About the RoleAs Consumer Paid Marketing Manager, you will own the strategy and performance for our growing affiliates program. You'll be responsible to developing our affiliate creator initiative into a best-in-industry program, deepening our relationships with publishers, maintaining an innovative testing roadmap, and driving growth across DoorDash's offerings. You'll manage a team of 3-4 Associates / Senior Associates, craft a detailed affiliate strategy, and work cross-functionally to improve creator, publisher, and user experiences while scaling the program.
You're excited about this opportunity because you will...Own and scale a developing channel at DoorDash- Define and execute the strategy for New Customer Acquisition, Churned Customer Resurrection, New Vertical (non-Restaurant) growth, and bring the affiliates channel into new areas for the business (e.g. Reservations).
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of 3-4 direct reports responsible for campaign execution, creator recruitment and onboarding, commissioning strategy, measurement and tracking, and reporting
- Stay at the forefront of affiliates innovation by experimenting with new publishers, tech partners, platform features, and in-house product capabilities
We're excited about you because...- You have 6-8 years of experience in affiliate marketing
- Large-Scale Creator Expertise: Have managed creator affiliate programs directly, working with influencers at scale to drive business outcomes
- High Scale Budget Management: Proven track record of allocating, pacing, and optimizing annual budgets of $10M+.
- Advanced Measurement & Analytics: Strong analytical background with the ability to "get into the nitty-gritty of the data." Experience moving beyond standard ROAS by optimizing for LTV/CAC, incrementality, lift testing, and MMM.
- People Leadership: Proven experience directly managing, mentoring, and developing a high-performing team (managing 2-3+ direct reports).
- Strategic & Tactical Execution: Ability to operate both strategically (communicating high-level strategy for New Customer Acquisition and Resurrection) and tactically (overseeing campaign ops, auction dynamics, and bid optimization).
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to partner effectively with Analytics, Finance, Product, Strategy & Operations, and Integrated Marketing teams.
Preferred Skills- AI Tool Familiarity: Comfort and familiarity with AI-assisted coding and productivity tools (such as Claude Code and Cursor) to accelerate data analysis, query writing, and workflow automation.
- Marketplace Experience: Previous experience working in a complex, multi-sided marketplace (e.g., food delivery, rideshare, gig economy) and understanding the dynamics between consumer supply and demand.
- Broader Performance Marketing Context: Experience managing or collaborating closely with other performance channels (Paid Social, Programmatic, SEO, Affiliate) to understand full-funnel and cross-channel attribution.
We expect this position to be filled by 12/30/2026
CompensationThe successful candidate's 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 employee's 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. That's 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 (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). 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.
See below for 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 (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).
The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.
$142,800-$210,000 USD
