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Account Executive, New Verticals

DoorDash
Kansas City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Apr 2025

About the role

About the Team

On the New Verticals team, our mission is building the future of local commerce through expanding our product offerings on the DoorDash platform. Stationed regionally, this team owns new business development by creating deep partnerships with the most coveted local and regional merchants across the US in our Grocery, Convenience, Liquor, Retail, and Flower segments. 

About the Role

We are looking for an Account Executive (AE) to join our New Verticals 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 on our New Verticals team, 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 stand-alone liquor stores monetize through our on-demand delivery service
  • Create a great first impression with merchants and build a pipeline of qualified leads
  • Lead the full sales cycle while closing transactions to attain new business from small to midsize merchants
  • Master email marketing automation tools to creatively engage prospects
  • Make a high volume of cold calls (80+) and emails to prospects daily

We’re excited about you because…

  • You have 3-4 years of experience working in a high volume inside sales environment
  • You have experience in Small - Medium (SMB) business to business sales
  • You have managed a full sales cycle and have been in a closing or lead generation sales role
  • You are genuinely curious about people, local businesses, and technology
  • You have a dynamic personality with a customer-focused mindset
  • You are creative, persistent, and passionate about sales
  • You can navigate sales and internal tools quickly (Salesforce, Outreach, Sales Navigator, Google Apps)


Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis

 


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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 for all regular employees that includes a 401(k) plan with an employer match, paid time off, paid parental leave, wellness benefit and several paid holidays. Paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (i.e. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act).

Additionally, for full-time employees, DoorDash offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, a commuter benefit match and a mental health program, among others. 

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographical market up to our highest geographical market within the United States.$18.42$27.12 USDThe total on-target earnings (base + commissions) for this position ranges from our lowest geographical market up to our highest geograp

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