Account Executive - CPG Ads

Doordashusa
San Francisco; Los Angeles; New York; Chicago; Atlanta, US
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level sales professionals with CPG advertising experience who thrive in cross-functional environments.

Best fit for

  • Digital media sellers with 3-5+ years of experience seeking CPG focus.
    — “You are a consultative seller with 3-5+ years of experience in digital media
  • Data-driven advertisers comfortable influencing product roadmaps.
    — “You’re an expert in using data and insights to inform recommendations
  • CPG sales professionals with e-commerce exposure.
    — “You have a background in CPG Advertising marketing or sales, preferably in the E-commerce space

Things to consider

  • Commission-based compensation requires performance-driven approach.
    — “the compensation for this role includes opportunities for sales commission

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate measurable impact from past CPG ad campaigns.
    — “You know the basics of digital ads measurement - from attribution to funnel metrics
  • Show cross-functional collaboration with marketing and product teams.
    — “work cross-functionally with account management, marketing, analytics, and product
  • Highlight restaurant advertiser experience if applicable.
    — “You have experience working directly with restaurant advertisers or similar
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • CPG advertiser partnerships
  • product adoption
  • sales pipeline management
  • advertiser value growth
Typical background
digital mediaCPG advertisingsales

Skills & requirements

Required

CPG AdvertisingDigital MediaSales StrategyAccount ManagementCross-functional Collaboration

Preferred

Restaurant Advertising

Stack & domain

Cpg AdvertisingDigital MediaData AnalysisAdvertising StrategyProduct/feature AdoptionSales Pipeline ManagementPitch MaterialsSales CommissionAdvertising MeasurementDigital AdsAttributionFunnel MetricsSalesCpg MarketingEcommerceAdvertisingSales StrategySales ManagementSales OperationsSales AnalyticsSales ForecastingSales EnablementSales Enablement ToolsSales Enablement ProcessesSales Enablement TrainingSales Enablement Best PracticesSales Enablement MetricsSales Enablement TechnologySales Enablement SoftwareSales Enablement PlatformsConsultative SellingCommunicationPresentationTeamworkProblem-solvingStrategic ThinkingLeadershipInfluenceNegotiationRelationship BuildingProject ManagementTime ManagementAdaptabilityWork EthicBias Towards ActionStrong Work EthicPassionCpgMarketing

About the role

Original posting from Doordashusa via Greenhouse

About the Team

The ad sales team is responsible for the advertising vision, development and growth of our largest advertising partnerships. This team is seeking additional team members to build an industry-leading CPG ads and promotions business across DoorDash’s core categories. The growing DoorDash ads business will quickly become the single best place for brands to market to local customers, in an ecosystem that benefits all parties. 

About the Role

As an Enterprise Account Executive - CPG Ads, you will build partnerships that create tangible value for both DoorDash and advertisers. In this role, you will manage the ads strategy across a focused portfolio of CPG accounts, and drive adoption of our growing ads and promotions offering. You will also work cross-functionally with account management, marketing, analytics, and product to innovate on our future approach and solutions.  You will report into an Industry Manager within the CPG Ad Sales in our Enterprise Sales & Business Development organization.  Category specific focus could be across Beverages, Household, Personal Care, Sweets/Confection, Pets, Snacks, Pantry, or Alcohol. 

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

Join a rapidly growing team within the DoorDash Ads & Promos org

Lead end-to-end advertising conversations across a portfolio of consumer packaged goods (CPG) advertisers

Drive product/feature adoption, and ultimately grow advertiser value and sustainable revenue for DoorDash

Represent advertiser needs to influence our Ads & Promos product roadmap and go to market strategy

Manage a robust sales pipeline and create annual and quarterly plans to achieve ambitious goals

Co-develop pitch materials and processes to enable future scale of the team and business 

We’re excited about you because…

You are a consultative seller with 3-5+ years of experience in digital media 

You’re an expert in using data and insights to inform recommendations, rooted in advertiser objectives and business priorities

You have a background in CPG Advertising marketing or sales, preferably in the E-commerce space

You know the basics of digital ads measurement - from attribution to funnel metrics

You have strong written/verbal communication and presentations skills, and experience operating across several levels of an organization

You diligently manage a sales pipeline and can juggle both short- and mid-term impact

Nice to Have: You have experience working directly with restaurant advertisers or similar

 

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 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.$94,260—$138,660 USDThe total on-target earnings (base + commissions) for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.$157,100—$231,100 USDAbout 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: https://getcovey.com/nyc-local-law-144.

Source: Doordashusa careers (Greenhouse)

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