Director, Parcel Network Strategy & Planning

DoorDash, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 197,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer matching

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Wellness benefits

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision benefits

Job summary

DoorDash Parcel is seeking a Director of Network Strategy & Planning to own the design of the Parcel network. You will define how packages enter, move, sort, and reach the door, and lead planning systems shaping cost and service curves for years.

Your work will build on a multi-year local logistics network and existing platform. You will design speed tenants, set delivery promises, and build planning tools with Engineering and Data Science, delivering with AI-driven prototypes and rolling out to

Qualifications

• 12+ years of substantial experience leading strategy and operations in a complex, high-growth business.
• Deep experience designing or running parcel, last-mile, or logistics networks.
• Own cost and service results for a network with data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design short and long term topology plan for the Parcel network and evaluate investments 3–5 years ahead.
• End-to-end design of the Parcel network including entry, sort, travel, and city-level build/lease/partner decisions.
• Set delivery promise, cut-off times, and capacity plans for peak season and disruptions; review weekly.
• Translate package volume into profitable Dashers routes and design pickup/long-distance trucking with partners.
• Build planning tools with Engineering and Data Science, prototyping simulation/optimization using AI and Python.

Skills

Strategy leadership

Logistics network design

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Python

Job description

DoorDash Parcel is seeking a Director of Network Strategy & Planning to own the design of the Parcel network. You will define how packages enter, move, sort, and reach the door, and lead planning systems shaping cost and service curves for years.

Your work will build on a multi-year local logistics network and existing platform. You will design speed tenants, set delivery promises, and build planning tools with Engineering and Data Science, delivering with AI-driven prototypes and rolling out to