Associate Manager, New Verticals - Consumer GTM

The New Verticals team is building the future of local commerce by expanding DoorDash beyond restaurants, helping customers get groceries, convenience items, alcohol, retail, and other essentials. The Consumer Growth team sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, product, and marketing. The Associate Manager will lead Consumer Growth GTM strategy for New Verticals, shaping how priority merchants, categories, and customer behaviors are brought to market, with a focus on bringing structure to a high volume of GTM opportunities. This is a highly visible role that manages a portfolio of initiatives and makes recommendations on where DoorDash should focus its limited resources.

Responsibilities

Own Consumer Growth GTM strategy for priority New Verticals growth moments, including merchant launches, category expansion, seasonal occasions, affordability initiatives, and product launches; Set investment and customer strategy, including frameworks to prioritize GTM investments and scalable customer targeting playbooks; Turn data into action by building SQL and Excel analyses and models, developing test-and-learn plans, and translating results into recommendations; Lead cross-functional execution with Integrated Marketing, CRM, Paid Media, Creative, Product, Analytics, Finance, Partnerships, and Operations; Build the operating system for GTM with prioritization frameworks, repeatable playbooks, planning cadences, and decision mechanisms

Requirements

4+ years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, growth, business operations, product strategy, investment banking, or a related analytical and cross-functional environment; Exceptional organizational and program-management skills; Experience building scalable frameworks, playbooks, and operating processes; Strong judgment and prioritization skills; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Strong analytical skills, including comfort pulling data in SQL and building models in Excel; Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives from strategy through execution and measurement; Operationally minded, low-ego approach; Completed Bachelor's degree

Benefits

401(k) plan with employer matching; 16 weeks of paid parental leave; Wellness benefits; Commuter benefits match; Paid time off and paid sick leave; Medical, dental, and vision benefits; 11 paid holidays; Disability and basic life insurance; Family-forming assistance; Mental health program; Opportunities for equity grants