Manager, Local Markets

About the Team

This team is responsible for accelerating sustainable expansion across the Marketplace - unlocking new value for customers, merchants, and the platform. We operate at the intersection of strategy, execution, and experimentation. Our remit spans city-level performance, merchant-led growth opportunities, and scalable product initiatives that drive demand, frequency, and long-term marketplace strength.

About the Role

We are hiring a Manager, Local Markets to drive growth initiatives across the Marketplace.

You will identify winning strategies, design bold experiments to validate new ideas, and make investment decisions that strengthen our competitive position - both locally and at scale.

This is a highly cross-functional leadership role, partnering with Marketing, Operations, Sales, Product, Analytics, and Finance to uncover and execute the growth formula that resonates with customers and merchants.

You will operate as a growth owner - comfortable shaping strategy at a high level while diving deep into data and execution mechanics. You thrive in ambiguity and can set ambitious goals that people thought are unachievable.

This will be a hybrid role with 3 days a week in Office (Melbourne / Sydney) and 2 days remote.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

Define and execute growth strategies to win in priority customer segments or markets, identifying structural opportunities across merchant offerings, selection expansion, and customer experience

Translate data, first-principles thinking, and marketplace insights into clear, high-impact growth roadmaps and prioritised initiatives

Deep dive into data to uncover actionable insights, assess strategic and financial impact, and partner with Analytics and Finance to evaluate ROI and optimise investments

Design, launch, and scale experiments across pricing, merchandising, and merchant/customer value propositions - rapidly testing, learning, and iterating

Lead cross-functional collaboration across Marketing, Operations, Sales, Product, and Finance, influencing stakeholders and representing the voice of the customer and local market

We’re excited about you because you have…

6+ years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, growth, product, marketplace, or general management roles

Proven track record of owning and scaling growth initiatives in complex environments

Strong marketplace intuition, ideally within multi-sided or regulated environments

Deep comfort operating at the lowest level of detail - advanced analytics, experimentation, dashboards

Proficiency with modern AI and automation solutions, including ChatGPT Codex and Claude Code, to maximize professional efficacy

Exceptional cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to influence without authority

Strong business judgment and capital allocation instincts

Grit, resilience, and a bias to action in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

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 users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order 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.

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.

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