Associate, Finance & Strategy - Marketplace

DoorDash, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer matching

16 weeks of paid parental leave

Wellness benefits

Commuter benefits match

Paid time off

Job summary

DoorDash, Inc. is seeking an Associate for the US Marketplace Finance & Strategy team to own the rhythm of P&L reporting, planning, and investment management. You will translate performance into leadership-ready narratives and partner with teams across the company to influence decisions in a fast-paced environment.

This role requires strong Excel modeling, basic SQL, and the ability to size opportunities and build robust business cases for growth.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of strategic finance, corporate finance, or investment banking in a high-growth technology sector.
• Experience working on cross-functional projects with influence across levels of the organization.
• Advanced Excel & financial modeling skills to build robust models used company-wide.

Responsibilities

• Track and analyze key financial performance drivers, and provide reporting, forecasting, and planning insights.
• Turn complex inputs into leadership-ready narratives with actionable recommendations.
• Partner with teams across the company to identify gaps to goals and propose solutions to close them.
• Help leadership decide where to invest by evaluating requests and reflecting approved investments in plans.
• Support long-range planning and forecasting, balancing growth and profitability over time.
• Improve, automate, and scale reporting and planning processes in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Strategic finance

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel modeling

SQL basics

Financial storytelling

Tools

SQL

Excel

Job description

About the Team

The Finance & Strategy team accelerates the growth of our business by implementing new opportunities and solutions. We partner with teams across the company to improve the profitability, scalability, and defensibility of our business model. We're looking for people who can model the future, and collaborate to help carry projects from conception through execution.

About the Role

We are looking for an Associate to join our US Marketplace Finance & Strategy team and help manage the financial performance of our business. You will own the rhythm of P&L reporting, planning, and investment management. You’ll translate performance and strategic decisions into clear, leadership-ready narratives that help us make efficient, data-driven decisions. The role requires judgment, adaptability, and strong partnership with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.

You’ll be excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Track and analyze key financial performance drivers, uncover trends, and be a trusted source of truth for reporting, forecasting, and planning
• Turn complex financial and operational inputs into clear, leadership-ready narratives with actionable recommendations
• Partner with teams across the company to identify gaps to our goals and propose solutions to close them
• Help leadership decide where to invest by evaluating requests and making sure approved investments are reflected accurately in our plans
• Support long-range planning and company forecasting, including analytical approaches to balance growth and profitability over time
• Improve, automate, and scale our reporting and planning processes in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment

We’re excited about you because…

• 2-3 years of strategic finance, corporate finance, or investment banking experience in a high-growth technology sector
• Experience working on projects that require cross-functional collaboration and ability to influence partners at all levels within an organization
• Advanced Excel & financial modeling skills.
• Able to build robust financial models used by teams throughout the company, and to size opportunities and build business cases for pursuing new initiatives
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Basic SQL proficiency (or willingness to learn). Able to manipulate large data sets, uncover hidden insights in our data, and meaningfully improve our understanding of our business through this process

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis.

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, 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 compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being.

• 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, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

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), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.

$87,000 - $128,000 USD

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

Statement of Non-Discrimination:

In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on "protected categories," we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.

If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.