Associate Manager, New Verticals - Logistics Strategy & Operations

DoorDash DoorDash · Consumer · San Francisco, CA · 632 New Business Verticals

This role is for an Associate Manager in New Verticals Logistics Strategy & Operations at DoorDash. The primary focus is on improving the efficiency, quality, and speed of deliveries through forecasting systems. The role involves operating, experimenting with, scaling, building, and analyzing forecasting enhancements, including leveraging AI-enabled forecasting tools. It requires strong analytical skills, SQL proficiency, and experience building models from scratch, but is explicitly stated as a non-technical role within the Strategy & Operations job family.

What you'd actually do

  1. You will understand the forecasting systems that power our business inside and out — serving as the DRI for forecast accuracy and continuously improving how we predict demand and labor needs.
  2. You will identify forecast variance drivers, develop hypotheses, and test model and product changes in partnership with Product, Engineering, and Data Science — including leveraging AI-enabled forecasting tools.
  3. You’ll transform analytical insights into operational experiments that create measurable and scalable improvements in forecast precision.
  4. You’ll do whatever it takes to launch and maintain forecasting enhancements — from writing complex SQL queries to drafting product requirements and supporting GTM efforts.
  5. You’ll assess the operational and financial impacts of forecast improvements, model tradeoffs, and iterate based on data.

Skills

Required

  • advanced SQL proficiency
  • deep understanding of AI tooling
  • past experience building models from scratch
  • use data to forecast outcomes
  • solve forecasting and operational problems in innovative ways
  • operate at 10,000 feet and 1 foot
  • get in the weeds with SQL and data analysis
  • influence roadmap discussions and strategic priorities
  • strong business acumen
  • understand how forecast decisions impact cost, service levels, and network performance
  • 4-6+ years of professional experience
  • experience in product operations, financial services, logistics, consulting, engineering, launch operations, or business operations
  • completed Bachelor’s Degree

What the JD emphasized

  • AI-enabled forecasting tools
  • deep understanding of AI tooling
  • past experience building models from scratch