[Remote] Senior Associate, Innovation & New Bets - Strategy & Operations

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DoorDash is a technology and logistics company focused on empowering local economies. They are seeking a Senior Associate to support the launch of SaaS products for merchant partners, helping them build relationships with customers and drive product adoption.


Responsibilities

  • Iterate the sales playbook and product positioning
  • Run competitive positioning
  • Sell directly to merchants
  • Onboard merchants
  • Shape the product
  • Work cross-functionally

Skills

  • You've done some version of consultative selling — whether that was your title or not
  • You have real product curiosity (you dig into how things work, not just how to position them)
  • You can build and test a pricing or GTM hypothesis, not just present one
  • You're fluent with AI tools (Claude Code, Cursor, similar) as part of your daily workflow
  • You can write clearly, present persuasively, and hold a room with senior stakeholders
  • You're comfortable spanning enterprise and SMB segments — different merchants, different motivations, different sales motions
  • Restaurant or food tech operators who've been close to the merchant experience
  • SaaS go-to-market roles, especially at early-stage or growth-stage companies
  • Startup operators who've worn multiple hats and built processes from scratch
  • Consultants — but the kind who built things, not just advised on them

Benefits

  • Opportunities for equity grants
  • 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 Families and Workplaces Act)
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Disability and basic life insurance
  • Family-forming assistance
  • Mental health program
  • Flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year for salaried roles
  • Vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked for hourly roles
  • Premium healthcare
  • Wellness expense reimbursement
  • Paid parental leave

Company Overview

  • DoorDash is a food delivery platform that connects customers with local and national businesses. It is a sub-organization of DoorDash. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is

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  • DoorDash has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 136 in 2026, 530 in 2025, 510 in 2024, 413 in 2023, 612 in 2022, 439 in 2021, 126 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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