Strategic Account Executive

The Strategic Inside Sales team drives DoorDash's growth by acquiring and expanding partnerships with high-impact restaurant brands across key markets. The team focuses on more complex, higher-value opportunities, working with local and regional operators whose scale meaningfully shapes the marketplace. Through disciplined execution and a consultative approach, Strategic Inside Sales drives marketplace expansion by connecting high-impact restaurant partners to DoorDash's platform and solutions.

As a Strategic Account Executive (SAE), you will focus on acquiring high-value restaurant partners in DoorDash's most strategic markets. You'll own a high-velocity, transactional sales cycle prospecting, qualifying, pitching, and closing new merchants while building strong initial relationships that set the foundation for long-term partnerships.

In this role, you'll have the autonomy to manage your day, prioritize opportunities, and drive results against clear targets. You'll play a direct role in expanding DoorDash's merchant ecosystem by signing top-performing local and multi-regional restaurant brands and helping them successfully join the platform.

We expect this role to be flexible, with a mix of remote and in-office work. You will need the ability to travel as needed for in-person collaboration through trainings, offsites, team-building events, and other business-related necessities.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will

• Own higher-value new business acquisition: Manage a high-velocity sales pipeline focused on more complex, higher-impact restaurant partners
• Run full-cycle inside sales motions: Lead deals from prospecting and discovery through close, adapting your approach based on merchant needs
• Navigate nuanced sales conversations: Engage multi-location and strategically important restaurant brands with confidence and credibility
• Drive disciplined outbound execution: Maintain strong activity levels across calls, emails, and follow-ups while prioritizing the highest-impact opportunities
• Leverage sales technology effectively: Use CRM, sequencing, and automation tools to manage pipeline, track progress, and improve conversion
• Continuously improve your craft: Test messaging, refine talk tracks, and share learnings to improve performance across the team
• Represent DoorDash at a high standard: Deliver a strong merchant experience that reflects DoorDash's value and sets the tone for long-term partnerships

We're excited about you because you have

• 3+ years of experience: In inside sales or B2B sales, including success in a closing role
• Proven ability to consistently meet or exceed quota in a high-volume, transactional sales environment
• Experience managing more complex deals, including multi-location or higher-value SMB customers
• Strong discovery, objection-handling, and closing skills
• High level of ownership and comfort managing priorities independently
• Data-driven mindset with experience using CRM and sales tools (Salesforce, Outreach, Sales Navigator, etc.)
• Curiosity about local businesses, technology, and how platforms drive growth

Compensation
Actual compensation within the pay range listed below will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location. Base salary is localized according to employee work location.

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.
$26.10 - $43.80 USD

The total on-target earnings (base + commissions) for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.
$43.50 - $73 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. 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 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.