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About the Team
DoorDash’s Legal team has built a strong reputation across the company for our collaborative, business-minded, and action-oriented approach to counseling. We are a diverse group of legal professionals passionate about delivering creative, practical, and best-in-class support to our business partners. We work closely with teams across the company to help accelerate and protect the business, while fostering a culture grounded in respect, trust, and continuous growth. Above all, we value being great teammates and are always looking for ways to learn and excel together.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Counsel to join DoorDash’s legal team in Australia. This role will serve as a key legal partner to the business, providing strategic, pragmatic advice across a wide range of legal and regulatory matters. As a generalist, you will support teams spanning strategy & operations, product, partnerships, and policy, helping to enable growth while managing risk in a dynamic and fast-evolving environment. You will report to the Senior Director of Litigation on our Global Legal team.
This is a hybrid role based in Melbourne or Sydney, with three days per week in office and two days remote.
You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…
- Operate as a generalist legal advisor across a broad range of matters, including consumer law, regulatory compliance, commercial issues, litigation/investigations, and employment and contractor models
- Partner closely with leaders and subject matter experts across the global Legal team and collaborate cross-functionally with teams including operations, strategy, product, partnerships, and policy
- Provide pragmatic, business-oriented guidance on complex and evolving legal and regulatory issues impacting technology platforms and marketplace businesses across Australia and New Zealand
- Help navigate emerging regulatory and policy developments by delivering clear, actionable advice in fast-paced and often ambiguous environments
- Build trusted relationships across the business while developing scalable legal processes and frameworks, using strong judgment, integrity, and a solutions-oriented mindset to balance legal risk with business priorities
We’re excited about you because…
- Qualified to practice law in Australia with at least 8+ years PQE, including experience advising on commercial, consumer, regulatory, and/or litigation matters
- Prior in-house experience at a technology or other fast-paced international company preferred
- Strong understanding of Australian legal and regulatory frameworks relevant to technology and marketplace businesses, including consumer, privacy, competition, and commercial law, with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, exercise strong judgment, and effectively balance legal risk with business objectives
- Experience managing a high volume of work in a fast-paced environment, including prioritising competing demands
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.
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.
If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.
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