Senior Associate, Strategy & Operations - Commerce Platform Logistics - Delivery Cost

About the Team DoorDash’s Commerce Platform is one of the fastest-growing segments in the company—distinct from our Marketplace business. Whereas Marketplace serves DoorDash’s own app customers, Commerce Platform powers merchant-owned eCommerce channels by fulfilling orders directly for their customers (e.g., a Petco.com order where Petco owns the checkout experience, and DoorDash fulfills delivery). Within Commerce Platform, the Logistics team focuses on cost efficiency and sustainable growth across Retail Merchants with multi-day service level agreements and Final Mile delivery in Parcel networks. Our mission is to make efficiency a competitive advantage—reducing costs for merchants so they can grow, while ensuring high-quality deliveries for customers and fair pay for Dashers.About the RoleWe’re hiring a highly analytical, execution-focused individual to help drive cost improvement initiatives. As the part of this team, you will:Partner with Finance on weekly Dasher cost performance, identifying trends, root causes, and missed targets.Work with Product, Engineering, Analytics, and Operations to design and execute initiatives that improve network efficiency and optimize Dasher pay.Contribute to net new ideas and assess the impact of product-driven cost changes.Focus on scoping, sizing, and prioritizing cost improvement initiatives.Support operational tests to uncover high-impact levers for cost reduction.Partner with Product and Engineering to roll out cost initiatives that scale.You're excited about this opportunity because...Data mastery: You can confidently speak to weekly cost trends and portfolio performance at a granular level.Execution: You don’t just model opportunities—you see them through from concept to deployment.Cross-functional influence: You bring Finance, Product, and Operations along with you to implement change.Innovation: You contribute fresh ideas to improve efficiency, cost fairness, and merchant growth.We're excited about you because...Must Have Skills:SQL and BI tools (Mode, Sigma, Tableau)Excel/Google Sheets expertiseFinancial modeling & forecastingAnalytical rigor & resourcefulnessExperience working cross-functionally with Product & AnalyticsStrong communication skillsTrack record of owning strategic initiatives in high-growth environmentsSelf-starter mindset & adaptabilityNice to Have:AI tools (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor)Computer Science background or courseworkStatistics or predictive modeling experienceTypical Backgrounds:Start-up Operations/Business OperationsConsultantStrategy & Operations AnalystProduct AnalystInvestment Banking AnalystBusiness AnalystApplications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basisCompensationThe 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. Talk to your recruiter for more information.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.$87,000—$128,000 USDAbout DoorDashAt 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 InclusionWe’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. 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