Strategy & Operations Associate Manager - Ads & Promotions Supply

About the Team

Our Advertising & Promotion team operates at the intersection of e-commerce and advertising, surfacing and monetizing relevant content that benefits our core audiences. We’ve built a retail media network that enables CPG advertisers to effectively reach Door Dash audiences and drive sales and category growth. Working closely with Product and other cross-functional partners, this business role will be responsible for CPG Ads formats and inventory, unlocking net-new supply, optimizing yield, and driving healthy marketplace competition across our highest-impact surfaces.

You will report into the Manager of Ads Supply on our CPG team in our Ads Strategy & Operations organization. In this role, you will:

• Strategy development and execution for net new sellable inventory: identify the biggest untapped opportunities that can unblock ads supply and drive growth for Door Dash and advertisers’ businesses.
• Yield management / inventory optimization: identify where we have supply gaps and implement tactical initiatives to increase ad supply while protecting overall Door Dash metrics.
• Marketplace competition & selection: Identify whitespace opportunities to strengthen auction dynamics and partner cross-functionally to further optimize demand growth.

• Be an owner: You will own an important part of the business, needing to think through both the big picture and the execution. You aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves and dig in when needed.
• Problem solve: Your approach opportunities and challenges – expected and unexpected – from first principles. You use data to inform strategy.
• Balance multiple perspectives: You understand the needs of both our CPG partners and the Door Dash core consumer, and can balance these needs to drive ads strategy and product decisions.
• Collaborate
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  You have strong communication skills and are able to convey complex messages to multiple audiences. You build strong cross-functional partnerships, and will thrive at working across various teams to deliver results.
• Be part of a fast-growing team: You will join the Door Dash Ads & Promos rocketship!

• 4+ years of experience in consulting, ads strategy, product operations, ad tech, and/or brand management; prior CPG experience a plus
• Experience working with Product, Data Science, Sales, and/or Engineering teams
• A proven track record of leading projects, working cross-functionally, and managing against ambitious goals
• Excellent analytical abilities (proficiency in SQL required)
• Bachelors Degree

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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. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

Door Dash 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). Door Dash also offers medical, dental, and…