Associate Manager, Paid Marketing, DDfB

DoorDash, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 109,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer matching

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Wellness benefits

Commuter benefits match

Paid time off & paid sick leave

Medical, dental & vision benefits

Job summary

DoorDash, Inc. in Chicago, IL is hiring an Associate Manager, Paid Marketing for DoorDash for Business to own a full paid media program end-to-end, starting with paid search on Google, Bing, and Performance Max and expanding to Meta, TikTok, and LinkedIn to reach offices and event orders.

You will own P&L, CAC, CPA, LTV, and payback, lead testing across ad copy, creative, landing pages, audiences, and bidding, and partner with Strategy, Analytics, Data Engineering, and Product to measure and

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on experience managing paid search (Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Performance Max) at scale, in-house or agency.
• Experience running paid social campaigns on Meta, TikTok, or LinkedIn; willingness to build quickly.
• Fluency in analytics: CAC, CPA, LTV, payback, conversion rates; ability to pull datasets with SQL.
• Fluency with AI tools; comfort with A/B testing and extracting insights to drive optimizations.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end paid media program for DoorDash for Business catering growth.
• Lead paid search across Google, Bing, and Performance Max; expand into Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn.
• Run steady plans of tests across ad copy, creative, landing pages, audiences, and bidding.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to launch and measure campaigns and improve ROI.

Skills

Paid search management

Paid social campaigns

A/B testing & experimentation

SQL

Analytics & reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Business

Tools

Google Ads

Microsoft Ads

Performance Max

Meta (Facebook)

TikTok Ads

LinkedIn Ads

Job description

About the Team

The B2B Growth Marketing team supports DoorDash for Business, Commerce Platform, merchant acquisition, and Ads, with paid media as a key source of growth. We are a small, collaborative team that tests quickly and cares about results as much as we enjoy working together. On the DoorDash for Business side, we help offices, events, and organizations discover a better way to order catering.

About the Role

We are hiring an Associate Manager, Paid Marketing, DoorDash for Business, to run a paid media program from start to finish that accelerates catering growth. You will lead with paid search across Google, Bing, and Performance Max, then expand into Meta, TikTok, and LinkedIn, using a consumer-style performance approach with business buyers in mind. Success is measured by customer acquisition cost, cost per acquisition, lifetime value, payback, and conversion rates. You will report into Senior Manager, Performance marketing on our B2B Growth Marketing team in our Growth Marketing organization.

You’re excited about this opportunity because… Own the profit and loss (P&L) and business outcomes of the catering paid media program, including budget, customer acquisition cost, cost per acquisition, lifetime value, and payback. Run paid search across Google, Bing, and Performance Max, and expand into paid social on Meta, TikTok, and LinkedIn to reach people who order food for offices and events. Lead a steady plan of A/B tests and experiments across ad copy, creative, landing pages, audiences, and bidding to improve conversion rates and lower acquisition costs. Help grow into newer markets for DoorDash for Business and increase market penetration for new products with paid marketing. Partner with Strategy and Operations, Analytics, Data Engineering, Web Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Brand and Creative, and Product to launch and measure campaigns.

We’re excited about you because… You have 4+ years of hands‑on experience managing paid search (Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Performance Max) at scale, either in‑house or at an agency. You have run paid social campaigns on Meta, TikTok, or LinkedIn, or you are eager to build that skill quickly, and you understand how business customers buy differently from consumers. You are fluent in analytics, including customer acquisition cost, cost per acquisition, lifetime value, payback, and conversion rates, and you can pull your own datasets with SQL. You are fluent with AI tools and enjoy A/B testing and experimentation, gathering learnings and insights and implementing them along the way. You work well across teams, communicate clearly about results, and stay flexible when priorities change.

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.

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado. $108,800 - $160,000 USD

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well‑being.

That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 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). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family‑forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

Paid Time Off Details

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), 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).

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.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well‑being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

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

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.

We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non‑binary or gender non‑conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently‑abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non‑discrimination.

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.