As the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech, designed by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. We enable creative minds to deliver solutions that create impact within our ecosystem. We move fast, take action and adapt. No matter where you're from or what you believe in, we build, we deliver, we lead. We are Delivery Hero.
We are on the lookout for a Senior Legal Counsel- International Employment Law (Riders) to join our Logistics Legal team on our journey to always deliver amazing experiences.
Join the team that protects and enables Delivery Hero’s growth. In the Legal Team, you’ll support key initiatives by providing proactive legal guidance that aligns business goals with regulatory standards. Your work will help mitigate risks and ensure we’re positioned for sustainable, long-term success—making you a key contributor to our mission of delivering amazing experiences worldwide.
You will join a team of international employment lawyers, specialising solely in the challenges of platform work and overseeing Rider classification risks across the world.
You will monitor high profile litigations and regulatory investigations and will devise defence strategies in collaboration with the legal counsels in our markets.
You will know our tech stack and delivery operations inside out, and will partner with our Product, Tech and Ops teams to build the next generation of delivery apps.
You will support multiple functions to explore new business models and strategic opportunities.
You will stay on top of legislative developments impacting platform work and will become a strategic ally to Public Policy teams, both in our HQ and in our markets.
You will offer strategic and operational advice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), including due diligence, negotiation, and post-transaction integration.
You will be a subject matter expert internally and will act as a source of knowledge to our management and across the Group.
You are open to international travel under short notice if necessary (not exceeding 10% of your yearly working time).
You bring 6-15 years of working experience in employment law matters, ideally combining experience in a reputable law firm, and in-house in a tech company.
You are a qualified employment lawyer in an EU jurisdiction, you have litigation experience, and you have previously advised on gig-economy and platform-work related matters.
You possess a solid understanding of adjacent legal and regulatory areas, including procedural rules, social security regulations, commercial contracts, tax, and immigration.
People enjoy working with you! You are a team player, an egoless personality, and have excellent interpersonal skills.
You are mission driven, hard worker, and ready to roll up your sleeves and help others with whatever it takes.
You have sound legal knowledge and judgement, you trust it and you have the ability to influence others with it.
You have excellent communication skills both written and verbal. You have mastered legal drafting, executive communication, and Gslides/ppt presentations.
You thrive in fast-paced and constantly changing environments and are an out of the box thinker.
You are fully proficient in English (our working language). Being fluent in at least one of the following languages would be considered a plus: French, Italian, Spanish, German, Arabic, or Turkish.
Ensuring you and all our Heroes are looked after, happy, and healthy is always on the menu. Because if you’re in good shape, then we’re in good shape.
Make the most of our hybrid working model and join the team for face-to-face connection and collaboration in our beautiful Berlin campus 2 days a week
We offer 27 days holiday with an extra day on 2nd and 3rd year of service
We will support you in developing yourself and your career growth opportunities: 1.000 € Educational Budget, Language Courses, Parental Support and access to the Udemy Business platform to explore a variety of online courses.
Get moving and release those wonderful, mind-boosting endorphins: Health Checkups, Meditation, Yoga, Gym & Bicycle Subsidy
Cash. Dough. Cheddar. Whatever you call it, we’ll help you with it: Employee Share Purchase Plan, Sabbatical Bank, Public Transportation Ticket Discount, Life & Accident Insurance, Corporate Pension Plan
The power of getting together over some food is unrivaled. Here are a few ways to help you do that. All the yum: Digital Meal Vouchers, Food Vouchers, Corporate Discounts. Courses.
Ready to join our team? If you’re excited to grow, collaborate and be part of the world’s leading delivery platform, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!
We believe diversity and inclusion are key to creating not only an exciting product, but also an amazing customer and employee experience. Fostering this starts with hiring - therefore we do not discriminate on the basis of racial identities, religious beliefs, color, national origin, gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, age, marital or disability statuses, or any other aspect that makes you, you. We encourage you to let us know if you need any accommodations or specific accessibility support to ensure a smooth interview experience—just include it in your application. You're welcome to share your pronouns (he/she/they) right from the start so we can address you respectfully from our first contact.