Senior Counsel, Competition & Litigation

DoorDash, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer matching

16 weeks parental leave

Wellness benefits

Commuter benefits match

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

Job summary

DoorDash, Inc. is seeking a Senior Counsel in Competition & Litigation to join our global Legal team, advising product and business teams in real time while supporting M&A and strategic investments.

The role emphasizes regulatory investigations with a focus on Europe and working across DoorDash, Wolt, and Deliveroo. You will be a generalist antitrust attorney, delivering practical guidance, building an international compliance program, and coordinating with policy teams for regulatory

Qualifications

• J.D. and bar admission required.
• 7+ years of experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department with antitrust/competition focus.
• Experience advising on competition issues in mergers, acquisitions, and investments.
• Experience handling antitrust/regulatory inquiries or investigations with regulators (EC, CMA, DOJ/FTC).
• Generalist across antitrust, litigation, and regulatory investigations.
• Strong ability to translate complex concepts into clear business guidance.

Responsibilities

• Advise product, business, and corporate development teams with fast, practical antitrust counsel.
• Support competition aspects of M&A, strategic investments, and partnerships.
• Manage global antitrust regulatory investigations and inquiries.
• Help build international competition compliance programs across multiple brands.
• Support competition-related litigation, including document review and witness preparation.
• Collaborate with policy and government relations teams to monitor regulatory developments.

Skills

J.D. knowledge

Antitrust/Competition law

Regulatory investigations

M&A counseling

Litigation experience

Cross-border advisory

Strong communication

Education

J.D.

Job description

About the Team

DoorDash's Legal team has built a strong 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 and legal professionals with a shared passion for providing creative, best-in-class service to our business partners. The Competition & Litigation team advises DoorDash, Wolt, and Deliveroo on antitrust, competition, and litigation matters across every market we operate in.

About the Role

DoorDash is looking for a Senior Counsel, Competition & Litigation to join our growing Legal team and work globally across the DoorDash, Wolt, and Deliveroo brands. Reporting to the Director, Competition & Litigation, you'll be a generalist antitrust attorney who can move fast: advising product and business teams in real time, supporting M&A and strategic investments alongside our Corporate Development team, and driving forward regulatory investigations and inquiries, with a particular focus on Europe.

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

• Serve as a trusted antitrust/competition advisor to product, business, and corporate development teams, delivering fast, practical counsel that lets the business move with velocity while properly managing risk.
• Advise on the competition and antitrust dimensions of M&A transactions, strategic investments, and commercial partnerships, partnering closely with Corporate Development and our sales teams.
• Manage antitrust and competition regulatory investigations and inquiries globally.
• Help build out DoorDash's international competition compliance program, partnering with the Director, Competition & Litigation on training, policies, and processes across DoorDash, Wolt, and Deliveroo.
• Support competition-related litigation matters as needed, including document collection and review, witness preparation, and responses to third-party subpoenas.
• Partner with policy and government relations teams to track legal and regulatory developments that could affect the business.

We're excited about you because...

• You have a J.D. and are qualified to practice law (bar admission required).
• You have 7-9+ years of experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department, with a strong grounding in antitrust/competition law as a generalist - spanning M&A counseling, litigation, and regulatory/government investigations.
• You have experience advising on competition issues in mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments, including regulatory filings and clearance strategy.
• You have experience handling antitrust/competition regulatory inquiries or investigations, ideally including direct engagement with regulators such as the European Commission, UK CMA, DOJ, FTC, or other competition authorities.
• You're comfortable operating as a generalist across a broad portfolio - you don't need deep pre-existing expertise in every sub-area, but you can quickly get up to speed and give practical, business-minded advice.
• You're an excellent product counselor: able to translate complex antitrust concepts into clear, fast, actionable guidance for product and business teams.
• You're comfortable working across multiple jurisdictions and legal systems, and can navigate the added complexity of advising across three global brands (DoorDash, Wolt, and Deliveroo).
• You have strong organizational skills and can juggle multiple concurrent workstreams in a fast-moving environment, both independently and as part of a team.
• You're an outstanding communicator, both orally and in writing, with sound judgment on when to elevate and when to move forward independently.

Nice to Haves

• Prior in-house experience at a technology, marketplace, or platform company.
• Direct experience practicing before or engaging with the European Commission, UK CMA, or other non-US competition authorities.
• Additional language fluency relevant to European markets.
• Litigation experience, including depositions, trial preparation, or appellate work.

We expect this position to be filled by 11-24-26

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 als