About the Team
Our Legal Team has built a reputation within the company for our supportive approach to counseling, always with a bias for action. We’re a group of seasoned business-forward legal professionals who work collaboratively, have a healthy sense of humor, are humble, and are kind to one another and our business partners.
A key part of the Legal department strategy is scaling to support our fast growing business through operational efficiency. As a member of the Legal Operations team, you’ll be responsible for driving operational excellence by bringing people, process, and technology together in ways that increase legal service velocity, build team capacity, and support innovation. Join us!
About the Role
The Legal Operations Lead, eBilling & Outside Counsel Management, is a critical role for the DoorDash Legal team. On a typical day, you will work with attorneys and paralegals to negotiate engagement letters, onboard new law firms, ensure invoices meet the requirements of our billing policy, resolve billing disputes, and solve complex problems related to maintaining the legal team’s budget..
This position calls for a self-starter who wants to innovate and be part of a dynamic, fast-moving team. The right individual is a self-starter, problem solver, team builder, and a subject matter expert who is always looking for ways to help the team become more efficient. The ideal candidate has technical and operational experience, which they can rely on to help them make informed decisions related to managing outside counsel and our eBilling platform. This role will report to the Chief of Staff, Legal.
You're excited about this opportunity because you will...
- Oversee the relationship with outside counsel and other legal-facing vendors and assist with related billing, invoicing, and payment processes.
- Manage the vendor payment process using our e-billing software, partnering with the Finance and Accounting teams to manage the accruals processes for the team’s spend.
- Optimize and enhance the use of technology to manage department spend in accordance with our Outside Counsel Billing Policy.
- Leverage data through metrics and dashboards, and draw meaningful insights that can be relied upon by department leadership and your Finance business partners.
- Negotiate the department’s engagement letters and retainer agreements, and hold external parties accountable to their terms.
- Assist the Legal Leadership Team with developing and implementing the annual budget and forecast..
- Assist with departmental people processes, such as onboarding new employees and contractors, and providing assistance as requested on special projects, like team communications and paying state bar dues.
We're excited about you because…
- You have a Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of equivalent experience.
- You have at least 2 years of experience in legal e-billing, whether in-house or at a law firm
- You have prior experience with e-billing systems and a knack for learning and navigating new technology platforms.
- You have demonstrated experience with budgeting, reporting, and managing a large portfolio of vendor relationships.
- You thrive in a diverse environment, and you are committed to listening and learning from those who have different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.
- You can proactively identify issues and provide solutions.
- You have experience identifying and implementing best practices and process improvements.
- You are detail-oriented with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and take care of any task, whether large or small.
- You possess extraordinary written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
- You are able to represent the DoorDash brand with humility and a customer-first mindset.
- You are a self-motivated, rapid learner, and you are excited about developing your analytical and problem-solving skills.
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.
Compensation
The location-specific base salary range for this position is listed below. Compensation in other geographies may vary.
Actual compensation within the pay range will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location. For roles that are available to be filled remotely, base salary is localized according to employee work location. Please discuss your intended work location with your recruiter for more information.
DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being, and that’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package, for full-time employees, that includes healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan including an employer match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid time off, paid parental leave, and several paid holidays, among others.
In addition to base salary, the compensation package for this role also includes opportunities for equity grants.
We expect this position to be filled by 7/7/2024.
