Senior Associate, New Verticals Strategy & Operations
DoorDash
About the Team
DoorDash is looking for top talent to play a pivotal role in growing our New Verticals business in New Zealand! We are looking for someone who is excited about joining a fast-paced environment and driving our next wave of growth for the New Zealand market. Join us in our global mission to empower and grow local economies!
About the Role
As a Senior Associate on the New Zealand New Verticals Strategy & Operations team, you will play a pivotal role in driving growth across our Grocery, Convenience, Alcohol, and Retail verticals in New Zealand. This role blends strategic thinking, analytical rigor, and cross-functional collaboration to support the expansion of our New Verticals business.
Reporting to the Manager of Strategy & Operations for New Zealand, you’ll work closely with Account Management, Sales, Product, Legal, and Marketing to implement scalable initiatives, address challenges, and unlock growth opportunities.
You will take ownership of executing strategies to launch new Merchants, monitor performance, and address root causes of any issues using data-driven insights. This role offers a unique chance to shape the future of DoorDash’s operations in New Zealand, leveraging your problem-solving skills, analytical mindset, and ownership mentality to make a meaningful impact.
You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…
- Strategize - Work on unique strategies across our three-sided marketplace, identifying product-market fit for our New Verticals business in New Zealand
- Build – Implement scalable initiatives and best practices to build a world-class New Vertical operation in NZ from the ground up
- Analyze – Leverage data whenever possible to inform your hypothesis as well as build models using tools like Excel and SQL to evaluate the economic and strategic costs and benefits of various programs and experiments
- Influence – Partner with many teams like: Account Management, Sales, Product, Engineering, Legal, Policy, Comms, etc. to create and execute on strategic plans and harness opportunities while gaining buy-in from stakeholders and leadership
We’re excited about you because…
- 3-5+ years' experience in marketing, consulting, strategy, or related operational experience
- You are a self-starter – You have a bias for action and are able to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment
- You are a problem solver – You have a talent for synthesizing complex problems, can translate high-level goals into actionable plans, and enjoy implementing a process
- You are analytical – You use data to inform tough decisions, and are comfortable operating at both the 10,000 foot level and at the 10 inch level. SQL experience required.
- You are an owner – You're always looking for opportunities to better your work product and own the outcome – both the good and the bad
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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.
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.
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