Director Finance and Strategy, Support at DoorDash


Director F&S, Support

at DoorDash

New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Portland, OR; United States – Remote

About the Team

The Finance & Strategy team is responsible for accelerating the growth of our business by identifying and 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 to hire strategic thinkers who can model the future, solve complex problems, and collaborate effectively to help carry projects from conception through execution.

About the Role

We are looking for an entrepreneurial Director who will lead and continue building out our Support Finance team. This is a unique role with the opportunity to make an immediate impact through identifying, sizing, proposing, and executing major company initiatives pertaining to customer support. This role will partner very closely with leadership and stakeholders across the Support Strategy & Operations organization to deliver the best customer support experience while driving cost efficiency. This team should help influence decision making around capacity modeling, build vs. buy, and investments in technology and automation. The right candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills to influence data-driven business decisions and optimize investments. You will combine your obsession for DoorDash customers with knowledge of the business and data to become a trusted business partner throughout the organization and lead projects from idea generation through operational execution.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will

  • Lead and build a high performing team responsible for ensuring DoorDash continues to grow and scale efficiently
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders on the strategy & operations, product, engineering, and analytics teams
  • Drive strategic decision making – utilize data to identify and execute on opportunities for efficiency gains within the customer support platform
  • Act as head of finance for a large and significant organization within DoorDash and be responsible for all aspects of financial decision making, strategic business support, and FP&A
  • Operate in a fast-paced and dynamic environment that is constantly evolving

We’re excited about you because

  • 10+ years of strategic finance, corporate finance or investment banking experience at a high-growth technology startup or well-established company
  • Experience managing and building teams
  • Ability to influence cross-functional partners at all levels within an organization
  • Proven success managing budgets for major functional areas 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
  • 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

Why You’ll Love Working at DoorDash

  • We are a technologically and data-driven business
  • We are committed to our clients and connected through our vision of Delivering Good
  • We love solving problems, thinking creatively and trying new things
  • We believe in autonomy & taking initiative
  • We are challenged, developed and have meaningful impact
  • We take what we do seriously. We don’t take ourselves seriously
  • We have a smart, experienced leadership team that wants to do it right & is open to new ideas
  • We offer competitive compensation packages and comprehensive health benefits
  • You will be proud to say that you work for DoorDash and will know that the work you do brings joy to our clients every day

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 usersfrom 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.

Pursuant to the Colorado Fair Pay Act, the base salary range in Colorado for this position is $170,000.00 – $255,000.00, plus opportunities for equity and commission. Compensation in other geographies may vary.

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

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