Director, Analytics, New Verticals Consumer

DoorDash USA is seeking a Director of Analytics for its New Verticals Consumer segment to oversee analytics strategy and lead high-performing data teams supporting grocery, convenience, alcohol, and retail delivery offerings in New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; or Sunnyvale, CA. This full-time role offers the opportunity to establish measurement frameworks, inform product direction, and accelerate data-driven decision-making across a growing marketplace.

Role Overview

You'll lead the New Verticals Consumer Analytics function, guiding how the organization measures success, sets priorities, and validates strategic decisions. Reporting to a Senior Director within the broader Analytics organization, you'll own analytical strategy across a diverse portfolio ranging from emerging products to mature, high-traffic features. Your work will connect data insights with product roadmap development, business strategy, and capital allocation decisions through partnership with leaders across Product, Engineering, Operations, Design, and Finance.

What You'll Do

• Lead, grow, and develop teams of analytics professionals and data scientists across multiple product areas and experience levels
• Establish measurement strategy and analytical frameworks that align business goals with product decisions and organizational priorities
• Design and operationalize experimentation and causal analysis capabilities to validate product hypotheses and quantify business impact
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to influence strategic direction, product roadmaps, and investment allocations based on analytical findings
• Modernize data infrastructure, access patterns, and tools to empower faster, better-informed decisions while integrating short-term metrics with long-term business value
• Navigate ambiguity and autonomous decision-making in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment supported by a mature analytics organization

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Data Science, Analytics, or related quantitative disciplines, with proven success leading senior-level teams and developing people managers
• Demonstrated product and business analytics expertise including metrics development, strategic framework building, and influence in uncertain or complex environments
• Deep mastery of experimentation methodology and causal inference with confidence making decisions amid incomplete information and product evolution
• Operational SQL and statistical analysis competency sufficient to establish technical excellence while leading at a strategic level
• Strong communication skills enabling you to distill complex technical analysis for business stakeholders and drive action from insights

Working at DoorDash USA

DoorDash is reimagining neighborhood commerce, extending from food delivery into groceries, convenience goods, alcohol, and retail. Our teams move with urgency, embrace continuous learning, and prioritize user impact and empathy across merchants, delivery partners, and consumers. Competitive compensation includes a salary range of $255,000–$375,000 (determined by skills, experience, location, and market conditions) plus equity opportunities. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) matching; 16 weeks of paid parental leave; wellness programs; commuter benefits; flexible paid time off plus 80 hours of annual paid sick time for salaried employees; 11 paid holidays; disability and life insurance; family-building support; and mental health resources.

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