Senior Associate, New Verticals - Logistics Strategy & Operations

Doordash•Denver, CO

55d

About The Position

The New Verticals Logistics team is focused on driving down costs and identifying efficiencies while improving quality and reliability across our same-day delivery platform. Our mission is to build the most dependable logistics network in the world and empower local businesses to thrive. We are hiring a Senior Associate to join our Logistics pod and lead critical initiatives to improve the quality of experience for our consumers. In this role, you'll own projects spanning the full lifecycle - from acquisition to onboarding to supply-demand balancing all while driving high-quality, accurate, and fast order fulfillment. Your work will influence operational processes, product features, education, and more, with a direct impact on Dashers, Shoppers, Merchants, and Consumers. You will work across other teams within Strategy & Operations, Product, Engineering and so many more! You will report into a Senior Manager and be an individual contributor. You're excited about this opportunity because you will… Build. You'll have your fingerprints all over DoorDash's next big business. You'll do whatever it takes to launch, get 1% better every day, and scale something completely new. This means everything from high-level strategy to nitty-gritty operational details. Strategize. From first principles, you'll develop the optimal strategy for best serving our customers. Experiment. You'll transform strategies into operational experiments that create measurable and actionable outcomes. Analyze. You'll assess the operational and financial impacts of your decisions, and iterate quickly based on data. Collaborate. You'll work with a cross-functional team, including marketing, finance, legal, support, design, product, data science, engineering, and operations to build this new line of business for DoorDash.

Requirements

You are a self-starter - You have a bias towards action and are able to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly changing work environment
You work well cross-functionally - You have experience managing multiple different stakeholders and business partners, and are able to exert influence across organizations to achieve business outcomes
You are a problem solver - You can independently translate high-level goals into actionable plans
You are gritty - You roll up your sleeves and do whatever it takes to make things successful
You are analytical - You let data win arguments, and you're comfortable pulling your own data in SQL and modeling in Excel.
You are relentless and hungry to learn - You do what it takes to win, no matter what.
You have 2-4+ years of experience - preferably in strategy & operations, consulting, investment banking, tech, etc.
You have a completed Bachelor's Degree.

Responsibilities

Build. You'll have your fingerprints all over DoorDash's next big business. You'll do whatever it takes to launch, get 1% better every day, and scale something completely new. This means everything from high-level strategy to nitty-gritty operational details.
Strategize. From first principles, you'll develop the optimal strategy for best serving our customers.
Experiment. You'll transform strategies into operational experiments that create measurable and actionable outcomes.
Analyze. You'll assess the operational and financial impacts of your decisions, and iterate quickly based on data.
Collaborate. You'll work with a cross-functional team, including marketing, finance, legal, support, design, product, data science, engineering, and operations to build this new line of business for DoorDash.

Benefits

a 401(k) plan with employer matching
16 weeks of paid parental leave
wellness benefits
commuter benefits match
paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act)
medical, dental, and vision benefits
11 paid holidays
disability and basic life insurance
family-forming assistance
a mental health program