About the Team

The Platform Innovation team leads up the strategy, launch + scaling of DoorDash’s nascent bets for its white-label restaurants business.

On a typical day, you will be working with our cross-functional partners and merchants. This will include running and refining experiments to improve operations, analyzing and diving into data to derive insights, speaking to merchants to inform our product and GTM strategies, and building internal processes to help our teams work together more efficiently.

About the Role

You will report into the GTM Lead of Platform Innovation and serve as a member of our broader Restaurant Platform organization. You will play a pivotal role in driving company growth, focused on increasing adoption of in-store products and taking new products to market with SMB restaurants in the US.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

Join a unique startup opportunity within DoorDash with an aggressive growth trajectory at the ground floor. You’ll get to work on multiple parts of the business over time, grow your toolset, and collaborate with world-class leaders like DoorDash’s Co-Founder and the GM of Restaurant Commerce Platform.
Work cross-functionally with product, sales, customer success, and finance to align operational efforts and drive quarterly Objective & Key Results.
Make data-driven decisions by analyzing insights to optimize GTM performance, influence strategic decisions, and drive continuous improvement
Own and scale the GTM function for a new product: setting goals, training the sales team, and ensuring seamless execution
Shape market strategy by researching trends, identifying whitespace opportunities, and refining product positioning to drive adoption.
Equip the sales team with the right tools—building battle cards, case studies, and pitch decks to sharpen messaging and improve conversion.
Test and iterate quickly by running A/B tests to refine value propositions, identify high-intent merchants, and accelerate product-market fit.
Influence the product roadmap by gathering merchant feedback, surfacing product gaps, and providing data-backed recommendations to expand our total addressable market (TAM).

We’re excited about you because…

You have 2-5 years of working experience in roles such as but not limited to: startup/ tech/software strategy & operations, product management or banking, consulting
You are a flawless executor who isn’t afraid to roll up your sleeves and get to the lowest level of detail to solve problems
You are comfortable with ambiguity, changing priorities and putting out fires - we are an early stage product and this will come with the territory
You have experience building a strategy based on a combination of industry research and real world needs of your project/product’s users
You are comfortable working with data and can leverage SQL to analyze trends, uncover insights, and drive strategic decisions
Your cross-functional partners love you. We are a small scrappy team which means that we work closely across teams and departments to reach our goals. You can communicate, collaborate and drive alignment across product, engineering, sales, onboarding + support
Willingness to travel up to 20% of business days is required
Excellent Excel skills (can perform complex functions)

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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. Paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (i.e. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act).

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 the United States.

$78,200—$115,000 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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If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Senior Associate

Platform Innovation, Go-To-Market

DoorDash

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