Manager, Technology Sourcing – Software (AI Sourcing)

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About the Team
The Global Strategic Sourcing team at DoorDash is at the forefront of aligning supplier strategy with long-term business goals.

We deliver a strategic advantage by streamlining external spend, managing supplier risk, and optimizing value across critical categories.

With a focus on transparency, scalability, and stakeholder partnership, we drive innovation and operational efficiency across the organization.

As AI rapidly reshapes the technology landscape, our team plays a critical role in enabling responsible adoption and maximizing value from AI investments while ensuring careful risk management.
About the Role
We are seeking a results-driven Manager of Global Strategic Sourcing & Category Management – Software (AI Focus) to lead sourcing activities across all company wide AI initiatives.

In this role, you will serve as the primary sourcing expert and single point of contact for all AI supplier engagements—from proof-of-concept (POC) through enterprise adoption.

You will lead projects hands-on while also overseeing a sourcing specialist and/or sourcing lead who reports to you.

You will partner closely with Engineering, Product, Security, Legal, Finance, and business stakeholders to shape AI strategy, manage supplier relationships, and ensure responsible deployment of AI technologies.

You will own the end-to-end sourcing lifecycle for AI suppliers, balancing innovation with mindful risk assessment, and act as the PMO for all AI POCs by tracking progress, coordinating cross-functional (XFN) efforts, and ensuring stakeholder alignment.

This role requires a deep enthusiasm for technology, fluency in AI supplier landscapes, and an ability to evaluate both risks and rewards of emerging solutions.

You will report to the Senior Manager, Global Strategic Sourcing within the Finance org.

This is a U.S.-based remote role, with travel for team events, offsites, and supplier engagements.
Key Responsibilities

+ Lead end-to-end sourcing and category strategy for AI and software solutions, including evaluation, selection, contracting, and lifecycle management.

+ Serve as the single point of contact for AI suppliers, coordinating proof-of-concepts, tracking outcomes, and managing full-cycle adoption decisions.

+ Act as the Program Management Office (PMO) for all AI POCs, ensuring structured tracking, reporting, and cross-functional alignment with stakeholders.

+ Partner with Engineering, Security, Legal, Product, and Finance to establish supplier strategy, risk frameworks, and responsible AI practices.

+ Execute RFx (RFI/RFP/RFQ) processes to evaluate innovative AI solutions, balancing performance, cost, risk, and long-term business value.

+ Negotiate complex SaaS and AI supplier contracts (MSAs, SOWs, licensing, and service agreements) to protect DoorDash’s commercial, technical, and legal interests.

+ Establish sourcing frameworks to enable stakeholder self-service, while guiding on high-complexity or strategic engagements.

+ Track supplier performance, market trends, and emerging AI capabilities to inform sourcing strategy and risk mitigation.

+ Deliver measurable business impact through supplier consolidation, cost optimization, and value-added partnerships.

+ Champion a stakeholder-obsessed mindset, ensuring strong alignment, clear communication, and trusted advisory support to business partners.

Qualifications

+ 7+ years of sourcing and procurement experience, with demonstrated success in software and SaaS category management.

+ Expertise in AI product sourcing, including evaluation of generative AI, ML/analytics platforms, automation tools, and specialized AI vendors.

+ Strong knowledge of supplier landscapes across AI-first companies (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Observe.AI, Cursor) and SaaS providers with embedded AI.

+ Proven track record as program manager/POC coordinator, driving structured execution of supplier pilots and adoption programs.

+ Strong commercial acumen and risk-balanced negotiation skills with experience structuring complex software and AI supplier contracts.

+ Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Security, Legal, Finance, and Product teams.

+ Enthusiasm for emerging technologies and mindfulness of AI risks, ethics, and compliance considerations.

+ Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a stakeholder-obsessed mindset.

+ Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, balancing multiple priorities with precision.

+ Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field (MBA or advanced degree a plus).




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Compensation

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions.

Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location.

Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

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 (https://careers.doordash.com/) .

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).


The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.

$130,600 — $192,000 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.



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