Role at a glance
- Salary
- $105.4K – $155K/yr
- Location
- NY, New York, United States San Francisco, California, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- 4-6 years of experience in consulting, strategy, operations, technology, or related experience
- Education
- You have completed your Bachelor’s degree
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Role Summary
The Merchant Strategy & Operations Associate Manager will lead the support experience for DoorDash merchants after they are live on the platform. The role focuses on creating a tech-first, scalable, and seamless support experience that improves merchant satisfaction, retention, and loyalty.
What You'll Do
- Build the strategy for helping merchants succeed once they’re live on DoorDash
- Provide fast and seamless solutions when merchants face issues and minimize operational friction
- Use data-driven decision-making and sound business judgment to drive go-to-market and execution for new initiatives
- Work cross-functionally with product, operations, marketing, sales, finance, and analytics teams to land key initiatives
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View full postingQualifications
Bachelor’s degree and 4-6 years of experience in consulting, strategy, operations, technology, or related experience; analytical project experience; strong written and verbal communication skills; experience leading projects across teams; comfort leveraging AI tools.
Required
- Completed Bachelor’s degree
- 4-6 years of experience in consulting, strategy, operations, technology, or related experience
- Experience working on analytical projects
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Success leading projects across teams
- Comfortable leveraging AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, and problem-solving
Preferred
- Proficiency in SQL is a plus
Original job description
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About the Team
On the Merchant Strategy & Operations team, our mission is to have best-in-class restaurant selection for Consumers and build products and services for our Merchants to grow their businesses profitably on DoorDash. We work on problems ranging from acquiring and onboarding new merchants to building a positive experience and solving pain points for existing merchants, to growing their sales through new products and services.
About the Role
As a Merchant Strategy & Operations Associate Manager at DoorDash, you will lead the support experience for our merchants, owning both the strategy & execution of how we serve them once they’re live on the platform. You’ll be responsible for transforming support into a tech-first, scalable, and seamless experience that drives merchant satisfaction, retention & loyalty.
You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…
- Strategize – Build the strategy for helping merchants succeed once they’re live on DoorDash by providing fast and seamless solutions when merchants face issues, minimizing operational friction
- Experiment, Analyze and Implement – Use data-driven decision-making and sound business judgment to drive go-to-market & execution for new initiatives to help merchants have the best experience on Doordash
- Influence – Work cross-functionally with our product, operations, marketing, sales, finance, and analytics teams to land key initiatives
We’re excited about you because…
- You have completed your Bachelor’s degree and have 4-6 years of experience in consulting, strategy, operations, technology, or related experience
- You want to affect change every day and can operate in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
- You love thinking about problems from a first principles approach, and are excited to take action, dig into the details, and try new things in order to create future solutions
- You have experience working on analytical projects (proficiency in SQL is a plus) and are eager to get to the lowest level of detail to pull out valuable insights
- You have strong written and verbal communication skills
- You thrive working in a cross-functional environment, and have had success leading projects across teams
- You're comfortable leveraging AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, and problem-solving. You should be actively exploring and applying AI in your day-to-day work, bringing a beginner’s mindset and curiosity as you continuously learn and adapt alongside evolving technology.
We expect this position to be filled by 9/8/2026.
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.
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).
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 by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order 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.
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About the company
DoorDash
Large Enterprise
DoorDash is a leading logistics and food delivery service that connects consumers with their favorite local restaurants and retailers. Founded in 2013, the company operates in over 4,000 cities across the United States, Canada, and Australia, facilitating the convenient delivery of food and groceries to customers' doorsteps. With its user-friendly app and robust network of delivery drivers, DoorDash is at the forefront of the on-demand delivery sector, continuously expanding its services to enhance customer satisfaction and support local businesses. The company is committed to innovation and efficiency, striving to optimize the delivery experience for both consumers and partners.
DoorDash is a leading logistics and food delivery service that connects consumers with their favorite local restaurants and retailers. Founded in 2013, the company operates in over 4,000 cities across the United States, Canada, and Australia, facilitating the convenient delivery of food and groceries to customers' doorsteps. With its user-friendly app and robust network of delivery drivers, DoorDash is at the forefront of the on-demand delivery sector, continuously expanding its services to enhance customer satisfaction and support local businesses. The company is committed to innovation and efficiency, striving to optimize the delivery experience for both consumers and partners.