Associate Manager, Merchant Strategy & Operations

About The Team

On the Merchant Strategy & Operations team, our mission is to have best-in-class restaurant selection for Consumers and build products and services for our Merchants to grow their businesses profitably on DoorDash. We work on problems ranging from acquiring and onboarding new merchants to building a positive experience and solving pain points for existing merchants, to growing their sales through new products and services.

About The Role

As a Merchant Strategy & Operations Associate Manager at DoorDash, you will lead the support experience for our merchants, owning both the strategy & execution of how we serve them once they’re live on the platform. You’ll be responsible for transforming support into a tech-first, scalable, and seamless experience that drives merchant satisfaction, retention & loyalty. You’re excited about this opportunity because you will… Strategize – Build the strategy for helping merchants succeed once they’re live on DoorDash by providing fast and seamless solutions when merchants face issues, minimizing operational friction Experiment, Analyze and Implement – Use data-driven decision-making and sound business judgment to drive go-to-market & execution for new initiatives to help merchants have the best experience on Doordash Influence – Work cross-functionally with our product, operations, marketing, sales, finance, and analytics teams to land key initiatives We’re excited about you because… You have completed your Bachelor’s degree and have 4-6 years of experience in consulting, strategy, operations, technology, or related experience You want to affect change every day and can operate in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment You love thinking about problems from a first principles approach, and are excited to take action, dig into the details, and try new things in order to create future solutions You have experience working on analytical projects (proficiency in SQL is a plus) and are eager to get to the lowest level of detail to pull out valuable insights You have strong written and verbal communication skills You thrive working in a cross-functional environment, and have had success leading projects across teams You're comfortable leveraging AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, and problem-solving.

You should be actively exploring and applying AI in your day-to-day work, bringing a beginner’s mindset and curiosity as you continuously learn and adapt alongside evolving technology. We expect this position to be filled by 9/8/2026.

Compensation

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience,

for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information. DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being.

That’s why we offer a comprehensive

Qualifications

, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the

Benefits

package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness

, commuter

match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act).

DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision

, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others. To learn more about our

, visit our careers page here . See below for paid time off details: For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year. For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.

97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.

7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week),