Strategy & Operations Manager - Ads & Promotions Monetization

DoorDash•Los Angeles, NY

18h•$136,000 - $200,000•Remote

About The Position

This role sits at the center of our Ads & Promotions platform, focused on building scalable monetization systems and driving high-impact business outcomes. You will operate as a single-threaded owner across critical initiatives, working cross-functionally to define strategy, shape product direction, and drive execution. This role will focus on: Define how our ads platform scales across global markets Establish standardized frameworks across pricing, formats, inventory, and user experience Build systems that balance global consistency with local flexibility Partner with Product and Engineering to scale solutions across regions Develop playbooks to support international expansion and long-term platform growth You will: Own key business metrics and deliver against revenue, efficiency, and experience goals Drive initiatives end-to-end from problem definition through launch and iteration Develop data-driven insights and business cases to inform product strategy and prioritization Partner cross-functionally across Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Sales Act as a bridge between business and technical teams to ensure solutions are both strategically sound and operationally scalable

Requirements

6+ years of experience in strategy, operations, monetization, or ads (e.g., marketplace, pricing, growth, or ad tech)
Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Data Science teams
A proven track record of owning ambiguous, high-impact problems end-to-end
Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills (SQL preferred)

Nice To Haves

Experience with pricing, monetization systems, or marketplace dynamics

Responsibilities

Define how our ads platform scales across global markets
Establish standardized frameworks across pricing, formats, inventory, and user experience
Build systems that balance global consistency with local flexibility
Partner with Product and Engineering to scale solutions across regions
Develop playbooks to support international expansion and long-term platform growth
Own key business metrics and deliver against revenue, efficiency, and experience goals
Drive initiatives end-to-end from problem definition through launch and iteration
Develop data-driven insights and business cases to inform product strategy and prioritization
Partner cross-functionally across Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Sales
Act as a bridge between business and technical teams to ensure solutions are both strategically sound and operationally scalable