Senior Protective Services Manager — Lead Converged Security & Operations

DoorDash, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 164,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer matching

Paid parental leave

Wellness benefits

Paid time off and paid sick leave

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Holidays and life insurance features

Job summary

DoorDash, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Protective Services to lead protective operations and training. You’ll decide staffing, assignments, and protections, manage vendors, and own incident response, while collaborating with intelligence and cybersecurity teams.

The role includes travel and hands-on leadership in protecting personnel and properties. This player-coach position emphasizes setting standards, reducing friction for those protected, and delivering a high-operational cadence with

Qualifications

• Ten or more years in protective, security, or military operations.
• Five or more years managing people with hands-on responsibility.
• Decision authority with proven records under pressure.
• Experience building or scaling protective capability and standards.
• Experience running multiple protective disciplines concurrently.

Responsibilities

• Lead protective operations, staffing, assignment, and response.
• Own training and standards; verify records and readiness.
• Manage vendor and supplier relationships and procurement.
• Own incident response and real-time protection decisions.
• Lead converged physical-cyber protection with intelligence and cyber teams.
• Build trust and keep friction low with the people protected.

Skills

Leadership experience

Judgment under pressure

Building protective capability

Breadth of scope

Technical fluency across physical and

Service orientation

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Job description

DoorDash, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Protective Services to lead protective operations and training. You’ll decide staffing, assignments, and protections, manage vendors, and own incident response, while collaborating with intelligence and cybersecurity teams.

The role includes travel and hands-on leadership in protecting personnel and properties. This player-coach position emphasizes setting standards, reducing friction for those protected, and delivering a high-operational cadence with