Associate, Finance & Strategy - Marketplace

The posting, as DoorDash wrote it

About the Team

The Finance & Strategy team accelerates the growth of our business by implementing new opportunities and solutions. We partner with teams across the company to improve the profitability, scalability, and defensibility of our business model. We're looking for people who can model the future, and collaborate to help carry projects from conception through execution.

About the Role

We are looking for an Associate to join our US Marketplace Finance & Strategy team and help manage the financial performance of our business. You will own the rhythm of P&L reporting, planning, and investment management. You’ll translate performance and strategic decisions into clear, leadership-ready narratives that help us make efficient, data-driven decisions. The role requires judgment, adaptability, and strong partnership with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Track and analyze key financial performance drivers, uncover trends, and be a trusted source of truth for reporting, forecasting, and planning
• Turn complex financial and operational inputs into clear, leadership-ready narratives with actionable recommendations
• Partner with teams across the company to identify gaps to our goals and propose solutions to close them
• Help leadership decide where to invest by evaluating requests and making sure approved investments are reflected accurately in our plans
• Support long-range planning and company forecasting, including analytical approaches to balance growth and profitability over time
• Improve, automate, and scale our reporting and planning processes in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment

As a Finance & Strategy Associate, you will collaborate day to day with partners in strategy & operations, product, analytics, and finance, and drive financial insights that inform our operational decisions and strategies. This role reports to a Director in our Finance & Strategy organization.

We're excited about you because…

• 2-3 years of strategic finance, corporate finance, or investment banking experience in a high-growth technology sector
• Experience working on projects that require cross-functional collaboration and ability to influence partners at all levels within an organization
• Advanced Excel & financial modeling skills. Able to build robust financial models used by teams throughout the company, and to size opportunities and build business cases for pursuing new initiatives
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Basic SQL proficiency (or willingness to learn). Able to manipulate large data sets, uncover hidden insights in our data, and meaningfully improve our understanding of our business through this process

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Compensation

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-rela
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If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Notice Regarding Use of AI and Automated Tools: To streamline our hiring process, DoorDash utilizes an automated recruitment tool called Metaview.

How it works: Metaview assists our recruiting team by evaluating job related qualifications and characteristics in connection with hiring. The tool is designed and used to support - rather than replace - human decision-making; trained personnel make final decisions with meaningful human review and oversight, and DoorDash does not use Metaview or other AI-enabled tool in a manner that has the effect of subjecting applicants or employees to discrimination based on any protected characteristic or proxy or for engaging in any protected activity under applicable law.

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