Associate, DashMart - Regulatory Strategy & Operations

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our New Verticals Strategy & Operations team is re-inventing the way consumers think about grocery, convenience, alcohol and retail delivery through both our first-party and third-party operations businesses. DashMarts are our first-party offering designed to provide on-demand deliveries through a new type of convenience. Inside DashMarts we sell household essentials, groceries, brand-name favorites, local favorites and so much more! We have sites all over the country and are growing our geographic footprint, services we offer and scaling our existing sites today! As we scale our physical footprint across new and existing markets, navigating complex regulatory environments is critical to enabling sustainable growth. Our Regulatory Strategy & Operations team ensures DashMart can expand efficiently while maintaining compliance with local zoning, permitting, and community requirements.

ABOUT THE ROLE

In this role, you will support the execution of regulatory workflows that enable growth while minimizing risk, cost, and timelines. You will identify and track regulatory and community-related issues across our site portfolio, and partner cross-functionally with Operations, Real Estate, Legal, Construction, Public Policy, and Category Management teams to support site launches and ongoing operations. You will analyze data, support audits, and build processes that improve how we identify, track, and resolve issues across markets. You will report to a Manager on our DashMart Regulatory Operations team; we operate in a hybrid model with time split across your home office, in-market site visits, and cross-functional collaboration. YOU’RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE YOU WILL… * Build. You’ll help build and improve processes that support regulatory operations across DashMart, contributing to more efficient and predictable site launches and operations. * Strategize. You’ll support the development of strategies that address regulatory and community-related challenges across markets. * Experiment. You’ll translate strategies into operational improvements and pilots, testing new approaches to improve execution. * Analyze. You’ll assess operational performance, identify trends and issues, and use data to inform decisions and prioritize improvements. * Collaborate. You’ll work with a cross-functional team, including local operations, construction, real estate, vendor and category management, and warehouse design teams.

WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT YOU BECAUSE…

* You solve problems from first principles. You’re excited to solve problems in innovative ways, and you resist “this is how it’s always been done” thinking. * You’re equally comfortable operating at 10,000 feet and 1 foot. You don’t hesitate to get in the weeds and operate at the lowest level of detail, but you’re just as comfortable thinking long-term and inspiring a team. No job is beneath you. * You’re unafraid of ambiguity. Rapid change and learning is exciting to you, and you thrive in ambiguous, startup environments * You’re analytical. You let data win arguments, and you’re comfortable pulling your own data in SQL or modeling in Excel. * You have 1–3 years of professional experience. You’ve succeeded operating in fast-paced, high-performance environments and exposure to local government or city planning processes. Familiarity with zoning, permitting, or entitlements is preferred. * You have completed your BS/BA Degree. Preferably in a relevant field such as Urban Planning, Public Policy, Environmental Policy, Real Estate Development, or a related discipline. We expect this position to be filled by 6/13/2026. Notice to Applicants for Jobs Located in NYC or Remote Jobs Associated With Office in NYC Only We use Covey as part of our hiring and/or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT in NYC. As part of the hiring and/or promotion process, we provide Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound [ from August 21, 2023, through December 21, 2023, and resumed using Covey Scout for Inbound [ again on June 29, 2024. The Covey tool has been reviewed by an independent auditor. Results of the audit may be viewed here: Covey [ 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.

$74,800—$110,000 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 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. 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. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation. If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection. Notice to Applicants for Jobs Located in NYC or Remote Jobs Associated With Office in NYC Only We used Covey as part of our hiring and/or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT in NYC. As part of the hiring and/or promotion process, we provided Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound from August 21, 2023, through December 21, 2023. We resumed using Covey Scout for Inbound again on June 29, 2024, and ceased using Covey Scout for Inbound on April 30, 2026. The Covey tool has been reviewed by an independent auditor. Results of the audit may be viewed here: [