Manager, Sales Strategy & Planning- Commerce Platform
About The Position
As a Manager, Sales Strategy & Planning at DoorDash, you will lead high-impact initiatives that shape our sales vision and operationalize it at scale. This role blends sales planning (quotas, incentives, forecasting, compensation design) with broader strategy and operations leadership (pipeline rigor, GTM strategy, and long-term organizational planning). You will serve as a strategic thought partner to Sales leadership while driving operational discipline across the organization. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of both strategy and execution – setting the sales vision to enable DoorDash to become a B2B SaaS powerhouse, while driving operational rigor to problem solve and enable our sales team’s success. You will own cross-functional programs end-to-end, ensuring alignment across Sales, Product, Finance, Analytics, and Sales Operations to achieve ambitious growth goals.
Requirements
- You are a high achieving leader with experience in sales strategy, sales planning, strategy & operations, consulting, analytics, or related fields.
- You have experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with measurable business impact.
- You are highly analytical and comfortable working with large datasets; strong proficiency in SQL, Excel, and Salesforce preferred.
- You have hands-on experience with quota setting, incentive design, compensation modeling, and forecasting.
- You operate effectively in multi-stakeholder environments across Sales, Product, Finance, and Analytics.
- You demonstrate strong ownership, prioritization, and decision-making skills in fast-paced environments.
- You are a compelling communicator who can influence senior stakeholders and align teams toward a common vision.
- You combine strategic thinking with operational execution—able to define direction and ensure disciplined follow-through.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with sales leadership, sales strategy, finance, and product teams to own the development, implementation and administration of new and existing sales incentive structures
- Lead annual and quarterly quota-setting processes, ensuring alignment with topline targets and product-level objectives.
- Drive forecasting excellence and pipeline rigor by building scalable models, dashboards, and performance management frameworks.
- Become the subject matter expert on sales data, sales incentives, while also gaining a comprehensive understanding of the sales process and drivers for each business unit we support
- Lead cross-functional initiatives to standardize, automate, and improve planning and reporting processes across the sales organization.
- Translate complex analyses into executive-ready insights and strategic recommendations.
- Anticipate future organizational needs, planning for headcount allocation, territory design, and structural evolution to support long-term growth.
Benefits
- 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)
- medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 11 paid holidays
- disability and basic life insurance
- family-forming assistance
- a mental health program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
