Strategic Finance Lead, Legal & G&A (Equity)

DoorDash, Inc.; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 105,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Wellness benefits

Commuter benefits match

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

Medical/dental/vision benefits

11 paid holidays

Disability insurance

Mental health program

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking a Senior Associate in Finance & Strategy to partner with the Legal organization, owning planning, forecasting, and reporting to inform investment decisions. You will work with leaders on outside counsel, litigation, headcount, and legal tech, delivering clear forecasts and risk/opportunity insights.

You will report to the Director leading the Global G&A Finance team, partnering with Legal Ops and Accounting to drive accurate, timely insights.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of FP&A or related finance role.
• Trusted partner to senior stakeholders with clear communication.
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems and focus on business questions.
• Experience with planning systems or data tools (e.g., SQL).

Responsibilities

• Shape long-term investment decisions for the Legal spend.
• Build metrics like outside counsel spend per matter and in-house vs outside mix.
• Lead quarterly, annual, and long-range planning for the Legal organization.
• Own monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and accruals for legal spend.
• Improve planning models and AI-enabled workflows for scalable forecasting.

Skills

FP&A experience

Advanced modeling

Excel/Sheets

SQL proficiency

Stakeholder comms

Tools

SQL

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

DoorDash is seeking a Senior Associate in Finance & Strategy to partner with the Legal organization, owning planning, forecasting, and reporting to inform investment decisions. You will work with leaders on outside counsel, litigation, headcount, and legal tech, delivering clear forecasts and risk/opportunity insights.

You will report to the Director leading the Global G&A Finance team, partnering with Legal Ops and Accounting to drive accurate, timely insights.