About The Team

Our US Marketplace Strategy & Operations team is responsible for building, scaling and improving the way in which we provide Restaurant delivery. We build our restaurant selection, test 0 → 1 products to give merchants more opportunity to delight their consumers, and optimize ways to improve our marketplace to increase the return on investment our partners gain from partnering with DoorDash. This team focuses on all things Restaurants ranging from selection, to merchandising, to consumer strategy, to leveraging our logistics network in new ways, to so much more!

About The Role

We are seeking an Associate Manager to join our Marketplace Strategy & Operations team, with a focus on the U.S. Restaurant Acquisition Targeting. This role is critical to developing and operationalizing the targeting strategy that powers the growth of our U.S. restaurant business.

You will be the connective tissue across cross-functional teams—including Sales Ops, Data Science, and Engineering—to identify the right restaurants to target, ensure the right infrastructure is in place, and enable seamless execution across multiple business lines.

This role is a true Swiss Army knife: part strategic thinker, part data analyst, part operator. You’ll need to be comfortable working with large data sets, drawing insights to influence decision-making, and leading initiatives across multiple pods to drive business outcomes.

You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will…

Develop and own the end-to-end targeting strategy for the U.S. Restaurant Acquisition team
Partner closely with Sales Ops, Data Science, and Engineering to build scalable infrastructure for lead targeting and performance reporting
Identify the most impactful merchant segments and prioritize acquisition efforts accordingly
Analyze marketplace dynamics, performance trends, and competitive insights to shape strategy
Serve as the cross-functional point of contact to ensure executional alignment across teams

We’re Excited About You Because…

You have 4+ years of experience in a problem solving role - Consulting, Tech, Banking, Food & Beverage, etc.
You have a completed BA/BS degree in a quantitative field (engineering, mathematics, business, etc.)
You’re highly analytical and comfortable working with SQL and large data sets
You thrive in ambiguity and enjoy building from 0 to 1
You have strong cross-functional leadership skills and can influence without authority
You can zoom out to think strategically and zoom in to execute tactically
You are a collaborator. You have experience with stakeholder management across diverse audiences, from front-line doers to senior executives.

This is an individual contributor role with opportunities for people leadership as the scope scales.

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Compensation

Actual compensation within the pay range listed below will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location. Base salary is localized according to employee work location.

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.

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.

$98,600—$145,000 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.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.

If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Qualifications

You’ll need to be comfortable working with large data sets, drawing insights to influence decision-making, and leading initiatives across multiple pods to drive business outcomes
You have 4+ years of experience in a problem solving role - Consulting, Tech, Banking, Food & Beverage, etc
You have a completed BA/BS degree in a quantitative field (engineering, mathematics, business, etc.)
You’re highly analytical and comfortable working with SQL and large data sets
You thrive in ambiguity and enjoy building from 0 to 1
You have strong cross-functional leadership skills and can influence without authority
You can zoom out to think strategically and zoom in to execute tactically
You are a collaborator
You have experience with stakeholder management across diverse audiences, from front-line doers to senior executives

Benefits

Actual compensation within the pay range listed below will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location
Base salary is localized according to employee work location
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
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
$98,600—$145,000 USD
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

Responsibilities

This role is critical to developing and operationalizing the targeting strategy that powers the growth of our U.S. restaurant business
You will be the connective tissue across cross-functional teams—including Sales Ops, Data Science, and Engineering—to identify the right restaurants to target, ensure the right infrastructure is in place, and enable seamless execution across multiple business lines
This role is a true Swiss Army knife: part strategic thinker, part data analyst, part operator
Develop and own the end-to-end targeting strategy for the U.S. Restaurant Acquisition team
Partner closely with Sales Ops, Data Science, and Engineering to build scalable infrastructure for lead targeting and performance reporting
Identify the most impactful merchant segments and prioritize acquisition efforts accordingly
Analyze marketplace dynamics, performance trends, and competitive insights to shape strategy
Serve as the cross-functional point of contact to ensure executional alignment across teams

Associate Manager, US Marketplace - Selection Intelligence Strategy & Operations

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