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Senior Manager, Corporate Development

DoorDash
DoorDash Salary
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 1/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/5/2026
About The Team

The Corporate Development team at DoorDash is a fast-paced, high-performing group responsible for sourcing, evaluating, negotiating and executing M&A and investments. This team is central to DoorDash’s continued growth. We work closely with senior leadership, operations, product and finance teams to guide company strategy. We lead all aspects of identifying, evaluating, and executing transactions that have a significant impact on the overall direction of the company.

About The Role

As a senior manager, you will identify and execute transformative acquisitions and investments globally that accelerate or increase the likelihood of DoorDash achieving its strategic objectives. You will report to the Senior Director, Corporate Development. This role is remote first with some domestic and international travel expected.

You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will…

  • Lead all aspects of the deal cycle, including sourcing, evaluation of business model attractiveness, strategic/financial analysis, valuation, due diligence, structuring and negotiation, and integration
  • Coordinate diligence, deal execution, and integration across cross-functional teams, including operations, engineering, product, finance, accounting, and legal
  • Build relationships with emerging and established companies as well as with investment banking and venture capital firms
  • Identify, research and recommend industries, companies and technologies globally for DoorDash to evaluate from an M&A or investment perspective
  • Drive post-deal success by overseeing integration planning and execution, ensuring acquired companies are performing against defined deal success criteria
  • Develop and maintain financial models, dashboards and presentations that track and analyze our industry, as well as track prospective M&A opportunities
  • Support cross-functional capital markets and financing efforts

We’re Excited About You Because…

  • Have a Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years of relevant experience, whether in investment banking, corporate development, private equity, venture capital, management consulting or otherwise
  • Are strategic, driven and analytical with a passion for the local delivery economy and a thorough understanding of the competitive landscape
  • Proficient in financial modeling, valuation, and broad quantitative analysis with a familiarity of basic accounting principles
  • Ability to work effectively with cross-functional senior executives in a fast-changing environment
  • Must be comfortable regularly exercising discretion and independent judgment in performing job duties, including evaluating options, making informed decisions, and determining appropriate courses of action within the scope of assigned responsibilities.

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

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Compensation

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. 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.

$187,000—$275,000 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 with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering 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.

Salary : $187,000 - $275,000

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