Senior Associate, Customer Experience - Safety

About the Team As one of DoorDash's core operations teams, Customer Experience ensures that when issues arise across the platform, there is a reliable and effective support system in place. Our team designs, manages, and continuously improves DoorDash's global support network, with the goal of delivering a high-quality and consistent customer experience. This role sits within the Safety Customer Experience team, focused on the most critical and high-risk incidents on the platform. The team owns some of the most sensitive customer interactions at DoorDash, where thoughtful operational and product decisions directly improve customer trust and platform safety. About the Role You'll operate at the intersection of Product, Operations, and Customer Experience to improve how DoorDash prevents, identifies, and responds to the most critical safety incidents on the platform. You'll partner closely with Product, Policy, Analytics, and Operations to design scalable solutions that deliver accurate, timely support during customers' highest-stakes moments. This role requires a detail-oriented operator who can navigate complex problem spaces, design scalable processes, and execute with precision in a fast-paced environment. You’ll be expected to take ownership of ambiguous, high-stakes problems and translate them into structured, actionable solutions. You’re excited about this opportunity because you will… Drive Safety Strategy – Partner with cross-functional teams to identify and execute initiatives that improve how DoorDash prevents, identifies, and responds to safety incidents. Own End-to-End Experience – Design and optimize the full lifecycle of safety incident handling, including reporting, workflows, support execution, and tooling. Drive Data-Driven Decisions – Leverage data and case-level insights to identify root causes, measure performance, and prioritize opportunities to improve the safety customer experience. Influence Cross-Functionally – Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Operations to ensure safety CX needs are reflected in product and operational decisions. Solve Complex Operational Problems – Tackle ambiguous, high-stakes challenges by building scalable processes, driving rigorous execution, and ensuring high-quality outcomes in sensitive situations. We’re excited about you because… You have 3–5 years of experience in strategy & operations, business operations, consulting, or a related field in a fast-paced environment. You are a strong strategic thinker who can break down complex problems, prioritize effectively, and develop clear, structured approaches to drive impact. You are highly analytical and can translate complex data into clear insights and actions. You are a strong operator with exceptional attention to detail and a track record of executing effectively in high-pressure, ambiguous environments. You have a track record of independently owning ambiguous initiatives from problem definition through execution. You have experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders across Product, Engineering, and Operations. Bachelor’s Degree 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…