Senior Associate, New Verticals - Grocery Merchant Strategy & Operations

DoorDash US
New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, Washington
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 87,000 - 128,000 annuallyFunction: Strategy & Corporate DevelopmentExperience: 2-4 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical","Ownership","Cross-functional","Communication","Problem-solving"]

Senior Associate on the Convenience Merchant Strategy & Operations team leads growth projects for major Convenience merchants, owning a portfolio of enterprise banners. Acts as a GM to grow customer base, improve merchant performance, and hit aggressive growth targets in one of DoorDash’s largest verticals, driving strategy, operations, product integration, and AI-enabled optimization.

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DoorDash US
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Senior Associate, New Verticals - Grocery Merchant Strategy & Operations

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Job Summary

Senior Associate on the Convenience Merchant Strategy & Operations team leads growth projects for major Convenience merchants, owning a portfolio of enterprise banners. Acts as a GM to grow customer base, improve merchant performance, and hit aggressive growth targets in one of DoorDash’s largest verticals, driving strategy, operations, product integration, and AI-enabled optimization.
Location: New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, Washington
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Strategy & Corporate Development

Key Responsibilities

  • •Drive Promotion Strategy: Determine the most effective promotion structures, occasions, and audiences for each merchant in your portfolio and work with partnerships to execute on opportunities.
  • •Enrich the In-App Experience: Collaborate with the growth team to optimize in-app merchandising across the funnel.
  • •Launch '0 to 1' Initiatives: Identify, validate, and act on high-impact growth opportunities across the merchant base.
  • •Build with AI: Leverage AI tools to automate manual processes, prototype features, and develop product visions.
  • •Lead, collaborate and influence: Partner with cross-functional teams including growth, quality, finance, product and engineering to bring initiatives to finish line.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 87,000 - 128,000 annually
Perks:401kParential LeaveHealth InsuranceDentalVisionWellness StipendCommuter BenefitsPaid LeaveLife Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •2-4+ years of experience in analytical, cross-functional environments (tech, operations, strategy, consulting, banking, or related).
  • •Completed Bachelor’s Degree ideally in Economics, Business, Finance or related business field.
  • •Strong analytical skills with data-driven decision making; comfortable pulling data in SQL and building models in Excel.
  • •Ownership mindset with bias for action; ability to translate high-level goals into actionable plans.
  • •Comfort operating in ambiguous, startup-like environments and collaborating across growth, quality, finance, product and engineering.
Experience:2-4 yearsMarketplaceE-commerceGrowth
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:AnalyticalOwnershipCross-functionalCommunicationProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SQLExcelAI

Company Brief

DoorDash US
On-demand logistics platform connecting consumers with local restaurants, grocers, and retailers for food delivery, pickup, and convenience services. Operates a marketplace and last-mile delivery network while offering tools and analytics for merchants and couriers.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2013
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