AI Frontier Strategy & Operations Manager

DoorDash; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking an Associate Manager, Strategy & Operations in the AI Research Lab to translate frontier AI advances into shipped products and scalable infrastructure. You will work across research, product and operations to move from discovery to deployment.

This role requires entrepreneurial leadership, comfort with ambiguity, and ability to partner with merchants, sales, product, and engineering to define bets, measure outcomes, and drive AI adoption across the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in finance, management consulting, business operations, business analytics, or high‑growth/early‑stage startups.
• Exceptional communicator and operator who partners with in‑field merchants, sales, support to uncover workflow pain points and translate them into AI‑native product opportunities.
• Strong analytical thinker who can bring order to ambiguity and define actionable recommendations from frontier AI research.
• Hands‑on experience leveraging AI tooling to accelerate discovery, prototype workflows, and test hypotheses.

Responsibilities

• Reimagine core experiences through AI and unify initiatives into an AI‑native interaction model.
• Own revenue‑driving AI initiatives and link technical progress to financial outcomes.
• Lead business planning cycles and go‑to‑market strategies for AI‑powered products.
• Develop metrics and benchmarking, localizing KPIs across geographies.
• Drive AI adoption by enabling non‑technical teams with enterprise tools and sandboxes.

Skills

Strategic planning

Operations management

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decision making

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Claude Codex

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Job description

DoorDash is seeking an Associate Manager, Strategy & Operations in the AI Research Lab to translate frontier AI advances into shipped products and scalable infrastructure. You will work across research, product and operations to move from discovery to deployment.

This role requires entrepreneurial leadership, comfort with ambiguity, and ability to partner with merchants, sales, product, and engineering to define bets, measure outcomes, and drive AI adoption across the business.