scaling
- Build and evolve internal platforms and tools that support autonomous operations and day-to-day workflows
- Partner closely with operations and flight teams to translate real-world needs into scalable product solutions
- Define KPIs and success metrics, and communicate product strategy and results to key stakeholders including the leadership team
- Refine requirements based on the product strategy and business needs
- Ensure products are launch-ready by aligning technical, operational, safety, and regulatory considerations
- Work with a world-class team of engineers and business leaders to bring autonomy-powered solutions to life
Experience Requirements
Required
5+ years of Product Management experience in robotics, autonomy, AI, or other complex technical products. Preferably products involving both hardware and software
5 years of experience
Benefits & Perks
Benefits Package
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- wellness benefits
- commuter benefits match
- paid time off
- paid sick leave
- medical benefits
- dental benefits
- vision benefits
- 11 paid holidays
- disability insurance
- basic life insurance
- family-forming assistance
- mental health program
Required Skills
Technical Skills
product strategydata analysisSQL
Soft Skills
communicationempathy for users
Full Job Description
Product Manager, Autonomy & Drones
DoorDash Labs is an independent team within DoorDash. We explore robotics and automation to transform last mile logistics in the long term. If you want to work on commercializing autonomy and robotics in a service used by millions of people, then we want to talk to you!
About the Role
Come help us redefine last-mile logistics through robotics, automation, and other advanced technologies! DoorDash Labs is an independent team inside of DoorDash incubating long-term bets and exploring new technologies that can be applied to transform last-mile logistics. We believe in the value of advanced technologies and strive to build meaningful applications of next-generation hardware and software to impact real-world needs.
We're looking for a product manager to help bring autonomous drones and other high-tech automation products to market, at scale. This role will focus on building the product platforms, tooling, and workflows required to enable autonomous operations and support successful program launches.
You will work closely with engineering, design, and ops to define and deliver products that operate at the intersection of software, hardware, and real-world constraints.
You're Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will
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:
$159,800 - $235,000 USD
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.
Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on "protected categories," we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.
If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.
DoorDash Labs is an independent team within DoorDash. We explore robotics and automation to transform last mile logistics in the long term. If you want to work on commercializing autonomy and robotics in a service used by millions of people, then we want to talk to you!
About the Role
Come help us redefine last-mile logistics through robotics, automation, and other advanced technologies! DoorDash Labs is an independent team inside of DoorDash incubating long-term bets and exploring new technologies that can be applied to transform last-mile logistics. We believe in the value of advanced technologies and strive to build meaningful applications of next-generation hardware and software to impact real-world needs.
We're looking for a product manager to help bring autonomous drones and other high-tech automation products to market, at scale. This role will focus on building the product platforms, tooling, and workflows required to enable autonomous operations and support successful program launches.
You will work closely with engineering, design, and ops to define and deliver products that operate at the intersection of software, hardware, and real-world constraints.
You're Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will
- Drive the product definition, strategy, and long term vision of DoorDash robotics and autonomous delivery products
- Own cross-functional work streams spanning a broad group of stakeholders including software and hardware engineering, design, operations, legal, policy, communications, and business development.
- Lead product development across the full lifecycle, from early discovery and development through launch, commercialization, and scaling
- Build and evolve internal platforms and tools that support autonomous operations and day-to-day workflows
- Partner closely with operations and flight teams to translate real-world needs into scalable product solutions
- Define KPIs and success metrics, and communicate product strategy and results to key stakeholders including the leadership team
- Refine requirements based on the product strategy and business needs
- Ensure products are launch-ready by aligning technical, operational, safety, and regulatory considerations
- Work with a world-class team of engineers and business leaders to bring autonomy-powered solutions to life
- You have 5+ years of Product Management experience in robotics, autonomy, AI, or other complex technical products. Preferably products involving both hardware and software
- You have experience in driving product strategy, vision, and roadmap alignment
- You want to own a product across the full lifecycle from product development, through launch, commercialization, and scaling
- You love digging into data: defining metrics and KPIs based on product goals, owning reporting via dashboard and data visualization, and are familiar with SQL.
- You're a hands-on owner, willing to drive execution in addition to strategy
- You are comfortable operating in ambiguity and navigating real-world constraints
- You are a skilled communicator, and have experience crafting and presenting product and business reviews to senior executives
- You approach product management with empathy for users
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).
$159,800 - $235,000 USD
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.
Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on "protected categories," we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.
If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.
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$136
/ hour
DoorDash pays $136 for Operations Manager in San Francisco, California, with most salaries ranging from $109 to $177. Pay can vary based on role, experience, and local cost of living.
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