Senior Manager, Ads & Promotions Analytics
About The Position
As the leader of a large, high-performing team of data scientists, you’ll own the analytics strategy for DoorDash Ads—one of the company’s fastest-growing and most dynamic businesses. You’ll guide a team spanning multiple levels of seniority to drive insights and decisions across a multi-sided marketplace, optimizing across consumer and merchant outcomes. In your first few months, you’ll establish clear priorities, align cross-functional partners in product, engineering, sales, and strategy, and set the analytical vision for sustainable growth. Success in this role means delivering measurable business impact, elevating the quality of analytics across the organization, and building systems that balance advertiser ROI, consumer experience, and platform health. You will report into the Director of Analytics on our Ads team in our Ads & Promos organization.
Requirements
- You have 8+ years of experience in data analytics, consulting, or a related field, with the executive communication skills required to translate data into business impact.
- You’re an empathetic and effective people manager who prioritizes coaching, development, and team alignment.
- You bring deep expertise in SQL, A/B testing, and statistical analysis (e.g. hypothesis testing, regression modeling, experimentation).
- You have hands-on experience with funnel optimization, user segmentation, and time-series analysis, and can guide others in applying these techniques.
- You’re scrappy and strategic, able to navigate ambiguity, influence executive stakeholders, and deliver results under pressure.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a high-performing analytics team, providing mentorship, feedback, and clear career development pathways.
- Define and drive the analytical and product roadmap by setting measurable goals and aligning cross-functional teams around success metrics.
- Partner closely with product, engineering, and go-to-market teams to uncover insights, optimize funnels, and inform high-impact decisions.
- Apply advanced analytical methods—such as cohort analysis, regression modeling, and experimentation—to identify growth opportunities and guide strategy.
- Thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, staying creative and resourceful in solving complex problems with limited resources.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
