Associate Manager, New Verticals - Retail Merchandising Strategy & Operations

The New Verticals team is building the future of local commerce by expanding our product offerings on our marketplace platform. We launched in 2020 and have since then built world-class operations to delight our customers with access to Grocery, Convenience, Alcohol, and Retail delivery through our marketplace; this team is shaping the future of DoorDash Retail and how we empower local economies across industries like pets, flowers, home improvement and so much more!

We are hiring an Associate Manager to join our Retail Strategy & Operations team, with a focus on merchandising across our retail verticals. You will be  a part of building our retail shopping experience by understanding customer shopping behavior, developing merchandising strategies for our store pages, and building visibility across retail verticals in-app. You will iteratively test and learn to continuously optimize the site experience for our customer. You will work cross-functionally to translate business priorities into in-app merchandising or product strategies. You will report into a Manager on our Retail Strategy & Operations team and will manage a team of 1. 

• Build and execute merchandising strategies across all retail categories including/apparel, home, beauty, occasions, electronics, sporting goods and office
• Create a “best-in-class” shopping experience for customers by analyzing sales data, search trends and seasonal priorities 
• Collaborate with technical & non technical stakeholders to identify merchandising tools and ideate on product roadmap strategy 
• Merchandise and maintain product assortment by monitoring business trends, customer demand, historical trends and seasonal variations to determine future growth opportunities 
• Understand the consumer by anticipating their demands, analyzing their behavior and determining what they might come to the DoorDash platform for next

• You have 4-6+ years of experience in retail, e-commerce or site merchandising 
• You are analytical and comfortable working with large data sets within Excel, Google Sheets basic SQL.
• You are AI native and have experience leveraging LLMs and AI tools like Claude, Cursor and Gemini to automate merchandising workflows, accelerate test-and-learn cycles, and deliver measurable impact
• You have a completed Bachelor’s Degree.

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

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