Senior Associate, Marketplace Audience Strategy & Operations

About the Team

DoorDash is looking for an analytical and entrepreneurial operator to join the US Marketplace Growth team responsible for accelerating growth across new and underserved audience segments, notably with College students and Gen Z. You will dive into data to explain performance at the lowest level of detail, use AI tools to drive reporting efficiency, work with cross-functional partners to report on and explain performance, and help manage a team of College Ambassadors and leads who support on-the-ground presence at colleges around the country.

About the Role

This role is for truth seekers who enjoy getting scrappy while examining data, creatively problem-solving on a daily basis, driving insights on business performance trends, using AI to drive efficiency, and working across a cross-functional organization to bring strategies to life. You will directly support new audience penetration for DoorDash's largest business unit.

Typical Day Responsibilities

• Dive into data to explain performance at the lowest level of detail
• Think through how to solve blockers to performance at individual college campuses
• Work with cross-functional teams to build reporting and performance updates for senior leadership
• Think up new ideas and translate them into actionable tests or new reporting mechanisms
• Drive creation of strategic plans that drive execution throughout the business

Key Qualities

• Motivated, analytical, creative individuals with exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• 3+ years of work experience in strategy, operations, planning, or related areas
• Analytical mindset with comfort diving deep into data and translating insights into tangible outcomes
• Proficiency with AI tools (e.g., Cursor) to improve analytics tooling
• Action-oriented approach with bias towards execution, comfort with ambiguity, and ability to thrive in fast-paced, constantly changing environments
• Creative problem-solver who loves thinking about new problems

What You'll Do

• Collaborate - Work cross-functionally with teams across DoorDash to understand, report, and drive business performance
• Strategize - Support creation of critical strategic plans that roadmap execution throughout the year
• Analyze - Assess marketplace performance to understand trends and drive actions based on learnings
• Optimize - Work with Strategy and Planning teams to deliver tooling that makes reporting and planning processes more efficient
• Influence - Partner with many teams to make your ideas come to life

Work Environment

Currently operating in a hybrid model with flexible arrangements balancing in-office and remote work.