Manager, Dasher & Logistics Strategy & Operations

About The Team The Dasher & Logistics team supports the millions of Dashers who power DoorDash's marketplace. We’re building the world's leading last-mile logistics platform — and at the center of that is creating the best experience for gig workers to achieve their financial goals. We own the full Dasher lifecycle — from acquisition and onboarding, to earnings and order assignment, to rewards and recognition for the best Dashers. We partner closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Support in order to create a seamless experience for Dashers, whether it be their first dash or their 500th. About The Role You will play an integral role in shaping our Dasher strategy at DoorDash. Your primary goal will be to improve Dasher retention and engagement by identifying key pain points, getting deep into how the system operates on the ground, and translating those insights into high-impact bets that improve the Dasher experience. You’ll define what a great Dasher experience looks like in practice, build the programs and partnerships that support it, and develop the tools and feedback loops needed to measure Dasher sentiment and ensure the Dasher voice is represented in key decisions across the organization. You’ll scale impact through close collaboration with cross-functional teams. Success in this role means building a stronger, more engaged Dasher ecosystem that improves marketplace reliability and creates long-term value across DoorDash’s audiences. You will report directly into a Director on our Dasher & Logistics team within the Strategy & Operations organization. You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will… Shape business strategy by combining data, marketplace insights, and first-principles thinking to identify the highest impact opportunities to improve Dasher retention Drive ideas from concept to scale by incubating, testing, and scaling 0-1 programs, partnerships, and operational bets that improve key KPIs and the overall Dasher experience Collaborate cross‑functionally with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Support in order to bring your ideas to life Represent the Dasher voice across the organization by building the tools, processes, and feedback loops that keep stakeholder decisions grounded in Dasher needs We’re Excited About You Because… You have 5+ years of experience in high-growth environments (tech, fintech, strategy & ops, consulting, banking, policy, nonprofit) You are curious, entrepreneurial, and thrive in zero-to-one environments. You are a self‑starter who is energized by a difficult problem and you aren’t afraid to get your hands dirty or try new things in order to create the future. You are an exceptional problem solver who thrives on data‑driven decision-making (comfortable with SQL/Excel) You are a storyteller and clear communicator who can pair quantitative and qualitative insights and turn them into narratives that motivate others to act. You can flex between high-level strategy and ground-level execution, and you don’t hesitate to get your hands dirty to deliver results. You have a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field; Master’s Degree preferred but not required. 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. 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. 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: $136,000—$200,000 USD. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement 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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