# EMEA Regulatory Lead - Drones

**Company**: DoorDash
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Policy & Public Affairs
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

DoorDash is seeking an EMEA Regulatory Lead - Drones to be the face of drone delivery to aviation regulators in the UK, the EU, and the Middle East.

The successful candidate will set the regulatory strategy, steer a specialist consultant team through permits and operational approvals, and shape how a new category of aircraft operation is approved in major markets.

Responsibilities:

- Own the regulator relationships as the primary point of contact for the UK CAA, the Irish Aviation Authority, EASA, and national authorities.

- Meet regulators directly to explain the concept of operations, technology, and safety case, and build trust.

- Advocate for policy changes that address authorities' concerns while enabling scalable, risk-proportionate deployment.

- Drive approvals by owning SORA-style application packages end-to-end.

- Manage consultants who do the groundwork on permits and operational approvals.

- Help sequence target markets and capabilities based on regulatory feasibility.

- Support the permit push once the launch aircraft is confirmed.

- Shape strategy and policy by partnering with DoorDash leadership on international deployment.

- Represent the company externally at European and Middle Eastern conferences and industry forums.

- Build the function by setting up processes, governance, and relationships.

Requirements:

- Traditional aviation background with a solid understanding of the drone and unmanned aircraft industry.

- 10+ years in aviation regulatory affairs, government affairs, or public policy with current depth in UAS regulation.

- Working command of JARUS SORA and national and European authority processes.

- Detailed knowledge of how the airspace system works.

- Experience assembling and submitting SORA-style packages.

- Strong communication skills to represent the company to regulators.

- Basic project management skills.

- Fluent English.

Bonus Qualifications:

- Experience as a regulator or existing network of regulator relationships.

- Experience in the Middle East or familiarity with the UAE regulatory landscape.

- A second European or regional language.

- Experience representing an organisation in UAS or UTM standards bodies and industry conferences.

- Experience in commercial drone delivery or other industry operations.

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## Skills

### Required
- JARUS SORA
- UAS regulation
- aviation regulatory affairs
- public policy
- project management
- English

### Nice to have
- Experience as a regulator
- Middle East regulatory landscape
- second European language
- commercial drone delivery

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