Senior Associate, Merchant Strategy & Operations

Description:

  • Own the strategy and execution for merchant support once merchants are live on DoorDash.
  • Build a tech-first, scalable, and seamless support experience that improves merchant satisfaction, retention, and loyalty.
  • Develop solutions that help merchants resolve issues quickly and with minimal operational friction.
  • Use data-driven decision-making and business judgment to drive go-to-market planning and execution for new initiatives.
  • Experiment, analyze, and implement improvements to the merchant experience.
  • Partner cross-functionally with product, operations, marketing, sales, finance, and analytics teams to launch key initiatives.
  • Identify opportunities to improve merchant success and add value in a complex environment.
  • Work with data and modeling tools such as SQL and Excel to inform decisions.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher.
  • 2-3 years of experience in consulting, strategy, operations, banking, technology, or related fields.
  • Experience in a high-growth or early-stage startup is a plus.
  • Experience leading a team is a plus.
  • Proven track record of working on highly cross-functional initiatives and managing ambitious goals.
  • Ability to succeed in complex environments.
  • Strong ownership mindset and bias toward action.
  • Strong analytical skills with comfort pulling data in SQL or modeling in Excel.
  • Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills to influence stakeholders across functions.
  • Comfort leveraging AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, and problem-solving.

Benefits:

  • Base salary range of $87,000-$128,000 USD.
  • Opportunities for equity grants.
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching.
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • 11 paid holidays.
  • Disability and basic life insurance.
  • Flexible paid time off/vacation plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year for salaried roles.
  • Wellness benefits and commuter benefits match.
  • Family-forming assistance and a mental health program.
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