Senior Manager, People Operations & HR Compliance

Join us in our mission to transform the way people shop and eat, where impact, innovation, and growth drives everything we do. Our People team are the architects of a great workplace where brilliant minds come together to do their best work. From discovering diverse talent and nurturing future leaders, to creating spaces that spark collaboration and crafting rewards that celebrate success - we're passionate about building a culture where everyone can thrive.

We’re looking for a Senior Manager, People Operations & HR Compliance to join our London team. This is a hybrid role. In this role, you’ll help us define and lead our global HR compliance strategy across 30,000+ employees and 40+ countries—building a proactive, AI-enabled compliance function that is a trusted partner to the business and a clear enabler of how we grow.

Get to know our People team — what drives us, how we work, and what you can expect.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll be joining the Global People Operations team. The Global HR Compliance team is a critical capability within Global People Operations, owning the strategy, governance, and execution of employment compliance across the DoorDash brand ecosystem. This is a high-impact team operating at the intersection of legal obligation and people strategy, partnering closely with Legal, People Business Partners, Compensation, People Services, and People Technology to ensure that how we operate as an employer reflects both our values and our obligations. You’ll lead and grow an existing team of experienced compliance professionals and report directly to the Sr. Director, Head of Global People Operations, serving also as a strategic partner and right hand on the highest-priority cross-functional people operations initiatives.

Here’s what your day-to-day might look like:

• Define and own the global HR compliance strategy establishing a clear vision, operating model, and multi-year roadmap that is well understood across the People team and actively aligned to business priorities across the brand ecosystem.

• Lead, develop, and grow the global HR Compliance team, setting clear goals, creating mechanisms to communicate progress, and building a high-trust function that is known for proactive partnership rather than reactive oversight.

• Drive the execution of a robust compliance program across core domains including SOX hire-to-retire controls, legislation management, mandated compliance reporting, employment handbook and policy governance, background checks, work authorisation, wage and hour, leave of absence, and employee data privacy ensuring consistent coverage across all geographies and brands.

• Embed AI and automation into the core workflows of the compliance function using technology to enhance monitoring, streamline documentation, surface risk earlier, and scale the team’s capacity to operate proactively across a complex, global landscape.

• Build and maintain strong cross-functional partnerships with Employment Legal, People Business Partners, Compensation, and People Technology creating clear engagement models so that the right stakeholders know when and how to activate the Global HR Compliance team.

• Develop governance mechanisms and compliance reporting that provide transparency into program health, surface emerging risks, and demonstrate measurable impact across the compliance roadmap—creating clear visibility for People leadership and key cross-functional partners.

• Serve as a strategic partner and right hand to the Sr. Director, Head of Global People Operations—driving operating rhythm, cross-functional prioritisation, and alignment across the Global People Operations leadership team on the highest-priority initiatives.

What You’ll Need to Thrive

Our ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in some of these areas and curiosity to grow in others:

• Significant experience leading HR compliance or employment law programs in a high-growth, global technology company or similar fast-paced environment—with a strong track record of building and leading compliance functions at scale.

• Deep expertise across core HR compliance domains including employment legislation management, SOX hire-to-retire controls, mandated reporting, policy governance, work authorisation, data privacy, and wage and hour—with the ability to navigate both UK/EMEA specifics and broader global complexity.

• Proven ability as a strategic operator who can define a multi-year compliance vision and gain stakeholder buy-in, while also rolling up their sleeves to build process infrastructure, drive execution, and deliver against a roadmap with urgency and rigour.

• Demonstrated experience embedding AI and automation into compliance or people operations workflows—with a clear point of view on how technology can be used to scale a proactive, intelligence-driven approach to employment compliance.

• Strong leadership and cross-functional influence skills, with a history of building trusted partnerships with Legal, HR, Finance, and Technology teams—and a proven ability to create clarity and alignment in complex, matrixed, multinational organisations.

Why Join Us?

At Deliveroo, you’ll do work that matters, solving real-world problems in a three-sided marketplace that’s constantly evolving. We’re food lovers, problem solvers, community builders and more, brought together by a shared drive to make things better. Working here you can expect to:

🔧 Make a visible impact every day Your work directly improves experiences for customers, partners and riders.

🌱 Learn fast in an entrepreneurial environment Work close to the market with autonomy, pace and real responsibility.

🧠 Build a career, not just a role Stretch yourself, develop new skills and grow as the business evolves.

🌎 Deliver together in an inclusive culture Collaborative, values-driven teams that support how you work best.

We aim to create a fair process that lets your skills shine—our interview typically includes 3-4 stages. Find more about how we hire here.

Our Global Structure

Deliveroo is now part of DoorDash, bringing together teams with even greater reach, scale, and ambition. Depending on your role, you may collaborate with teammates, systems, and leaders across DoorDash and Wolt. Together, we’re unlocking new possibilities as one global team.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Deliveroo, we know that a great workplace reflects the world around us and that true diversity and inclusion make us stronger, more creative, and better at what we do. We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone can do their best work and feel they belong.

We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion, or belief.

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and need support to apply for one of our roles, or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, you’ll have the opportunity to let us know once you’ve submitted your application. We’ll share details on how to request support so we can ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.

If you’re excited about making a real impact in a fast-moving marketplace and growing your career alongside ambitious, supportive teams, we’d love to hear from you!