Sr. Associate, Marketplace Analytics & Planning
About The Position
The Senior Associate, Marketplace Analytics & Planning role is for truth seekers who enjoy getting into the weeds of data, driving insights on business performance trends, using AI to drive efficiency, working across a cross-functional organization and holding others accountable for key deliverables, and executing to bring strategies to life. You will directly support performance management, reporting, and planning for DoorDash’s largest business unit. On a typical day, you will dive into data to explain performance at the lowest level of detail, work with cross functional teams to build reporting and performance updates for senior leadership, think up new ideas and translate them into an actionable test or new reporting mechanism, and drive the creating of strategic plans that drive execution throughout the business. Our best Strategy & Planning Sr. Associates are motivated, analytical, creative, and have exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills. We are currently operating in a hybrid model, some time in-office and some time remote but it is quite flexible!
Requirements
- You have 3+ years of work experience in strategy, operations, planning, or other related areas
- You're analytical – You enjoy getting deep into data and feel comfortable translating what you’re seeing into tangible insights. You use a variety of AI tools (e.g. Cursor) to improve analytics tooling
- You’re action-oriented – You have a bias towards action, are comfortable with ambiguity, and are able to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly changing work environment
- You’re creative – You love thinking about new problems, and don't resort to a "this is how it's always been done" thinking.
- You’re a collaborator and relationship builder – You are an excellent communicator and eager to build relationships with teammates and cross-functional partners. You have an ability to lead with empathy while also holding cross functional partners accountable for key deliverables
- You have analytics experience in SQL, building financial models, and performance tracking
- You have a BA/BS degree in quantitative or business fields
Responsibilities
- Collaborate - Work cross-functionally with teams across DoorDash to understand, report, and drive business performance
- Strategize - Support the creation of critical strategic plans that are a roadmap for execution throughout the year
- Analyze - Assess the performance of the USMP Marketplace to understand performance trends and drive actions based on learnings
- Optimize – Work with other Strategy and Planning teams to deliver new tooling that will make our reporting and planning processes more efficient
- Influence – Partner with many teams to make your ideas come to life
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
- flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
