DoorDash is hiring an exceptional business-minded commercial lawyer to join our expanding legal team. You will have wide-ranging responsibilities, with ownership of projects that make an immediate impact on a fast-growing, dynamic business.

You’ll work closely with teams throughout the company, including sales, business development, operations, merchant product, and vendor management, to enable the business to continue to scale.  You’ll draft and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements and help clients problem-solve at every turn.  As for us, we have built a strong reputation within the company for the confident, supportive approach to our style of counsel, always with a bias for action. We’re team players and we’re always looking for ways to grow and excel together. Join us!

What You'll Do

• Negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, from contracts with major retailers and grocers, to complex and high-value vendor deals, to leases and license agreements with strategic partners. We value efficiency and clear, concise drafting that drives towards a quick close.
• Build and improve contract templates and legal processes.  As we grow and innovate, you’ll be responsible for building tools and designing processes that help the business scale. 
• Counsel business teams developing products to ensure legal compliance and make DoorDash's technology platform an even more powerful tool for the merchants, consumers, and delivery providers we serve.

About You

• You have a strong track record of drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, including sales, MSAs, licenses, leases, and partnership agreements.
• You have 3+ years experience drafting and negotiating complex software, SaaS, and technology transactions.
• You are able to work autonomously while exercising sound judgment in a fast-paced environment.
• You are comfortable making decisions and relish ownership over projects.
• You have a proven ability to balance legal risk and business objectives.
• You see the glass as half full and pride yourself on your ability to build strong interpersonal relationships.

Qualifications 

• Prior in-house experience required.
• JD from top law school, admitted to any state bar.
• 5+ years legal experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department. 

Bonus Points

• Experience in the tech industry, particularly the on-demand economy.
• Experience with data privacy.
• Experience with international expansion. 

About Us
Founded in 2013, DoorDash is a San Francisco-based technology company passionate about transforming local businesses and dedicated to enabling new ways of working, earning, and living. Today, DoorDash connects customers with their favorite local and national businesses in more than 1,000 cities across the United States and Canada. By building intelligent, last-mile delivery technology for local cities, DoorDash aims to connect people with the things they care about — one dash at a time.