Manager – Finance & Strategy @ DoorDash

About the Team

The Finance & Strategy team accelerates the growth of our business by implementing new opportunities and solutions. We partner with teams across the company to improve the profitability, scalability, and defensibility of our business model. We’re looking for people who can model the future, and collaborate to help carry projects from conception through execution.

About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to join a growing team in a high-visibility role focused on some of the largest investments across technology at DoorDash. As a key member of the Product Finance team, you will analyze our cloud costs, identify opportunities for efficiency, and collaborate closely with engineering to ensure effective allocation of capital across our technology investments.

As a Finance Manager, you will lead cross-functional collaboration with partners in finance, strategy and engineering to manage new and existing initiatives across cloud investments. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional analytical, technical, and communication skills to influence data-driven business decisions and navigate trade-offs.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will:

Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering and Finance teams to make ROI-positive investment decisions across our largest tech vendors
Lead weekly reviews with Engineering verticals to assess budget performance and identify necessary trade-offs when expenses exceed projections
Oversee the allocation of shared technology costs across Engineering teams to provide visibility into infrastructure and data usage across the organization
Identify and operationalize opportunities for optimizing technology spending in partnership with Engineering
Manage financial models for large-scale renewals, partnering closely with Engineering and Procurement
Analyze business/financial measurements, uncover trends and assess current/future business risks and opportunities

We’re excited about you because...

6+ years of strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking or consulting experience in a high-growth technology sector
Experience managing forecasting & reporting for major departments within an organization
Track and analyze key business/financial KPIs to identify trends and assess both current and future risks and opportunities
Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
Ability to influence cross functional partners at all levels
Basic SQL proficiency (or willingness to learn)
Experience with cloud cost management is a plus

We expect this position to be filled by 11/22/24

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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 for all regular employees that includes a 401(k) plan with an employer match, paid time off, paid parental leave, wellness benefits, and several paid holidays.

Additionally, for full-time employees, DoorDash offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, a commuter benefit match, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographical market up to our highest geographical market within California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Washington.

$121,700—$179,000 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 with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering 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.

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Manager – Finance & Strategy

Cloud

DoorDash

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