About the Team

On the Merchant Strategy & Operations team, our mission is to have best-in-class restaurant selection for Consumers and build a platform that enables the merchant to grow sustainably on Doordash. We work on solving merchant pain points by working on problems ranging from creating new enhanced payment methods to enabling merchant growth by automating available deal terms and internal processes.

About the Role

As an Associate on DoorDash’s Merchant Strategy & Operations (S&O) team, you will drive impact by improving platform reliability & scalability, and improving merchants’ experience. You will solve problems by digging into details, executing quickly in the face of ambiguity, and building strong cross-functional collaboration. In this role, you will own the end-to-end strategy and execution that shape the success of Merchants on our platform and the direction of DoorDash’s core business, with a focus on existing Merchant success and solving high pain and high-impact problems.

On the Merchant team, you’ll get to the lowest level of detail by partnering with our Engineering, Product, Sales, and Finance teams. You will also analyze our data to develop hypotheses for new ways to achieve your goals. You’ll test these hypotheses in the market and refine your approach to develop best-in-world solutions. And, you’ll also make sure to capture the Merchant voice in everything we do.

You will report to our Manager of Merchant Strategy & Operations in this role.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

  • Solve some of the most challenging problems at DoorDash and build an accurate, reliable, and scalable platform.
  • Use data-driven decision-making to run and scale experiments.
  • Bring your ideas to life with a broad team including Product, Analytics, Operations, Sales, B2B Marketing, and Support.
  • Operate at the lowest level of detail to understand the impact of your decisions and iterate given insights from data.
  • Create step-change improvement for our merchant partners through regular engagement and operating at the lowest level of detail to identify their needs.

We're excited about you because… 

  • You have 1-3 years of experience in consulting, strategy, operations, technology, or related experience; high-growth or early-stage startup experience are a plus. 
  • Bachelors degree or higher 
  • You're analytical and dig deep to understand a problem, using both quantitative and qualitative data; SQL experience is preferred.
  • You have an ownership mentality and are excited to think about problems using first principles, inspiring action to create the future.
  • You’re excited by ambiguous problems. You bring passion and creativity to building new processes. 
  • You communicate early and often and can distill complex topics into a summary for stakeholders at all levels -- both written and verbal.
  • You can build a plan to hit your goals and consistently operate with focus and drive.


We expect this position to be filled by 2/20/25


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Compensation

The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions.  Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package for all regular employees that includes a 401(k) plan with an employer match, paid time off, paid parental leave, wellness benefits, and several paid holidays. Paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (i.e. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act).

Additionally, for full-time employees, DoorDash offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, a commuter benefit match, and a mental health program, among others. 

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographical market up to our highest geographical market within the United States.
$69,400$102,000 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.

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