Director, Enterprise Sales & Strategic Partnerships, DoorDash for Business

DoorDash

$144K — $212K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in enterprise/B2B sales or related fields, with 5+ years of team leadership experience.
  • Expertise in navigating multi-stakeholder enterprise sales cycles, particularly with C-suite clients.
  • Demonstrated success in building and scaling strategic partnerships and closing complex deals.
  • Strong operational skills with experience in data analysis and CRM systems (Salesforce, HubSpot).
  • Exceptional communication skills with a strong executive presence.
  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred.
  • Proficient in utilizing AI tools for sales effectiveness and customer insights.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain a high-performing and diverse Strategic Partnerships Sales team.
  • Drive engagement and growth with strategic enterprise partners for sustainable business relationships.
  • Establish trusted relationships with C-suite executives and influence decision-making processes.
  • Translate enterprise needs into tailored partnership solutions and manage end-to-end sales cycles.
  • Own deal pipeline, forecasting, and CRM management while exceeding enterprise revenue targets.

Benefits

  • 401(k) plan with employer matching.
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Wellness benefits and commuter benefits match.
  • Paid time off, including flexible vacation and sick leave.
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • 11 paid holidays and disability insurance.
  • Mental health program and family-forming assistance.
Full Job Description
About the Role

As the Director, Enterprise Sales & Strategic Partnerships, you will lead a team driving revenue through strategic partnerships with large enterprises and Fortune 1000 companies. You'll engage C-suite and VP-level leaders to identify, close, and scale opportunities aligned with DoorDash for Business growth goals, owning deal strategy, prioritization, and complex negotiations. Partnering cross-functionally, you'll drive adoption of new products, build durable executive relationships, and evolve our enterprise sales approach.

This role reports to the Senior Director, Sales & Partnerships (DoorDash for Business).
You're excited about this opportunity because you will...
  • Build and maintain a world-class team. You'll recruit, coach, and inspire a high-performing, diverse Strategic Partnerships Sales team, leading with empathy while setting a high bar for excellence and building scalable operating rhythms.
  • Drive strategic enterprise partnerships. You'll identify, engage, and grow high-value enterprise partners, creating long-term, mutually beneficial relationships that deliver meaningful impact for clients and DoorDash.
  • Operate and influence at the executive level. You'll build trusted C-suite relationships externally and internally, confidently presenting, aligning stakeholders, and accelerating decision-making across complex organizations.
  • Shape solutions and close complex deals. You'll translate enterprise needs into tailored partnership solutions, influence product and GTM strategy, and lead end-to-end sales cycles including multi-stakeholder, first-of-their-kind deal structures.
  • Scale growth with rigor and results. You'll own pipeline, forecasting, and CRM discipline; aid in closing new deals while driving expansion through adoption, cross-sell, and upsell; stay ahead of market trends; and consistently exceed enterprise revenue targets.
We're excited about you because you have...
  • You use AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, or similar platforms to improve prospecting, account research, outreach preparation, and overall sales productivity.
  • You are comfortable applying AI tools in your day-to-day work to surface customer insights, strengthen decision-making, solve problems faster, and operate more efficiently across the full sales cycle.
  • Proven sales leadership. You have10+ years in enterprise/B2B sales or adjacent fields (e.g., consulting, banking) with 5+ years of people leadership experience. You have a strong track record closing complex, multi-year F1000 enterprise partnerships and leading teams to exceed growth targets.
  • Enterprise sales & executive influence. You're anexpert in navigating multi-stakeholder enterprise sales cycles and selling at the C-suite and functional leader level. You have a strong command of value-based, ROI-driven selling across executive priorities.
  • Strategic partnerships & negotiation experience. You have demonstrated success building and scaling strategic partnerships, evolving GTM motions, and closing large, complex deals across highly matrixed organizations.
  • Legal, data & operational rigor. You're experienced in complex contracting and negotiations, comfortable partnering with Legal and Procurement. You're a data-driven operator with strong CRM proficiency (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot) for pipeline management and forecasting.
  • Strong communication & educational background. You have exceptional executive presence with strong written, verbal, and presentation skills. Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred.


We expect to fill this position by 7/4/2026.

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 equity grants and 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, 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.

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.

$144,540-$212,520 USD

The total on-target earnings (base + commissions) for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.

$240,900-$354,200 USD

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