Senior Associate, Ads Platform Efficiency - Strategy & Operations

Senior Associate, Ads Platform Efficiency – Strategy & Operations

About The Team
Our Advertising & Promotions team operates at the intersection of e‑commerce and advertising, surfacing and monetizing relevant content that benefits our core audiences. We provide digital solutions to help advertisers reach Door Dash audiences.

About The Role
As a Senior Associate on the Ads Platform S&O team, you’ll work cross‑functionally to develop processes and tools that allow for our business to scale during a period of hypergrowth. Your work will improve how we bring Ads & Promos campaigns to life across Sales, Insights, and Ad Operations along with Product, Strategy & Operations, Accounting, Finance and more.

Specific areas of focus will include:

• Leveraging Gen AI to revolutionize how we sell, build, and optimize campaigns, driving scalability and shaping the future of our Ads Platform.
• Implementing, managing, and scaling sales & operations via offshore resources, automation tools, and streamlined end‑to‑end processes.
• Partnering with sales and merchants to identify product‑market fit for key resources and streamline go‑to‑market strategies.
• Scoping and building the tooling and efficiency roadmap using both internal and external resourcing.

You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will…

• Build: Implement efficiency and automation, understand and work with systems, and explore best ways to leverage Gen AI to unlock our ability to scale.
• Analyze: Use data‑driven decision‑making to run and scale experiments on everything from new engagement models for Sales to self‑serve tools for Merchants to drive Ads growth.
• Operate: Roll up your sleeves and get to the lowest level of detail to find the best solution in practice, not just in theory.
• Collaborate: Value cross‑functional partnerships and thrive at working across Sales, Operations, Insights, Product, Engineering, Legal, Accounting, Support and more to deliver results.
• Strategize: Develop the strategy and roadmap to best serve our advertisers and internal partners through a period of rapid growth.

We’re Excited About You Because…

• 3+ years of experience in strategy & operations, product management, product marketing, business operations, management consulting, or related experience (preferably in advertising or ad‑tech).
• Problem solver with expertise in process design & optimization and a passion for improving inefficiencies.
• Strong interest or experience leveraging AI and emerging technology to solve business problems.
• Enthusiasm for working with systems such as Salesforce, Snowflake, and internal tools.
• Ability to wear multiple hats and work across a variety of projects, teams, and work streams.
• Analytical thinker who can distill complex data (Excel/Google Sheets/SQL) into actionable recommendations.
• Bachelor’s degree.

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 work location. Ranges are market‑dependent and may be modified in the future.
In addition to base salary, the compensation includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.
Door Dash cares about you and your overall well‑being. 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, medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, family‑forming assistance, and a mental health program.

Paid Time Off (Salaried Roles)
Flexible paid time off/vacation plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.

Salary Range (U.S.)
$78,200—$115,000 USD

Seniority level
:
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type
:
Full‑time

Job function
:
Business Development and Sales

Industries
:
Software Development

We expect this position to be filled by 11/24/25.

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