Associate Manager, Strategic Partnerships

DoorDash; United States; On-site; USD 121,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Sales commissions

401(k) with employer match

Paid parental leave

Wellness benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking an Associate Manager to bring marketplace and product strategy to life with our largest restaurant partners. You will own high-impact initiatives spanning product launches, growth programs, and operational improvements while collaborating with product, engineering, ops, finance, marketing, and legal teams.

You will build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders and partners, turning complex business problems into executable plans with measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in management consulting, strategy, business operations, analytics, finance, partnerships, or another analytically rigorous and externally facing role.
• Strong analytical skills and experience using data to develop business recommendations. SQL is preferred.
• Excellent project management and communication skills, with ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Help shape and execute growth strategy for a major restaurant partnership by identifying opportunities to grow the business.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution across product launches, operations, and commercial programs.
• Use data to evaluate performance and develop recommendations to drive adoption of DoorDash products and services.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and regional teams to deliver new capabilities to partners.
• Support executive reviews, strategic planning, and day-to-day partner engagement with clear communication.

Skills

Strategic analysis

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data insights

SQL (preferred)

Tools

SQL

Job description

About The Team

The Strategic Partnerships team is responsible for shaping the strategy, growth, and long-term success of DoorDash's largest restaurant partnerships, which power the core Marketplace experience for millions of consumers around the world. We partner with some of the world's most recognizable restaurant brands to expand their businesses on DoorDash by bringing new products, capabilities, and growth opportunities to customers across our global markets.

About The Role

As an Associate Manager, you will help bring DoorDash's marketplace and product strategy to life through our largest restaurant partnerships. You'll own high-impact initiatives spanning product launches, growth strategies, commercial programs, and operational improvements while working closely with cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Marketing, Legal, and regional business teams. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex business problems, using data to inform decisions, and driving initiatives from idea through execution. You'll build trusted relationships with both internal stakeholders and restaurant partners while helping deliver meaningful outcomes for DoorDash.

You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will…

• Help shape and execute the growth strategy for one of DoorDash's largest restaurant partnerships by identifying opportunities to grow the business and improve both the customer and merchant experience.


• Lead cross-functional initiatives across product launches, operational improvements, technical enhancements, commercial programs, and marketplace growth opportunities from planning through execution.


• Use data and business insights to identify growth opportunities, evaluate performance, and develop recommendations that drive adoption of DoorDash products and services.


• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and regional teams to bring new capabilities and solutions to our restaurant partners.


• Support executive business reviews, strategic planning, and day-to-day partner engagement with clear communication and thoughtful analysis.


• Improve operational processes across technical integrations, reporting, menu optimization, marketing programs, and franchise or regional execution.


• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners while helping coordinate complex initiatives across multiple teams.

We’re Excited About You Because…

• You have 3+ years of experience in management consulting, strategy, business operations, analytics, finance, partnerships, or another analytically rigorous and externally facing role.


• You enjoy solving ambiguous business problems and can independently turn ideas into actionable plans with clear owners, milestones, and outcomes.


• You have strong analytical skills and experience using data to develop business recommendations. Experience with SQL is preferred.


• You are proficient with AI tools and use them thoughtfully to accelerate research, analysis, problem-solving, and execution - while applying strong judgment to validate outputs and maintain a high bar for quality.


• You have excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.


• You are an effective communicator and presenter who can build credibility with both internal teams and external partners.


• You are collaborative, curious, and comfortable working across a variety of functions to drive results.


• You have a bias for action and thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environment.

We expect this position to be filled by 11/02/2026.

Compensation

Actual compensation within the pay range listed below will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location. Base salary is localized according to employee work location.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants and sales commission. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

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.

To learn more about our benefits, 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), 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.

$121,120-178,160 USD

The total on-target earnings (base + commissions) for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.

$151,400-222,700 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.

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-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: 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.