Hiring: Director Strategy & Operations, Local Markets Company: DoorDash Location: Atlanta, GA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-14 18:07:18 Target Skills & Keywords : Compliance, HBase, Make, Plaid, SQL About the job Experience: •10+ years of experience in strategy & operations or other operating roles; high-growth startup experience is advantageous •5+ years of people management experience Required Skills: •The US Marketplace team is looking for a motivated and hands-on operator to be the Director of Local Markets. As a Strategy & Operations Director, you’ll be responsible for driving marketplace growth in every U.S. market, across a variety of market types. •You will report into the Growth and Markets team, leading cross-functional collaboration between DoorDash’s marketing, sales, product, finance, and analytics teams to deliver new products and service level improvements to drive local market growth. You'll have the opportunity to help define new ways to grow locally, incubate 0-1 experiments, scope partnership opportunities, foster relationships with external partners, and execute on a roadmap to grow the marketplace at the local level. •You're Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will… •Lead - From day one you’ll lead a team, helping the team to further develop the muscle of lowest level of detail analyses and execution rigor •Business development - Develop relationships with new growth partners and top merchants •Influence - Work cross-functionally across the US Marketplace Organization to help craft roadmaps, secure investment, and partner with other organizations to improve the user experience at local level •Build – Explore growth opportunities alongside our partners in Product, Marketing, Analytics, Engineering, and Operations teams •Analyze – Shape and define our strategy based on quantitative and qualitative data, querying data directly and empowering yourself with AI tooling (Cursor, Claude) •Operate – Figure out how to get from A to B–then actually make it happen. •Grow – Help the business get 1% better every day. •We're Excited About You Because… •You have 10+ years of experience in strategy & operations or other operating roles; high-growth startup experience is advantageous •You have 5+ years of people management experience •You have experience leading cross-functional projects and hitting goals •You are comfortable running analysis and manipulating datasets; SQL is required and experience using AI tools (Cursor, Claude) is preferred 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 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 Familie Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!