Manager, New Verticals - Retail Selection Strategy & Operations
Company: DoorDash
Location: San Francisco, CA
Type: Full-time
Level: mid
Posted: 2026-03-11
About this role
About The Team
The New Verticals team is building the future of local commerce through expanding our product offerings on our marketplace platform. We launched in 2020 and have since then built world-class operations to delight our customers with access to Grocery, Convenience, Alcohol, and Retail delivery through our marketplace; this team is shaping the future of DoorDash Retail and how we empower local economies across industries like pets, flowers, home improvement and so much more!
About The Role
As a Manager on the Retail Selection Strategy & Operations team, you will bring top nationwide partners and their assortments to DoorDash through direct partnerships, integrations, and scalable tooling. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, product, and merchant experience, owning the end-to-end motion to acquire, launch, and scale Enterprise retailers across priority categories and geographies. You’ll own and evolve the Enterprise Partner Launch Playbook, driving launches with speed, quality, and consistency. From pre-sale through go-live, you’ll partner closely with Business Development, Product, and Operations to ensure seamless execution. You will define where we play (retailer types, geos, categories), stand up 0→1 pilots, and translate early wins into scalable playbooks, tooling requirements, and roadmap priorities.
This is a highly analytical and technical role requiring strong cross functional collaboration and hands-on execution. SQL fluency is required, along with a track record of building and pressure-testing new models to drive outcomes.
You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will…
- Strategize. Define how we win, build data-driven market plans across categories and geographies, set clear targets, and align roadmaps and resourcing to drive measurable selection growth.
- Build. Incubate and launch 0→1 pilots that unlock new retailer types, integration models, and launch pathways. Turn early con...