Product Counsel, Dasher

Job Description

DoorDash is hiring an exceptional and experienced Product Counsel to join our dynamic legal team. You will partner closely with product, operations, and other cross-functional teams on all aspects of the Dasher experience and DoorDash logistics network. About the Role

As a Product Counsel for Dasher products, you’ll have a broad range of responsibilities, providing legal guidance on all product and operations initiatives developed for Dashers (the independent contractors who use the DoorDash platform to work). You will serve as the main legal advisor to many of the teams who build innovative features, products, and services for Dashers, manage the quality and efficiency of the DoorDash marketplace, and build new business lines and products on DoorDash and for Dashers. Your internal clients will include product managers and engineers who are responsible for the Dasher app, strategy and operations teams responsible for optimizing the DoorDash marketplace and building new businesses, fraud and trust teams ensuring the marketplace is secure, policy teams advocating for the workforce rules of the future, and the teams laser-focused on continually improving the Dasher Experience. You’ll become an expert on our existing products and will help shape the development of new products, features, and operating models in an ever-changing policy and legal landscape (TL;DR: exciting stuff!).

About the Team

DoorDash’s Legal Team has built a reputation within the company for our highly collaborative and supportive approach to counseling, always with a bias for action. We are a diverse group of lawyers with a shared passion for providing creative and best-in-class service to our business partners. We go above and beyond to help accelerate and protect the business, and above all else, we value and respect each other as teammates. We’re looking for a team player who can successfully work across the legal team, as well as the broader company. Join us!

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will...

• Provide product, engineering, and strategy & operations teams with pragmatic and actionable day-to-day and strategic advice to minimize legal risks while advancing business goals and initiatives.
• Serve as the lead product attorney for many key Dasher products and initiatives by advising on laws and regulations relating to consumer protection, worker classification, privacy, payments, marketing, and more.
• Serve as liaison between your business clients and relevant legal team experts where needed (such as our litigation, privacy, marketing, and regulatory teams).
• Work closely with the strategy & operations and policy teams in developing new businesses, products, and earnings opportunities for Dashers.
• Independently develop practical guidance by synthesizing input from outside counsel, your own research, and feedback from internal stakeholders.

We’re excited about you because...

• You’re able to work autonomously while exercising sound judgment in a fast-paced environment.
• You have a proven ability to balance legal risk and business objectives in complicated and gray areas of the law.
• You have strong communication skills and an ability to deeply understand multiple complicated areas of law and apply them to a complicated business.
• You have a positive attitude and high EQ. You like working with people, and they like working with you. No job is too big or too small!

Qualifications

• JD from top law school, admitted to any state bar.
• 5-7+ years legal experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• Strong judgment and ability to weigh risks and rewards.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage projects effectively.

Bonus Points

• 2+ years of product counseling experience.
• Familiarity with the independent contractor classification legal landscape.
• Familiarity with trust + safety and fraud operations.

If you don't think you meet all of the criteria above but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.

Why You’ll Love Working at DoorDash

• We are leaders - Leadership is not limited to our management team. It’s something everyone at DoorDash embraces and embodies.
• We are doers - We believe the only way to predict the future is to build it. Creating solutions that will lead our company and our industry is what we do -- on every project, every day.
• We are learning - We’re not afraid to dig in and uncover the truth, even if it’s scary or inconvenient. Everyone here is continually learning on the job, no matter if we’ve been in a role for one year or one minute.
• We are customer obsessed - Our mission is to grow and empower local economies. We are committed to our customers, merchants, and dashers and believe in connecting people with possibility.
• We are all DoorDash - The magic of DoorDash is our people, together making our inspiring goals attainable and driving us to greater heights.
• We offer great compensation packages and comprehensive health benefits.

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 4,000 cities across the United States, Canada, and Australia. 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.

Why You’ll Love Working at DoorDash

We are leaders – Leadership is not limited to our management team. It’s something everyone at DoorDash embraces and embodies.
We are operators – We believe the only way to predict the future is to build it. Creating solutions to lead our company and our industry is what we do on every project, every day.
We are learners – Everyone here is continually learning on the job, no matter if we’ve been in a role for one year or one minute. We are committed to learning and implementing what is best for our customers, merchants, and dashers.
We are one team – The magic of DoorDash is our people, together making our inspiring goals attainable and driving us to greater heights.

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly and always learn and reiterate to support merchants, Dashers and the communities we serve. 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. Read more on the DoorDash website , the DoorDash blog, the DoorDash Engineering blog , and the DoorDash Careers page .

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. Our leaders seek the truth and welcome big, hairy, audacious questions. We are grounded in our company values, and we make intentional decisions that are both logical and display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to Merchants to Customers.

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.

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