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’re looking for a Senior Associate to join our Marketplace Strategy & Operations team, supporting U.S. Restaurant Acquisition Targeting. In this role, you’ll help build the targeting strategy that drives growth across our platform businesses—enabling our sales and operations teams to reach the right merchants with the right opportunities at the right time. You’ll work closely with Strategy & Ops Managers, Data Science, Sales Ops, and Engineering to analyze data, support infrastructure development, and surface insights that guide our acquisition motion. This is a great fit if you enjoy solving complex problems, partnering cross-functionally, and contributing to strategies that scale. 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 2–4 years of experience in a problem-solving role (e.g., Consulting, Strategy, BizOps, Tech, or F&B) + You have a BA/BS in a quantitative or analytical field + You’re analytically sharp and comfortable working with data (SQL proficiency is a plus) + You thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy building structure out of ambiguity + You’re a collaborative team player who can work across functions and levels of seniority + You’re eager to grow into an operator who can both think strategically and execute tactically This is an individual contributor role with clear growth opportunities based on performance and impact. 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 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 (https://careers.doordash.com/) . 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. $78,200 — $115,000 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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