About the Team

The New Verticals Business Development team is a small, fast-paced, high-performing group responsible for establishing, managing and scaling new lines of business at DoorDash in the retail and logistics space.

About the Role

As an Associate of Emerging Retail Insights, you will be the go-to person for discovering, analyzing, and implementing merchant-related strategies that drive expansion. This role offers the unique opportunity to get in at the ground floor and operate at a "startup" pace for one of DoorDash’s fastest and most promising new bets in the retail and logistics space. You will report directly to the Manager of Retail Partnerships within our Merchant Business Development organization, playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of how we scale with our most important partners.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

Be a key go-to player for merchant strategy, serving as the primary source of truth for all merchant insights and helping set the strategic vision for our emerging retail and parcel business.
Bridge the gap between data and action by using SQL and Python to discover untapped expansion opportunities and then partnering with enterprise partner managers and cross-functional teams to drive their end-to-end implementation.
Empower Enterprise Partner Managers by providing the analytical foundation for high-stakes decisions and high-impact commercial collateral, including QBR/ABR decks and operational Source of Truth (SOT) frameworks.
Support the full merchant lifecycle, from mining raw data for growth levers to supporting new merchant launches and managing critical operational workflows like quarterly zip coverage and invoice resolution.
Drive high-visibility impact by identifying "greenfield" opportunities that directly result in revenue and delivery volume growth for DoorDash and our most strategic merchant partners.
Accelerate your career in the retail and logistics space, gaining deep domain expertise and the autonomy to build new analytical frameworks from the ground up in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

We’re excited about you because…

You have 2+ years of experience in banking, consulting, or analytical roles
You have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
You are a master in data analysis and fluent in either SQL or Python
You have relevant experience or a deep-seated interest in expanding your knowledge of the retail, ecommerce, or logistics industries.
You have an entrepreneurial mindset with a "nose for opportunity" and the tenacity to thrive within ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
You have the ability to make confident strategic decisions even when faced with imperfect or incomplete data.
You are a natural collaborator and consensus builder who excels at working with cross-functional partners to align technical analysis with business goals.
You have excellent written and verbal communication skills
You have a naturally optimistic outlook that is balanced by objective analysis

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Compensation

Actual compensation within the pay range listed below will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location. Base salary is localized according to employee work location.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

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

See below for paid time off details:

For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.

$78,600—$115,500 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 by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order 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.

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Associate, Emerging Retail Insights

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