Manager, New Verticals - In-Store Data Platform Strategy & Operations

DoorDash USA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 136,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer matching

Paid parental leave

Wellness benefits

Job summary

DoorDash’s New Verticals Strategy & Operations team is seeking a Manager to own onboarding of both external and internal data sources into our ecosystem. You will align inventory with the digital shelf across Grocery, Convenience, Alcohol, and Retail, and explore inventory-as-a-service opportunities.

You will partner with ML, Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Commercial teams to structure partnerships, own metrics, and drive measurable impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in data partnerships, vendor management, or retail data.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with ability to translate data into business impact.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams with product, engineering, and commercial groups.

Responsibilities

• Own onboarding of external and internal data sources into our ecosystem.
• Partner with ML, Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Commercial teams to integrate sources and drive impact.
• Define commercial metrics and decide on scale or stop decisions based on data.
• Lead a two-person team within the Central Operations group.

Skills

Analytical thinking

SQL

Vendor management

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

MBA

Tools

SQL

Data visualization tools

Job description

About the Team

New Verticals is an exciting team at DoorDash that is building and scaling new ways to delight our customers beyond restaurant delivery.

Our Central Operations team, part of New Verticals Strategy & Operations, is re‑inventing how consumers shop grocery, convenience, alcohol and retail by making every store’s digital shelf match the physical shelf. We do this by onboarding new data sources that improve selection coverage, price accuracy, inventory accuracy, and the location data that helps Dashers find the store and the item. When these get better, consumers see what they want at the right price and receive it with fewer substitutions and refunds, Dashers shop and navigate faster, and merchants sell more. You will partner with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to build AI‑enabled tooling, launch operational processes at scale, own metrics, and pull operational and product levers across our Grocery, Convenience, Alcohol and Retail businesses.

About the Role

We are looking to hire a Manager to own how we onboard new data sources, external and internal, onto our ecosystem. Externally, you will bring on inventory and syndicated data providers, CPG branded data, in‑store robotics companies, and other software and technology partners. Internally, you will find new ways to leverage the data we already have. Together, these sources align the physical inventory of brick‑and‑mortar stores with the digital inventory. You will also explore how these assets could grow into an inventory‑as‑a‑service solution. You will partner with Machine Learning, Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Commercial teams. You will sit in the Central Operations group within our New Verticals Strategy & Operations organization and report into a Senior Manager. You will manage a team of two.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Build from zero. You’ll take new data sources from ideation to production: sizing opportunities, structuring partnerships, running pilots, and scaling the winners across Convenience, Grocery, Alcohol, and Retail.
• Think big. You’ll imagine what’s possible with new sources and new commercial models, including inventory as a service, and turn bold ideas into roadmaps.
• Close the physical‑digital gap. You’ll connect real‑world signals from retailers, syndicated data, CPGs, robots, and software partners to improve selection coverage, price accuracy, inventory accuracy, and Dasher navigation.
• Own the economics. You’ll define the commercial and business metrics that show when a source works and when it doesn’t, and weigh the lift against the cost to make clear scale, iterate, or stop decisions.
• Lead. You’ll partner with Engineers, Data Scientists, Product Managers, and Commercial teams to integrate sources and drive measurable impact.

We’re excited about you because…

• You think 0 to 1. You’re energized by ambiguity, think boldly and unconstrained about what new sources could unlock, and resist “this is how it’s always been done” thinking.
• You’re creative about business models. You can see how data becomes a product, and help shape the strategy behind it.
• You understand the interplay of commercial and business metrics. You know how selection, price, and inventory accuracy translate into conversion, retention, and cost, and you can tell when a data source is worth what it costs.
• You’re analytical. You can extract and communicate meaningful insights from data to drive strategic decisions, and you are comfortable with SQL and data visualization tools.
• You’re an operator and a partner. You’re comfortable in the details of data quality and store‑level operations, and you can build and negotiate relationships with external vendors, CPGs, and technology companies.
• You have 6‑8+ years of experience. You’ve succeeded in high‑performing cultures (tech, supply chain, operations, strategy, business development, consulting, banking, startups or a related experience), ideally with data partnerships, vendor management, or retail data.
• You have a completed Bachelor’s Degree, and MBA is a plus.

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. 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.$136,000—$200,000 USD

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