Senior Manager, Performance Marketing

Our Growth Marketing team drives acquisition and engagement by connecting consumers, dashers, and merchants with meaningful, personalized experiences. The Media Buying team plays a critical role in scaling DoorDash’s performance marketing engine, managing global paid digital channels and ensuring media investments deliver measurable business outcomes. As the Senior Manager of Media Buying, you’ll lead a team of ~20 performance marketers, including three direct manager reports, responsible for hands‑on campaign management & operations, optimization, and media innovation across our North American markets (US and Canada). You’ll deliver operational excellence, help shape our in‑house media strategy, and drive channel innovation at scale. About the Role You will be responsible for leading the end‑to‑end management of our media buying operations and execution, spanning planning & intake, execution, optimization, and performance measurement. You’ll collaborate with our central performance marketing team in the US, as well as cross‑functionally with data, analytics, and product teams to drive efficient growth and advance our in‑house media capabilities. You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will: Lead and develop a high‑performing team: Manage and mentor three managers and their teams (totaling ~20 people), fostering a culture of collaboration, learning, and operational excellence. Scale in‑house media operations: Build and optimise best‑in‑class processes, tools, and workflows that enable efficiency, accuracy, and innovation across markets. Drive media execution & operations while improving performance: Oversee campaign execution across Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, and emerging channels, ensuring alignment with business goals and ROI targets. Ensure operational excellence: Establish world‑class performance standards and implement frameworks for budgeting, pacing, and QA across teams. Partner with central performance marketing org & cross‑functionally: Work closely with US performance marketing team to execute on strategic initiatives across paid media channels, and work with MarTech team to enhance attribution, automate reporting, and develop tools for spend optimisation. Champion innovation: Identify and test new platforms, channels, and bidding strategies that unlock incremental growth. We’re Excited About You Because You Have: 10+ years of experience in performance marketing, including direct experience managing large‑scale media budgets across multiple digital channels and markets. Proven leadership experience (5+ years) managing managers and scaling teams of 10+. Deep expertise in media buying operations, optimisation, and measurement across Meta, Google, and TikTok Ads. A track record of building and scaling in‑house media functions or agency teams. Strong analytical acumen—comfortable using data to drive insights, strategy, and continuous improvement. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence cross‑functional partners. Fluency in English and Spanish Why You’ll Love Working at DoorDash You’ll be part of a high‑impact team shaping the future of in‑house marketing. You’ll work on innovative challenges that drive growth at a massive scale. You’ll join a culture that values curiosity, autonomy, and results. 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 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. 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.If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection. #J-18808-Ljbffr