Industry Manager, CPG

DoorDash, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Sales commissions

401(k) plan with employer matching

Paid parental leave

Wellness benefits

Job summary

DoorDash, Inc. seeks an Industry Manager, CPG to lead a team of Account Executives and Post Sales Managers, driving partnerships that create value for advertisers and DoorDash.

You will manage ads strategy across a portfolio of CPG brands and work cross-functionally to innovate on future approaches. You will report to the Head of CPG Advertising Sales and play a key role in developing sales plans, materials, and processes to scale the business.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years managing a sales team and leading performance to exceed goals.
• Overall industry experience 10+ years as stated in the ad.
• Experience in digital media or related performance oriented industries.
• Experience building scaled mid-market or emerging businesses.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Account Executives and Post Sales Managers to exceed growth and adoption goals.
• Establish trusted senior-level relationships with advertisers and provide thought leadership in CPG advertising.
• Represent advertiser needs to influence Ads & Promos roadmap and GTM strategy.
• Develop sales materials and processes to enable future scale of the team and business.
• Develop annual and quarterly sales plans to meet business and marketing objectives.

Skills

Sales leadership

Digital advertising

CPG advertising

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Talent recruitment

Job description

About the Team

The CPG Ad Sales Team is responsible for the marketing vision, development, and growth of our advertising partnerships. This team is rapidly growing, and is seeking additional team members to build an industry-leading ads and promotions business across DoorDash’s CPG offerings. The growing DoorDash ads business has quickly become the single best place for merchants and brands to market to local customers, in an ecosystem that benefits all parties.

About the Role

As the Industry Manager, CPG, you will lead a team of Account Executives and Post Sales Managers to build partnerships that create tangible value for both advertisers and DoorDash. In this role, you will manage the ads strategy across a portfolio of CPG brands (may include subcategories of alcohol, personal care, household, beverages, sweets, snacks, pantry, fresh, frozen, pets), and drive adoption of our growing ads and promotions offering. You will work cross-functionally with strategy, operations, marketing, analytics, and product, to innovate on our future approach and solutions. You will report into the Head of CPG Advertising Sales, in our Sales & Business Development organization.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Successfully lead and develop a team of Account Executives and Post Sales Managers to consistently exceed business growth and product/feature adoption goals, grow advertiser value, and drive sustainable revenue for DoorDash
• Establish trusted senior level customer relationships and deliver thought leadership both internally and externally in the CPG industry
• Represent advertiser needs to influence our Ads & Promos product roadmap and go to market strategy
• Develop sales materials and sales processes to enable future scale of the team and business
• Develop annual and quarterly sales plans and analyses to achieve ambitious goals and and help customers meet their business and marketing objectives

We’re excited about you because…

• You have a minimum of 5+ years managing a sales team effectively and leading team performance management to meet and exceed goals. Overall Industry Experience 10+ years
• You are a consultative seller with significant experience in digital media or adjacent performance oriented industries
• You have built scaled mid market and/or emerging businesses in the past
• You’re an expert in using data and insights to inform recommendations, rooted in advertiser objectives and business priorities
• You have a firm understanding of digital technologies within the marketing/media mix, and are savvy with digital advertising measurements from attribution to funnel metrics
• You have strong written/verbal communication and presentations skills, and experience operating across several levels of an organization
• You hire and recruit top and diverse talent to drive outsized impact on the business and contribute to DoorDash’s culture
• You have experience working directly with CPG advertisers or similar

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis.

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 equity grants and 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.

$136,020—$200,040 USD

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

$226,700—$333,400 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. 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.

Notice Regarding Use of AI and Automated Tools: To streamline our hiring process, DoorDash utilizes an automated recruitment tool called Metaview.

How it works: Metaview assists our recruiting team by evaluating job related qualifications and characteristics in connection with hiring. The tool is designed and used to support - rather than replace - human decision-making; trained personnel make final decisions with meaningful human review and oversight, and DoorDash does not use Metaview or other AI-enabled tool in a manner that has the effect of subjecting applicants or employees to discrimination based on any protected characteristic or proxy or for engaging in any protected activity under applicable law.

Data Retention, Privacy & Bias Audit: Data collected during this process is retained in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy https://help.doordash.com/en-us/legal/article/ax-privacy-notice and applicable state laws. In compliance with New York City Local Law 144, the independent bias audit summary for Metaview is publicly available for review at https://trust.warden-ai.com/metaview/application-review.