Senior Regional Merchant Lead, New Verticals

About the Team

The New Verticals team is redefining local commerce by expanding DoorDash beyond restaurants into Grocery, Convenience, Liquor, Retail, Flowers, and more. We build meaningful partnerships with standout local and regional merchants, helping them grow and meet customers where they are. Stationed regionally, we move fast, think creatively, and lead the charge in developing new categories across the U.S. Together, we’re shaping a platform that gives consumers access to more of what they need, when they need it.

About the Role

This is a field sales opportunity based out of the cities specified above. You will need to live in or in proximity to the cities listed.

Merchant Selection

Merchant selection is central to DoorDash’s growth – each high-quality partner we onboard strengthens our marketplace, accelerates customer acquisition, deepens retention, and unlocks meaningful revenue across our fastest-growing categories. You will negotiate revenue share agreements, sell multi-product solutions, and tailor DoorDash’s offerings to merchant needs.

Responsibilities

• Build and deepen partnerships with high-potential merchants by showcasing the value of DoorDash’s full suite of services (Marketplace, POS Integrations, and more)
• Master our service offerings — solve merchant pain points, apply product knowledge to win deals, and share insights to improve both merchant and customer experiences
• Lead complex negotiations to structure industry-leading, mutually beneficial economic terms
• Manage a highly organized, fast-paced sales cycle with the goal of closing deals within weeks
• Bring structure to early-stage, ambiguous environments while helping shape new business lines
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Strategic Sales Managers, Partner Management, and central teams (Strategy, Drive, POS, Marketing) to maximize account value
• Travel into different markets and meet directly with merchants, spending 50%+ of your time in field

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a closing sales role, preferably in an outside sales or field-forward environment
• The ability to thrive in a strategic, complex deal cycle and closing multi-product solution sales
• Consistently exceeded KPIs and sales target through disciplined activity and strong execution
• Approach challenges from the fundamentals - clear discovery, strong communication, and merchant-first thinking
• Strong ability to adapt in fast-changing environments and enjoy taking on new challenges every few months
• Demonstrated creative and resourceful outreach tactics to open doors and engage with prospects
• The ability to navigate ambiguity and create a structure where none exists
• Technical proficiency with CRM and sales tools (Salesforce, Outreach, Chorus, Google Apps)
• The ability to travel 50%+ time in market, including overnight stays

Benefits

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.

Pay

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado, is $36.84 - $54.18 USD. The total on-target earnings (base + commissions) for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado, is $61.40 - $90.30 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's 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. 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.