Manager, Workforce Strategy (Merchant) (San Francisco) Job at DoorDash, San Francisco, CA

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  • DoorDash
  • San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Overview

Join to apply for the Manager, Workforce Strategy (Merchant) role at DoorDash . The Workforce Management team's primary focus is to ensure we have the right people at the right time to connect customers with a live agent as quickly and reliably as possible. The team brings a people-first mindset paired with strategy and operations to achieve their goals. They move quickly, leverage first principles thinking, and focus on problem solving to ensure a seamless execution. Our team manages the workforce capacity planning and scheduling for DoorDash's large and growing global network of in-house and BPO support centers, with the ultimate goal of delivering an outstanding customer experience as reliably as possible at scale.

About the Role

As the Manager, Workforce Strategy for Merchant, you will be the single point of accountability for all workforce planning and real-time execution related to our Merchant support experience. You will lead a cross-functional, hybrid team responsible for in-house and BPO operations, managing staffing, capacity, performance metrics, and issue resolution in real time. You will own KPIs like SLA, occupancy, and queue-specific efficiency, all of which ladder up to CXI capital-level KRs.

This Role Requires a Strategic, Business-minded Leader Capable Of

  • Navigating rapid deviations and dynamically adjusting execution strategies
  • Identifying root causes through real-time data and insights
  • Collaborating across CXI, S&O, GSIO, Finance, Product, and Support Ops
  • Driving continuous improvement through innovation and system thinking
  • Managing up and across with clarity and confidence, escalating responsibly, and preserving strong cross-functional trust even while surfacing accountability

You will report to DoorDash's Senior Manager, Workforce Strategy for Marketplace and Drive Support Operations. While we would strongly prefer that you be based in one of DoorDash's core offices, we are open to remote candidates with the right fit.

Youre Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will

  • Own end-to-end performance of WFM support operations for the Merchant audience
  • Manage and align in-house and BPO planners, schedulers, and RTA teams
  • Drive performance against KPIs (e.g., SLA, occupancy, O/U, SQI, SA)
  • Lead OKR setting and progress tracking for your vertical
  • Influence strategic trade-offs and improvement initiatives across WFM and CXI
  • Communicate results, blockers, and root causes clearly to leadership while maintaining partner alignment and strategic influence

Were Excited About You Because You

  • Have 5+ years in workforce management or support operations or management consulting
  • Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and love solving complex problems
  • Demonstrate deep business understanding and proactive decision-making
  • Have a proven track record of driving performance improvements across cross-functional teams
  • Possess strong analytical skills and comfort with data tools (e.g., SQL, Excel, Tableau)
  • Are a strategic leader who can inspire, align, and hold teams accountable

We expect this position to be filled by 7/4/2025.

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Compensation

The successful candidates starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employees work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. Thats why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws. DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

Paid Time Off Details

  • For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
  • For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked, and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked.

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.

$122,400$180,000 USD

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 are 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

Were committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. Thats 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. 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.

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

Seniority level

  • Mid-Senior level

Employment type

  • Part-time

Job function

  • Project Management and Information Technology

Industries

  • Software Development

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