Associate Manager, US Marketplace - Selection Intelligence Strategy & Operations
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 are seeking an Associate Manager to join our Marketplace Strategy & Operations team, with a focus on the U.S. Restaurant Acquisition Targeting. This role is critical to developing and operationalizing the targeting strategy that powers the growth of our U.S. restaurant business. You will be the connective tissue across cross-functional teams—including Sales Ops, Data Science, and Engineering—to identify the right restaurants to target, ensure the right infrastructure is in place, and enable seamless execution across multiple business lines. This role is a true Swiss Army knife: part strategic thinker, part data analyst, part operator. You’ll need to be comfortable working with large data sets, drawing insights to influence decision-making, and leading initiatives across multiple pods to drive business outcomes. 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 4+ years of experience in a problem solving role - Consulting, Tech, Banking, Food & Beverage, etc. • You have a completed BA/BS degree in a quantitative field (engineering, mathematics, business, etc.) • You’re highly analytical and comfortable working with SQL and large data sets • You thrive in ambiguity and enjoy building from 0 to 1 • You have strong cross-functional leadership skills and can influence without authority • You can zoom out to think strategically and zoom in to execute tactically • You are a collaborator. You have experience with stakeholder management across diverse audiences, from front-line doers to senior executives. This is an individual contributor role with opportunities for people leadership as the scope scales. Notice to Applicants for Jobs Located in NYC or Remote Jobs Associated With Office in NYC Only We use Covey as part of our hiring and/or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT in NYC. As part of the hiring and/or promotion process, we provide Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound from August 21, 2023, through December 21, 2023, and resumed using Covey Scout for Inbound again on June 29, 2024. The Covey tool has been reviewed by an independent auditor. Results of the audit may be viewed here: Covey Apply tot his job