People Director

Doordash-India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

DoorDash is establishing its India People function in Hyderabad to support a launch and growth phase. The India People Business Partner will be a visible, hands-on leader working with site leaders and employees to ensure effective teams, leadership consistency, and a healthy workplace as the site scales.

The role focuses on employee engagement, manager effectiveness, organizational effectiveness, talent management, and change management.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive experience in a People BP/HRBP or similar role supporting business leaders and employees.
• Hands-on people support in a high-growth, site-based, operations-focused, or multi-shift environment.
• Experience applying employee relations, policy administration, and compliance in India.
• Experience coaching managers and shaping organizational effectiveness, succession planning, and workforce planning.

Responsibilities

• Partner daily with site and functional leaders on team effectiveness and manager support.
• Support employee engagement, workplace culture, and manager consistency during process changes.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning, and role clarity to improve organizational effectiveness.
• Manage sensitive employee relations matters, investigations, and policy application.
• Coordinate with two HR Generalists and align with leadership on site-level people risks.

Skills

People BP

HRBP

onsite Hyderabad

multi-shift experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

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.
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