Head of Product, Promotions

About the Team

The Promotions team enables merchants to grow their businesses by delivering compelling, data-driven discounts to consumers. We build innovative promotional tools, automated campaigns to maximize merchant ROI, and merchandising of promotions within the DoorDash app. Our mission is to turn every promotion into a powerful engine for growth : accelerating success for merchants, delivering value to consumers, and fueling DoorDash’s marketplace.

Are you the right applicant for this opportunity Find out by reading through the role overview below.

About the Role

As the Head of Product for Promotions, you’ll lead a team of high performing PMs to rapidly scale our Promotions business. You’ll define the strategy that unifies ads and promotions into a seamless, high-performing system which drives meaningful merchant sales growth, while delivering real value to consumers.

Your work will be pivotal in improving the efficiency and profitability of promotions for both merchants and DoorDash. Beyond setting vision, you’ll collaborate cross-functionally across the company to build the platform capabilities that enable internal teams to launch innovative, data-driven campaigns that power marketplace growth at scale.

You’ll report directly to Vassili Samolis, Senior Director of Product, and work in a hybrid model that blends remote flexibility with in-person collaboration.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

Lead the Future of Promotions : Set the vision and roadmap for how ads and promotions work in harmony to drive sustainable, measurable growth.

Drive AI-Powered Innovation : Expand adoption of our Smart Campaigns, helping merchants of all sizes launch intelligent, automated promotion strategies.

Deliver Value Across DoorDash’s Ecosystem : Balance merchant ROI, consumer savings, and DoorDash profitability by improving promotion incrementality and designing impactful new campaign types.

Build at Scale : Partner across Engineering, Data Science, Marketing, and Sales to develop the core platform that powers promotional tools across the DoorDash ecosystem.

Own High-Visibility Impact : Lead company-wide initiatives and present key business insights directly to senior leadership.

We’re excited about you because…

You have 8+ years of Product Management experience, with at least 2 years leading PM teams.

You have experience with Ads, Promotions, or Merchandising on consumer platforms and / or in high-scale marketplaces.

You combine strong, strategic thinking and operational execution, with a track record of shipping high-impact features.

You excel at cross-functional collaboration, and can influence and align stakeholders across a complex organization.

You are a clear communicator with strong analytical skills and experience leading executive-level reviews.

You have deep empathy for users and a passion for solving complex, real-world problems.

You are energized by DoorDash’s mission and the opportunity to help local economies thrive.

Notice to Applicants for Jobs Located in NYC or Remote Jobs Associated With Office in NYC Only

We use Covey as part of our hiring and / or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT in NYC. As part of the hiring and / or promotion process, we provide Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound from August 21, 2023, through December 21, 2023, and resumed using Covey Scout for Inbound again on June 29, 2024.

The Covey tool has been reviewed by an independent auditor. Results of the audit may be viewed here : Covey

Compensation

The 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.

$231,200 - $340,000 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 users—from 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. We are 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

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. 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.

Our Diversity and Inclusion Statements

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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