DoorDash
Technology
GrowthMerchantLead-EmergingMarkets
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“Growth Merchant Lead - Emerging Markets at DoorDash. Skills: Field sales, Market expansion, Sales cycle management. Expand DoorDash's footprint. Open new markets”
What You'll Achieve.
Grow and monetize through delivery; Accelerate market expansion; Have outsized impact on growth
Industry & Context.
Extensive travel (70%+), Live near major airport, Overnight travel
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4+ years in-person outside B2B sales, Proven success running short high-velocity sales cycles, Prospecting, hunting, negotiation skills, 70%+ travel, Comfortable using Salesforce, Comfortable using Google Workspace, Comfortable using sales productivity tools
Nice to Have
Field experience required
What You'll Do.
Expand DoorDash's footprint
Bring new restaurant partnerships onto platform
Own high-velocity in-person sales cycle
Develop Tier 4-5 emerging markets
Build new markets from ground up
Influence market growth directly
Travel in region meeting merchants
Travel as needed for collaboration
Expand DoorDash's presence
Develop new restaurant partnerships
Lead end-to-end in-person sales cycles
Negotiate with merchants
Close deals with merchants
Sell business owners on DoorDash value
Secure revenue-share agreements
Execute high-volume field activity
Close deals within days
Build scalable approaches
Accelerate market expansion
Shape DoorDash's expansion strategy
Impact growth in high-priority markets
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Report to Regional Sales Manager; Work cross-functionally; In-person collaboration
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. This is a field sales opportunity with extensive travel within the region. You will need to live by or in proximity to a major airport. About the Role As a Growth Merchant Lead (GML), you will play a pivotal role in expanding DoorDash’s footprint by opening new markets and bringing new restaurant partnerships onto the platform. You will own a high-velocity, in-person sales cycle and spend the majority of your time developing Tier 4-5 (“emerging”) markets – some of DoorDash’s largest remaining areas of opportunity. This role requires extensive travel (70%+) and is ideal for someone who is energized by building new markets from the ground up and influencing market growth directly. You’ll report to a Regional Sales Manager for the region and work cross-functionally with teams across the business. You’ll join a culture that prioritizes learning, ownership, and career development, with direct access to the support and resources you need to grow to the next level. This is a field sales role with extensive travel within the region. You will spend most of your time traveling in the region meeting with merchants, with some time working remotely. In addition, this role will require the ability to travel as needed for in-person collaboration through trainings, offsites, team-building events, and other business related necessity. You're excited about this opportunity because you will… Expand DoorDash’s presence by traveling to emerging markets and developing new restaurant partnerships. Lead end-to-e
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