Associate Manager, Ads New Ventures - Strategy & Operations
About The Position
Our Ads team operates at the intersection of e-commerce and advertising, surfacing and monetizing relevant content that benefits our core Advertiser and Consumer audiences. On the Ads New Ventures team, our mission is to design, test, launch, and scale new business lines + products to help Advertisers & Consumers thrive on the platform. As an Associate Manager, you’ll help scope, test, and operate the next generation of DoorDash's new advertising businesses, products, and services. You will report to the Senior Manager, Ads New Ventures, and lead cross-functional collaboration between DoorDash’s operations, sales, marketing, product, design, research, engineering and analytics teams to deliver our boldest opportunities in the Ads space. You'll have the opportunity to help define new bets based on user needs, build MVPs, set + operationalize GTM strategy, collect live insights, improve operational performance, and influence strategic build, buy, partner decisions. This role is your chance to grow into the GM of bold ambitious ideas.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in strategy & operations / product management / management consulting / mergers & acquisitions or related experience (preferable in the advertising or ad tech industry)
- Proven track record leading 0→1 projects, independently identifying, scoping, and proving performance for high potential concepts.
- Energized by diving into difficult problems with first principles and working cross-functionally with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Logic & data-driven problem solver that can leverage Excel/Google Sheets to derive answers (SQL experience is a plus)
- Strong growth mindset.
Responsibilities
- Conceptualize, build, and launch new bets at DoorDash
- Shape the business unit strategy, influence the product vision, and develop GTM strategy for adoption
- Scope tests and experiments to help us answer questions that require new data
- Drive pilot and build plans in partnership with cross-functional teams
- Build models to evaluate product success and set new goals
- Build consensus among cross-functional partners, such as Product, Engineering, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Analytics teams as we grow ventures from idea to reality
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- wellness benefits
- commuter benefits match
- paid time off
- paid sick leave
- medical benefits
- dental benefits
- vision benefits
- 11 paid holidays
- disability insurance
- basic life insurance
- family-forming assistance
- mental health program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
