Director, Corporate Safety and Security

About the Team

DoorDash is one of the world’s most trusted on-demand logistics platforms. The Global Safety and Security team exists to keep it that way, protecting our people, property, operations, brand, and reputation across all our markets. We manage risk and create value through agility, technology, and a people-first approach. Our DoorDash, Deliveroo, and Wolt brands now span more than 40 countries, dozens of offices, and tens of thousands of employees. That growth demands a Corporate Safety and Security function built to match it.

About the Role

We are hiring a Director to lead and build our global Corporate Safety and Security function across our DoorDash, Deliveroo, and Wolt brands. This is a build mandate, reporting directly to the Senior Director, Global Safety and Security. You will own the strategy, operating model, and execution of a unified corporate physical security program spanning every region of our global operations, establishing the standards, infrastructure, and team that will define this function.

The function is organized around five pillars: physical security infrastructure and operations; emergency preparedness and response; threat assessment and workplace violence prevention; safety, compliance, and risk management; and security awareness, training, and culture. You will build and own all five, simultaneously, globally, and largely from the ground up.

You will shape the strategic vision, own the global roadmap for corporate physical security, build high-performing international teams, and drive measurable outcomes across each pillar. The role blends strategic leadership with direct operational execution. You will define the playbook, allocate resources, develop your team, and own the function’s priorities, standards, and direction. Success in the first year means the function has a clear operating model, a team taking shape, and measurable progress across all five pillars.

This role requires deep domain expertise, strong business acumen, and the ability to influence senior leaders across a fast-moving, globally distributed organization. You will partner closely with Real Estate, Facilities, Workforce Strategy, IT, HR, Legal, and business leaders at all levels to embed physical security into how DoorDash operates. It requires executive presence, operational discipline, and a track record of building programs from the ground up. This role requires significant international travel, with an elevated tempo during the initial build phase, and is expected to be based in and work from our London office daily. The EMEA region hosts our highest concentration of offices globally, with London as the base for our real estate and workplace leadership, making it the natural center of gravity for this role.

You are excited about this opportunity because you will…

Build a unified global access control program. Own and execute enterprise-grade physical access control across all corporate facilities. Establish layered identity controls, mobile-first and biometric credentialing, automated provisioning and deprovisioning tied to employment and role, and consistent access experiences at every office. Ensure access is regularly audited, sensitive spaces have clear ownership, and the physical environment supports rather than impedes the employee experience.

Stand up emergency preparedness at scale. Build and certify Emergency Response Teams at every corporate location, publish and maintain Emergency Response Plans for all facilities, and establish severity levels, escalation protocols, and communications systems for rapid response. Build law enforcement and first responder relationships globally, and lead regular incident exercises and tabletop simulations.

Build a threat assessment and workplace violence prevention program. Establish a structured capability for threat intake, behavioral assessment, and case management to protect employees and enable early intervention. Define policies, cross-functional escalation pathways, and response protocols that span all brands and jurisdictions. Partner with other Global Safety and Security functions, as well as HR, Legal, and business leaders, to build a program that is rigorous, jurisdiction-aware, and locally calibrated across a globally diverse workforce.

Build and run a global training and awareness program. Ensure every employee knows emergency response procedures and how to reach the Glo