Account Executive

DoorDash, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 27,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer matching

Paid parental leave (16 weeks)

Wellness benefits

Commuter benefits

Job summary

DoorDash, Inc. is seeking an Account Executive to join the Regional Sales team. You will own the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing, targeting local and regional SMB merchants and helping them monetize with DoorDash's platform.

The role offers a mix of in-office and remote work, with travel as needed for training and collaboration. You will report to the Inside Sales Manager and develop your career within a fast-paced, growth-focused environment.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of outbound sales experience.
• Experience with fast-paced, short sales cycles (closing within days).
• Proven success in high-volume outreach.
• Strong cold outreach and objection handling.
• Track record of meeting or exceeding targets.
• Interest in a long-term sales career with potential to move into field or strategic sales.
• Restaurant or hospitality experience is a plus.
• Multilingual abilities are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing.
• Engage prospects through outbound outreach to build a pipeline of SMB merchants.
• Collaborate with Inside Sales Manager and travel as needed for in-person activities.
• Maintain quotas and achieve daily/weekly metrics.

Skills

Outbound sales

High-volume outreach

Cold outreach

Quota attainment

Sales cycle management

Multilingual

Job description

About The Team

The Outbound Account Executive team fuels DoorDash’s growth by building meaningful partnerships with local and regional restaurants across the country. Stationed locally, this team focuses on helping small and mid-size businesses grow by introducing them to DoorDash’s platform and merchant solutions. Our teams operate in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment and work closely together to develop the next generation of DoorDash sales talent.

About The Team

The Outbound Account Executive team fuels DoorDash’s growth by building meaningful partnerships with local and regional restaurants across the country. Stationed locally, this team focuses on helping small and mid-size businesses grow by introducing them to DoorDash’s platform and merchant solutions. Our teams operate in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment and work closely together to develop the next generation of DoorDash sales talent.

About The Role

We are looking for an Account Executive (AE) to join our Regional Sales team. As an Account Executive, you are responsible for bringing on the best local and regional small and mid-size merchants (SMB) onto DoorDash. You will own the complete sales process from start to finish while operating in a transactional deal cycle, leading the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing deals. In this role, you will creatively engage with prospects while achieving metrics.

You will report to the Inside Sales Manager, where you'll have direct access to grow your career to the next level. We expect this role to be flexible, with some time in office and some time remote. You will need the ability to travel as needed for in-person collaboration through training, offsites, team-building events, and other business-related necessities.

You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will…

• Help transform the way restaurants monetize through on-demand delivery service
• Create a great first impression with merchants to build a pipeline of qualified leads
• Build strong first impressions with restaurant decision makers through high-volume outbound cold calling and creative outreach
• Manage a full sales cycle to attain new business from small to midsize merchants
• Succeed in a quota-carrying environment with daily and weekly metrics
• Grow your career to the next level

We’re Excited About You Because…

• You have at least 1+ years of outbound sales experience
• You have experience with fast-paced, short sales cycle (closing deals within a few days)
• You have demonstrated success in high-volume outreach environments
• You have strong cold outreach experience and confidence handling objections
• You have a track record of achieving or exceeding targets
• You are interested in a long-term sales career, with potential to move into field sales or strategic sales
• You have experience in restaurants or hospitality (plus)
• You are multilingual (plus)

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis.

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

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.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for sales commission. 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.

$19.37—$32.50 USD

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

$34—$50 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 by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order 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.

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. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. 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.

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