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 consulting with 5+ years in a leadership role.
  • Track record of closing complex, multi-year partnerships with Fortune 1000 companies.
  • Proficient in navigating executive sales cycles and influencing C-suite decisions.
  • Experienced in building strategic partnerships and negotiating high-value deals.
  • Comfortable with legal and operational aspects of contracting and negotiations.
  • Strong CRM skills, specifically with Salesforce or HubSpot, for pipeline management.
  • Exceptional communication skills with a Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Build and mentor a high-performing, diverse Strategic Partnerships Sales team.
  • Identify and grow high-value partnerships with Fortune 1000 companies.
  • Develop trusted relationships at the C-suite level to align stakeholders.
  • Create tailored solutions to meet enterprise partner needs and drive sales.
  • Manage pipeline and forecasting to exceed enterprise revenue targets.
  • Lead complex negotiations and end-to-end sales processes.
  • Stay informed on market trends to support business growth goals.

Benefits

  • 401(k) plan with employer matching.
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Comprehensive wellness benefits.
  • Commuter benefits match.
  • Paid time off and paid sick leave.
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • Family-forming assistance and a mental health program.
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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