Account Executive, Emerging Markets
DoorDash•4h ago
United StatesHybridFull-timeEntry Level1+ yrs exp
H-1B sponsor
Top focus
Account Executive
- About the Team
- The Emerging Markets team promotes growth in local economies by building meaningful partnerships with merchants across underdeveloped, high-opportunity markets. We focus on T4–T5 geographies—one of DoorDash’s highest company priorities, representing over 40% of remaining restaurant opportunities as we expand beyond core cities and suburbs. Our team creates first connections with SMB restaurants and retailers, helping them grow and monetize through on-demand delivery.
- About the Role
- We are looking for a motivated Account Executive (EMAE) to join our Emerging Markets org. As an Account Executive, you will be responsible for owning the full sales cycle and bringing high-potential SMB merchants in emerging markets onto the DoorDash platform. This role is fast-paced, highly outbound
- quota-carrying. You will manage a dedicated lead list of ~225 merchants, spend the majority of your day cold calling
- drive a structured, repeatable process to pitch, consult
- close new partners on our platform.
- You will report to an Inside Sales Manager who is committed to your success, offering ongoing coaching, development
- pathways for growth. 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
- other business-related necessities.
- You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…
- Transform how small and mid-size merchants in emerging markets grow using DoorDash’s platform
- Manage a high-volume, outbound-led workflow, including extensive daily cold calling
- Work a structured pipeline of ~225 assigned leads and own a quarterly sales quota
- Creatively engage merchants and build trusted relationships across lower-density geographies
- Master sales tools and outreach channels to drive lead conversion
- Operate in a fast-paced environment with clear daily and weekly activity expectations
- Participate in Prep Kitchen, DoorDash’s structured inside-sales training program
- Grow your sales career through continuous coaching and performance development
- We’re excited about you because…
- You have at least 1+ years of outbound sales experience, ideally in a short-cycle environment
- You have proven experience running full sales cycles from prospecting → discovery → pitch → close
- You have demonstrated success in high-volume outreach and pipeline generation
- You have strong cold-calling skills and comfort working under pressure
- You have excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- You consistently hit or exceeded sales targets
- You embody DoorDash’s Core Values and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- You have a coachable mindset — you welcome feedback, learn fast, and adapt with ease
- Nice-to-Have-Skills:
- Experience in sales, customer service, hospitality, or restaurant environments
- Prior outbound cold calling experience with activity-based KPIs
- Exposure to the on-demand delivery, logistics, or restaurant-tech ecosystem
- Multilingual skills to support diverse merchant audiences
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance
- 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
- 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
- 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
- gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges
- own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness
- 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
- cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences
- perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 to Applicants for Jobs Located in NYC or Remote Jobs Associated With Office in NYC Only
- We used 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 provided Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound from August 21, 2023, through December 21, 2023. We resumed using Covey Scout for Inbound again on June 29, 2024
- ceased using Covey Scout for Inbound on April 30, 2026.
- The Covey tool has been reviewed by an independent auditor. Results of the audit may be viewed here: https://getcovey.com/nyc-local-law-144 .
Required skills
salescold callingpipeline generation