Associate Manager, US Marketplace - Selection Intelligence Strategy & Operations

DoorDash USA • New York, NY

21d

About The Position

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!
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

Requirements

• 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.
• Must be 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• 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.
• 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).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level