Director, New Growth Bets - Strategy & Operations

DoorDash, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 197,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer matching

Paid parental leave (16 weeks)

Wellness benefits

Commuter benefits match

Paid time off & sick leave

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking a Director, New Restaurant Models to lead the team building DoorDash-created restaurant concepts, scale Dashmart Kitchens, and test new, ultra-affordable options. You will collaborate with Enterprise brands, vet partnerships with SMB merchants, and build a national network of kitchens.

You will set the operating model, hire and grow the team, and drive this high-visibility initiative from its current footprint into a national offering, reporting to a Director on the

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in strategy & operations, consulting, or general management, with ownership of a business line, P&L.
• 7+ years of people management experience, including managing managers or building a team from the ground up.
• Led complex, cross-functional initiatives at an organizational level and delivered results against ambitious goals.
• Translate ambiguous, high-level goals into concrete execution plans, balancing strategic altitude with operational detail.

Responsibilities

• Define and scale DoorDash-created exclusive restaurant brands and set the direction for a new business.
• Build and develop a team capable of scaling national proprietary food concepts.
• Own the operating model and results for a 30-kitchen business and execute against a clear plan.
• Set the testing agenda for the business and scale successful approaches.
• Influence roadmaps and secure investment while aligning senior stakeholders.

Skills

Strategy & ops

People management

Cross-functional leadership

Execution planning

Ambiguity handling

Stakeholder influence

Job description

About The Team

The US Restaurant Team is responsible for growing the Restaurant business in the US, helping customers access the best selection on the platform, and ensuring merchants grow their sales. Specifically, the New Restaurants Models pod is building DoorDash’s capability to create its own selection to fill gaps in the market and giving customers more affordable options. The team also pioneers new partnership models with restaurants in service of bringing customers the food selection they want in every neighborhood.

About The Team

The US Restaurant Team is responsible for growing the Restaurant business in the US, helping customers access the best selection on the platform, and ensuring merchants grow their sales. Specifically, the New Restaurants Models pod is building DoorDash’s capability to create its own selection to fill gaps in the market and giving customers more affordable options. The team also pioneers new partnership models with restaurants in service of bringing customers the food selection they want in every neighborhood.

About The Role

As Director, New Restaurant Models, you will lead the team that builds DoorDash-created restaurant concepts, including scaling our existing Dashmart Kitchens Business and testing new ways to create a portfolio of ultra affordable options for customers. Examples of new models include collaborating with large Enterprise brands, vetting joint partnerships with smaller SMB merchants, and building our own network of kitchens. You'll set the operating model, build the team, and grow this business from its current footprint into a national offering. This is a high-visibility, entrepreneurial role at the intersection of product, operations, and partnerships — building something that doesn't exist anywhere else on the platform. You will report into a Director on our Restaurant team in our Marketplace organization.

You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will…

• Build – Define and scale DoorDash-created exclusive restaurant brands, setting direction for a business that doesn't exist anywhere else in the industry.
• Lead – Build and develop a team capable of scaling our proprietary food concepts nationally, and continually look for ways to grow the business and its impact
• Operate – Own the operating model and results for a 30-kitchen business, turning an ambiguous 2027 scale goal into an execution plan your team runs against every day
• Experiment – Set the testing agenda for the business, back your team to take smart risks, and scale what works even when there's no obvious right answer.
• Influence – Represent Kitchens & New Models across the US Marketplace org — shaping roadmaps, securing investment, and aligning senior stakeholders.

We’re Excited About You Because…

• You have 12+ years of experience in strategy & operations, consulting, or general management, with a track record of owning a business line, P&L, or major strategic initiative; high-growth startup experience is a plus.
• You have 7+ years of people management experience, including experience managing managers or building a team from the ground up.
• You have led complex, cross-functional initiatives at an organizational level and delivered results against ambitious goals.
• You can motivate and align people at every level of the organization, from frontline teams to executives..
• You can translate ambiguous, high-level goals into concrete execution plans, and move fluidly between strategic altitude and operational detail.
• You love getting into the weeds, and know when that's the right level to operate at versus when to zoom out.

We expect this position to be filled by 01/05/2027

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.

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.

$197,200—$290,000 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.

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: 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.

Notice Regarding Use of AI and Automated Tools:

To streamline our hiring process, DoorDash utilizes an automated recruitment tool called Metaview.

How it works:

Metaview assists our recruiting team by evaluating job related qualifications and characteristics in connection with hiring. The tool is designed and used to support - rather than replace - human decision-making; trained personnel make final decisions with meaningful human review and oversight, and DoorDash does not use Metaview or other AI-enabled tool in a manner that has the effect of subjecting applicants or employees to discrimination based on any protected characteristic or proxy or for engaging in any protected activity under applicable law.

Data Retention, Privacy & Bias Audit:

Data collected during this process is retained in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy https://help.doordash.com/en-us/legal/article/ax-privacy-notice and applicable state laws. In compliance with New York City Local Law 144, the independent bias audit summary for Metaview is publicly available for review at https://trust.warden-ai.com/metaview/application-review.