Associate, New Verticals - Alcohol Strategy & Operations

DoorDash USA • Washington, DC

12h

About The Position

DoorDash is looking for top talent to play a pivotal role in growing their Alcohol business. They are seeking someone excited about a fast-paced environment and driving the next wave of growth, with hustle, smarts, and deep market knowledge, inspired to bring vision, passion, and skills to best serve Merchants, Dashers, and Consumers. The global mission is to empower and grow local economies. The Alcohol & Regulated Goods team oversees a $2B annual revenue business spanning alcohol, hemp, and THC, with a mission to be the pre-eminent platform for same-day alcohol and regulated goods ordering across the United States. The team focuses on three core pillars: Retail Partnerships (building and supporting relationships with alcohol retailers), Customer Selection & Availability (ensuring nationwide access to beer, wine, and spirits with same-day fulfillment), and Compliance & Responsibility (delivering orders compliantly and responsibly, mitigating risk, and preventing sales to ineligible parties). As an Associate, this role will lead the expansion and operations of the alcohol business in markets with unique regulatory or operational complexities, including those requiring store-led delivery models, regions with heightened regulation on specific alcohol categories, and areas with limited existing alcohol selection on the platform. This role owns the end-to-end strategy for strategic markets, spanning both pre-sales and post-sales execution.

Requirements

• You are a self-starter – You have a bias for action and are able to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment
• You are a problem solver – You have a talent for synthesizing complex problems, can translate high-level goals into actionable plans, and enjoy implementing a process
• You are curious – You always look for creative ways to move the needle
• You are entrepreneurial – You want to shape the vision and direction of the company
• You are analytical – You use data to inform tough decisions, and are comfortable operating at both the 10,000 foot level and at the 10 inch level
• You are an owner – You're always looking for opportunities to better your work product and own the outcome – both the good and the bad
• 1-3+ years' experience in consulting, strategy, tech or related experience

Nice To Haves

• high-growth or early-stage start-up experience or compliance experience is a bonus

Responsibilities

• Define market expansion strategy: which markets to enter and when
• Develop tailored commercial terms and partnership packages
• Identify and prioritize key retailers to onboard
• Build and scale operational processes to support growth in complex markets
• Improve customer experience (e.g., enhanced order tracking, clearer fulfillment expectations)
• Optimize marketplace dynamics (e.g., minimum order values, selection quality)
• Strategize - Work on unique strategies across our three-sided marketplace
• Engage – Implement scalable initiatives and best practices to provide a world-class operation
• Operate – Own tracking dashboards and manage week over week metrics to drive safe, compliant delivery operations.
• Analyze – Build models using tools like Excel and SQL to evaluate the economic and strategic costs and benefits of various programs and experiments
• Influence – Partner with many teams like: Operations, Product, Engineering, Legal, Policy, Comms, etc. to create strategic plans and harness opportunities while gaining buy-in from stakeholders and leadership

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• wellness benefits
• commuter benefits match
• paid time off
• paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act)
• medical benefits
• dental benefits
• vision benefits
• 11 paid holidays
• disability insurance
• basic life insurance
• family-forming assistance
• mental health program
• flexible paid time off/vacation (for salaried roles)
• 80 hours of paid sick time per year (for salaried roles)
• vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (for hourly roles)
• paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (for hourly roles)
• premium healthcare
• wellness expense reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed