Associate, New Verticals - International Efficiency Strategy & Operations
DoorDash is a technology and logistics company focused on empowering local economies. They are hiring two Associates for their New Verticals Strategy & Operations team to improve operating rhythms and drive growth in both the US and Canadian markets.
Responsibilities
- Identify, lead, and prioritize initiatives to improve operating rhythms across New Verticals
- Lead short term execution, strategize long term plans and implement product features
- Optimize the dasher’s performance through improving quality & efficiency
- Improve costs and how we manage towards our bottom-line goals
- Enhance catalog quality around completeness & discoverability
- Partner with other strategy & operations teams, enterprise partner managers, product, engineering, analytics and internal stakeholders
Skills
- You must be currently based in Toronto or Vancouver
- You are a self-starter – You have a bias for action and are able to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment
- You are a problem solver – You have a talent for synthesizing complex problems, can translate high-level goals into actionable plans, and enjoy implementing a process
- You are analytical – You use data to inform tough decisions, and are comfortable operating at both the 10,000 foot level and at the 10 inch level
- You are comfortable in tools like Excel, SQL and more!
- You are becoming AI native. You are working to gain experience with AI tools such as Claude Code and Cursor to accelerate problem-solving, analysis, or workflow execution
- You work to get 1% better every day – You're always looking for opportunities to better your work product and own the outcome – both the good and the bad
- You have 1-2+ years experience in consulting, finance or related strategy and operations
- You have a completed Bachelor's Degree
Benefits
- Opportunities for equity grants
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness benefit
- Several paid holidays
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Disability and basic life insurance
- An RRSP including an employer match
- A mental health program
- Premium healthcare
- Wellness expense reimbursement
- Paid parental leave
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