Associate Manager, New Verticals - Selection Strategy & Operations
Company: DoorDash
Location: San Francisco, CA
Type: Full-time
Level: mid
Posted: 2026-02-20
About this role
About The Team
New Verticals is an exciting team at DoorDash that is building and scaling new ways to delight our customers beyond restaurant delivery.
Our Catalog, Fulfillment and Logistics team has three major mandates to effectively onboard merchants, fulfill every order with speed & accuracy and improve our logistics network. We are able to do this by identifying efficiencies, building product toolings and launching operational processes at scale. You will own metrics, pull operational & product levers and drive impactful results across our Grocery, Convenience, Alcohol and Retail businesses.
About The Role
We are looking to hire an Associate Manager on the New Verticals Fulfillment pod. You will lead the scoping, go-to-market, and iteration of cutting-edge tech solutions to help DoorDash improve selection coverage across our Convenience, Grocery, Alcohol, and Retail businesses. You will work on initiatives that address selection gaps to improve the way we manage and predict inventory through machine learning. You will partner with the Machine Learning, Engineering, Product, and Data Science teams. You will sit in Catalog, Fulfillment, and Logistics group within our New Verticals Strategy & Operations organization and report into a Manager. This is an individual contributor position.
You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will…
- Analyze. You love working with data to drive business decision-making and are familiar with SQL.
- Lead: You'll spearhead cross-functional projects, collaborating with Engineers, Data Scientists, and Product Managers to develop and implement tech solutions that increase selection across our New Vertical offerings.
- Strategize: You will own and deliver on improving key selection metrics. You’ll create and execute quarterly and annual strategic plans aligned with product capabilities to elevate order quality.
- Build: You will build strategic initiatives and drive innovation across our offerings;...