Director, Platform Operations - Ads & Promos

About The Team

Our Advertising & Promotions team operates at the intersection of e-commerce and advertising, surfacing and monetizing relevant content that benefits our core audiences. We provide digital solutions to help advertisers reach DoorDash audiences.

About The Role

We’re looking for a builder who is passionate about working across teams to develop systems and processes that will enable advertising business to continue to scale during a period of hypergrowth. Specifically, you will:

• Work closely with Product to create and execute quarterly roadmaps focused on infrastructure & systems.
• Oversee Ad Operations team and partner with team manager to scale operations, grow offshore resources, and improve team SLAs.
• Work with other internal teams (billing, accounting, compliance) to support scaled ways to propose, contract, execute, and invoice campaigns.
• Build systems to improve quality of campaigns and overall excellence of what we deliver for our advertisers.
• Partner with Sales & tech teams to improve the efficiency of our sales process through more automation and systemized processes.
• Own the overall vision, strategy & execution of all tools & systems that support our advertising business.

You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will…

• Collaborate: You value cross-functional partnerships, and will thrive at working across Operations, Product, Sales, Engineering, and more to deliver results.
• Strategize: You’ll develop the strategy to best serve our advertiser and internal partners through a period of rapid growth.
• Build: You are eager to implement efficiency, process, systems and best practices that will enable our growth.
• Operate: You want to roll up your sleeves, get to the lowest level of detail, and scale.

We’re Excited About You Because…

• You thrive while wearing multiple hats and working across a variety of highly-visible projects and workstreams.
• You have deep experience and passion for process optimization and operational efficiency, and excel in getting to the low level of detail.
• You don’t need a playbook. You dive into difficult problems and come up with a plan.
• You have a proven track record of leading highly-complex projects, working cross-functionally, and delivering results on time.
• You have 10+ years of experience in a role in product operations, business operations, strategy, management consulting, or ad operations – advertising or e-commerce experience is a plus.
• You have exceptional analytical experience (Excel/Google Sheets/SQL), and are proficient at (and a fast learner of) a variety of other tech platforms (e.g. SFDC).
• You have people management experience, and will enjoy developing a highly talented team of operators.

About DoorDash

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 with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering 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.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

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.

Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.

If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Compensation

The location-specific base salary range for this position is listed below. Compensation in other geographies may vary.

Actual compensation within the pay range will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location. For roles that are available to be filled remotely, base salary is localized according to employee work location. Please discuss your intended work location with your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being, and that’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package, for full-time employees, that includes healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan including an employer match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid time off, paid parental leave, and several paid holidays, among others.

In addition to base salary, the compensation package for this role also includes opportunities for equity grants.

California Pay Range:

$202,000—$287,500 USD

New York Pay Range:

$212,500—$287,500 USD

Washington Pay Range:

$202,000—$273,000 USD