Manager, New Verticals- Retail Strategy & Operations

DoorDash connects customers with local businesses for delivery, from restaurants to grocery, retail and its own DashMart stores. The New Verticals team is building the future of local commerce through expanding our product offerings on our marketplace platform. We launched in 2020 and have since then built world-class operations to delight our customers with access to Grocery, Convenience, Alcohol, and Retail delivery through our marketplace; this team is shaping the future of DoorDash Retail and how we

Key responsibilities

• From first principles, you'll shape how DoorDash Retail grows profitably — where we price to win and where we protect margin
• Set the rhythm that keeps the business on plan, turning ambitious targets into focused execution against growth and profitability
• Let economics win the argument and pair them with instincts for how customers shop and what affordability levers matter most
• Transform pricing strategies into structured tests that create measurable, actionable outcomes — and a sharper view of what works
• Have your fingerprints all over Retail's economics, customers will be able to find more deals
• Partner with and influence Finance, Product, Partnerships, and Platform teams to build and scale Retail

Requirements

• Succeeded in similar cultures that are highly analytical and cross-functional (whether in tech, e-commerce, operations, strategy, consulting, banking
• Always looking for opportunities to better your work product and own the outcome – both the good and the bad
• A bias for action and are able to build things from the ground up
• Let data win arguments, and you’re comfortable pulling your own data in SQL, building models, and building the tools you need to create 10x outcomes
• Root cause problems with a systems first approach and can identify how to automate repeatable tasks using AI tools like Claude, Cursor
• Equally comfortable operating at 10,000 feet and 1 foot

Location and schedule

• Onsite in New York, New York

Salary and benefits

US base salary $136,000 to $200,000 a year. DoorDash also offers benefits; the full list is on the posting.

How to apply

Apply on the company's own site.