Senior Associate, Strategy

Senior Associate, Strategy & Operations, New Verticals
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Overview
DoorDash is looking for top talent to play a pivotal role in growing our New Verticals business in Australia and New Zealand.
We are looking for someone who is excited about joining a fast-paced environment and driving our next wave of growth.
Join us in our global mission to empower and grow local economies
Role
As a Senior Associate on the ANZ International New Verticals S&O team, you will be responsible for improving quality across our various merchants.
You'll operate at the lowest level of detail to use data and consumer insights to identify deliveries and trends where we are not meeting customer expectations, define experiments and strategies on how to address them, and get 1% better every day, then turn those strategies into initiatives and iterate (rapidly) to deliver better quality.
Your north star in this role will be improving order quality: anything that may cause a customer to not return to DoorDash, including cancellations, lateness, out of stock items, incorrect items and much more.
You'll use SQL and analytics to monitor trends, root cause any issues, and develop action plans; help roll out new product features designed to improve order quality as well as coming up with your own initiatives.
You will also work cross-functionally with account management, product, engineering, finance, analytics, and operational teams to name a few.
You will report into the ANZ Associate Manager, Quality.
You're Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will...
Strategise - From first principles, you'll develop strategies for where to prioritise our time in improving order quality for ANZ New Verticals;
Operate - Own tracking dashboards and manage week over week metrics to drive high quality and top-notch execution;
Analyse - Use SQL daily to evaluate the order quality from business wide trends down to delivery level root causing;
Experiment - Transform strategies into operational experiments that create measurable and actionable outcomes;
Build - You'll have your fingerprints all over DoorDash's next big business.
You'll launch new products, get 1% better every day, and scale something completely new.
This means everything from high-level strategy to operational details;
Lead, collaborate and Influence - You'll partner with and influence cross-functional teams including growth, quality, design, marketing, partnerships and product team to build and scale our New Verticals business.
Qualifications
You have 2-3+ years of experience — You've succeeded in similar cultures that are highly analytical and cross-functional (whether in tech, operations, strategy, consulting, banking, or a related 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.
You're strong with data.
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.
You're unafraid of ambiguity – Rapid change and learning is exciting to you, and you thrive in ambiguous, startup environment.
Accommodations
If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.
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.
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.
If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Business Development and Sales
Industries
Software Development
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