Business Development Executive Jobs in San Diego, CA

About The Team

The SMB Business Development team partners with leading small- to medium-sized restaurant operators across the U.S. to grow and deepen their presence on DoorDash. We focus on acquiring and retaining top restaurant selection by helping merchants transition from multi-platform distribution to exclusive partnerships, while introducing them to DoorDash’s full suite of growth solutions—including marketing, fulfillment, and guest engagement tools.

About The Role

As an SMB Business Development Executive II - Acquisition, you will help us acquire exclusivity with the highest-value restaurant partners in our managed SMB segment. In this role, you will lead strategic negotiations and develop data-backed proposals that drive profitability and efficiency for our most valuable SMB merchants. You’ll operate as a strategic advisor — using insights, financial modeling, and cross-functional collaboration to design exclusive partnerships that enhance both merchant success and DoorDash’s competitive position. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally with teams including Account Management, US Local Markets, Local Marketing, Strategic Finance, Product, and Selection to develop scalable solutions and refine our exclusivity go-to-market strategy. Your insights and feedback will directly influence the evolution of our sales playbook and product development. As DoorDash continues to expand its merchant solutions — from marketing and fulfillment to loyalty and guest engagement — our Proactive Exclusivity team plays a key role in shaping how top restaurants experience these products. This role offers a front-row seat to innovation and the opportunity to directly influence product strategy through merchant feedback. You will report to the Manager of SMB Business Development. We expect this role to be flexible with 30%+ of your time traveling into key markets with additional flexibility to work remotely or from a DoorDash office. In addition, this role will require the ability to travel as needed for in-person collaboration through training, offsites, team-building events, and other business related necessity.

You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will…

- Secure exclusive SMB partners: Lead high-touch, strategic negotiations to win exclusivity with top-value restaurant merchants
- Build data-backed deals: Develop financial models and proposals that drive merchant growth and DoorDash profitability
- Shape the exclusivity GTM: Inform how we sell exclusivity at scale by identifying what works across markets and segments
- Advise merchants strategically: Act as a trusted partner, aligning DoorDash products to merchant goals
- Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with Account Management, Finance, Product, Marketing, and Local Markets teams
- Refine sales playbooks: Translate deal learnings and merchant feedback into scalable talk tracks and pitch materials
- Own execution end-to-end: Manage opportunities from strategy through close in a fast-moving environment
- Operate entrepreneurially: Move quickly, lead through ambiguity, and take ownership of outcomes

We’re Excited About You Because You Have…

- 4+ years of experience in B2B sales, business development, or strategic partnerships
- A strong record of closing complex, high-value deals from end to end
- A consultative sales approach and the ability to align tailored solutions to partner needs
- Experience collaborating across cross-functional stakeholders to deliver integrated outcomes
- Strong financial and business acumen, including comfort working with P&Ls and ROI analysis
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with shifting priorities
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
- Experience using data and analytics to inform deal strategy and influence stakeholders
- Experience structuring or renegotiating complex commercial agreements
- Familiarity with restaurant operations, delivery economics, or digital marketing within a marketplace environment (preferred)

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis.

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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. $93,840—$138,000 USD

The total on-target earnings (base + commissions) for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado. $156,400—$230,000 USD

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods. DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

Statement of Non-Discrimination:

In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.

If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Notice to Applicants for Jobs Located in NYC or Remote Jobs Associated With Office in NYC Only

We used Covey as part of our hiring and/or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT in NYC. As part of the hiring and/or promotion process, we provided Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound from August 21, 2023, through December 21, 2023. We resumed using Covey Scout for Inbound again on June 29, 2024, and ceased using Covey Scout for Inbound on April 30, 2026. The Covey tool has been reviewed by an independent auditor. Results of the audit may be viewed here: Covey