Associate, New Verticals Strategy & Operations - DoorDash, Vancouver

Key Duties

Join DoorDash's New Verticals Strategy & Operations team as an Associate, playing a pivotal role in growing the International New Verticals business. These roles are based in Canada and focus on identifying, leading, and prioritizing initiatives to improve operating rhythms across new verticals, impacting both US and Canadian businesses. You will lead short-term execution, strategize long-term plans, and implement product features that may:

• Optimize the dasher’s performance through improving quality and efficiency.
• Improve costs and how DoorDash manages towards bottom-line goals.
• Enhance catalog quality around completeness and discoverability.

You'll partner with other strategy and operations teams, enterprise partner managers, product, engineering, analytics, and other internal stakeholders. This is currently an individual contributor position within a hybrid work model, allowing for both remote and in-person collaboration.

What You'll Bring to DoorDash

DoorDash is looking for top talent who are excited about joining a fast-paced environment and driving the next wave of growth. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of strategic thinking, analytical prowess, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

• You are a self-starter with a bias for action and are able to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.
• You are a problem solver with a talent for synthesizing complex problems, can translate high-level goals into actionable plans, and enjoy implementing processes. You’re excited to think innovatively and resist “this is how it’s always been done” thinking.
• You are analytical, using data to inform tough decisions, and are comfortable operating at both the 10,000-foot level and at the 10-inch level, proficient in tools like Excel and SQL.
• You are becoming AI native, 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, always looking for opportunities to improve your work product and own the outcome – both the good and the bad.
• You have 1-2+ years of experience in consulting, finance, or related strategy and operations.
• You have a completed Bachelor’s Degree.

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, the mission to empower local economies shapes how team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate to make impactful decisions that display empathy for a range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. As a technology and logistics company, DoorDash started by enabling door-to-door delivery and is looking for team members to help transition from a food delivery service to a platform for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and constantly changing, offering team members the opportunity to share unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. The company is committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being.

DoorDash is committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within the company, industry, and cities. They hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, believing that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel. If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Perks and Benefits

DoorDash cares about the overall well-being of its employees, offering a comprehensive benefits package for all regular employees.

• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness benefit
• Several paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits (for full-time employees)
• Disability and basic life insurance (for full-time employees)
• An RRSP including an employer match (for full-time employees)
• A mental health program (for full-time employees)

In addition to base salary, compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information. To learn more about DoorDash's benefits, visit their careers page.