DoorDash · 20 hours ago
Senior Associate, New Verticals - Grocery Merchant & Operations
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$78K/yr - $115K/yr
2+ years expDoorDash is a technology and logistics company focused on empowering local economies through innovative delivery solutions. The Senior Associate role in the Grocery Strategy & Operations team involves defining go-to-market strategies, launching growth initiatives, and analyzing data to inform operational and product strategies.
AppsDeliveryE-Commerce PlatformsFood DeliveryOnline Portals
Responsibilities
Strategize. From first principles, you’ll develop the optimal strategy for best serving our customers
Operate. Own tracking dashboards and manage week over week metrics to drive high quality operations
Analyze. Build models using Excel and SQL to evaluate the economic, operational and strategic costs and benefits of various programs and experiments
Experiment. You’ll transform strategies into operational experiments that create measurable and actionable outcomes
Build. You’ll have your fingerprints all over DoorDash’s next big business. You’ll launch new products, get 1% better every day, and scale something completely new. This means everything from high-level strategy to operational details
Lead, collaborate and Influence. You’ll partner with and influence cross-functional teams including growth, quality, design, marketing, partnerships and product team to build and scale the Grocery business
Qualification
Required
2-4+ years of experience in similar cultures that are highly analytical and cross-functional (whether in tech, operations, strategy, consulting, banking, or a related experience)
Completed Bachelor's Degree
Comfortable regularly exercising discretion and independent judgment in performing job duties, including evaluating options, making informed decisions, and determining appropriate courses of action within the scope of assigned responsibilities
Ability to develop optimal strategy for best serving customers
Experience in tracking dashboards and managing week over week metrics to drive high quality operations
Ability to build models using Excel and SQL to evaluate the economic, operational and strategic costs and benefits of various programs and experiments
Experience in transforming strategies into operational experiments that create measurable and actionable outcomes
Ability to partner with and influence cross-functional teams including growth, quality, design, marketing, partnerships and product team to build and scale the Grocery business
Ownership mentality, always looking for opportunities to better work product and own the outcome
Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias for action and ability to build things from the ground up
Analytical skills, comfortable pulling own data in SQL and building models in Excel
Problem-solving skills from first principles, synthesizing complex problems and translating high-level goals into actionable plans
Comfortable operating at both high-level and detailed levels
Ability to thrive in ambiguous, startup environments and adapt to rapid change and learning
Benefits
401(k) plan with employer matching
16 weeks of paid parental leave
Wellness benefits
Commuter benefits match
Paid time off
Paid sick leave
Medical benefits
Dental benefits
Vision benefits
11 paid holidays
Disability and basic life insurance
Family-forming assistance
Mental health program
Company
DoorDash
DoorDash is a food delivery platform that connects customers with local and national businesses. It is a sub-organization of DoorDash.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (413)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.22BKey Investors
Durable Capital PartnersT. Rowe PriceDarsana Capital Partners
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $2.75B
2020-12-09IPO
2020-06-11Series H· $400M
Leadership Team
Tony Xu
CEO and Co-founder
Stanley Tang
Co-Founder / Chief Product Officer
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