DoorDash
Technology
AccountExecutive,EmergingMarkets
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“Account Executive, Emerging Markets at DoorDash. Skills: Outbound sales, Full sales cycle, Merchant partnerships. Own full sales cycle. Bring merchants onto platform”
What You'll Achieve.
Own quarterly sales quota
Industry & Context.
Ability to travel
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
1+ years outbound sales experience, Proven full sales cycle experience, High-volume outreach success, Cold-calling skills, Comfort working under pressure, Excellent communication skills, Consistently hit sales targets
Nice to Have
Sales experience, Customer service experience, Hospitality experience, Restaurant experience, Outbound cold calling experience, Activity-based KPIs experience, On-demand delivery experience, Logistics experience, Restaurant-tech ecosystem experience, Multilingual skills
What You'll Do.
Bring merchants onto platform
Spend majority of day cold calling
Drive structured process to pitch
Transform merchant growth
Manage high-volume workflow
Engage merchants creatively
Build trusted relationships
Drive lead conversion
Operate in fast-paced environment
Participate in Prep Kitchen training
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Inside Sales Manager coaching; Cross-functional collaboration
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication
Full Job Description
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, and quota-carrying. You will manage a dedicated lead list of ~225 merchants, spend the majority of your day cold calling, and drive a structured, repeatable process to pitch, consult, and close new partners on our platform. You will report to an Inside Sales Manager who is committed to your success, offering ongoing coaching, development, and 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, and 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 K
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