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Posted May 26, 2026

Senior Associate, Retail Partnerships

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We are looking for a top-performing Sales Development Representative to join our Retail Sales team and help us land and expand partnerships with mid-market Retailers in the US- this role will have a majority focus on apparel, footwear, and accessories to start. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success in sales, a curiosity for the Retail industry, and a natural motor for building pipelines and developing net new business. This candidate will also have the opportunity to support existing retail partners with key growth initiatives and performance goals. About the Role As a Retail Sales Development Representative at DoorDash, you will help us acquire new business and expand existing partnerships in our rapidly growing DoorDash New Verticals division. You will partner directly with our Account Executives with the goal of building a strong sales pipeline. You will also have the opportunity to help build the playbook for our developing team. You're excited about this opportunity because you will... • Be a founding member - As this team grows you will be one of the original teammates on the ground floor! • Refine the playbook - you will be able to work collaboratively with managers and other representatives to create the best processes within your team. • Scale your impact - you will get the chance to talk with all levels of decision makers to help our sales team achieve new business acquisition goals • Growth Potential- our New Verticals team is continuously growing and developing. You will have the opportunity to grow your career and knowledge base. What You'll Do • Own, develop and refine the process to successfully partner with grocers across the DoorDash Drive and Marketplace product suites • Develop the sales strategy and execution for engaging Mid Market Retailers • Effectively Manage the pipeline across all top of funnel phases of our relationship • Manage the deal process with internal stakeholders to draft compelling proposals for prospective partners • Steer the development, adoption and scaling of new business opportunities • Partner closely with operational teams to document learnings from sales processes to help us build out a best-in-class product • Accelerate a highly organized sales cycle with the goal of closing new deals About You • Impact Driven -- You have a natural desire to make a huge impact on the business • Curious -- You love digging into low levels of detail to extract insights about your product and your customer • Strategic -- You love to find the win-win and develop sales structures to grow business with partners • Gritty -- You roll up your sleeves and do whatever it takes to make things successful • Self-motivated - you are able to achieve daily, weekly, and monthly goals while meeting quarterly quotas. • Problem solver - you can independently translate high-level goals into actionable plans Qualifications • 1-2 years of experience in sales development • Experience independently owning sales conversations and maintaining a pipeline • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Ability to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience We expect this position to be filled by 7/10/26. 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. $71,400-$105,000 USD The total on-target earnings (base + commissions) for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado. $102,000-$150,000 USD Apply tot his job Apply To this Job