Join us in our mission to transform the way people shop and eat, where impact, innovation, and growth drives everything we do. Our Finance team shapes the company's future by directing capital to high-impact investments, developing robust financial strategies, and ensuring we deliver long-term value while pursuing our ambitious mission.
We’re looking for a Manager, Risk & Insurance to join our USA team. In this role, you’ll lead risk management initiatives and ensure our insurance programmes align with our rapid global growth.
Get to know our Finance team — what drives us, how we work, and what you can expect.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll be joining the Risk & Insurance team. We operate at the intersection of risk, safety, and innovation, protecting the business by managing corporate insurance programmes and mitigating risk across Actuarial, Claims Operations, and Risk Management & Mitigation.
Here’s what your day-to-day might look like:
Drive Risk Strategy: Define and execute our risk management approach to ensure long-term resilience and financial stability as the business evolves.
Optimise Insurance Portfolios: Lead the procurement and management of corporate insurance programmes, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and cost-effective.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with leaders across the organisation to assess evolving risk scenarios and develop innovative mitigation solutions.
Lead and Mentor: Manage and develop a team of specialists, fostering a high-performance culture focused on accuracy and proactive risk identification.
Ensure Compliance: Navigate complex regulatory landscapes to ensure all risk programmes and policies meet global standards and industry best practices.
What You’ll Need to Thrive
Essential:
Deep Risk Expertise: 5+ years of experience in risk management, corporate insurance, insurance procurement, or brokerage (preferably in a fast-paced, tech-driven environment).
People Management: 1+ years of experience managing a direct report or a small team of insurance specialists or analysts.
Strategic Leadership: Proven ability to lead initiatives, align senior stakeholders, and drive risk strategies across diverse teams.
Analytical Skills: Exceptional ability to assess complex risks, analyse data, and develop proactive mitigation strategies.
Communication & Influence: Proven ability to explain complex risk concepts to executives and cross-functional partners to influence key business decisions.
Nice to Have:
Professional certifications such as ARM or CPCU.
Experience navigating risk within a three-sided marketplace or gig-economy model.
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!
