Job Description
We are on the lookout for a Senior Legal Counsel- International Employment Law (Couriers) 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.
1. You will join a team of international employment lawyers, specialising solely in the challenges of platform work and overseeing Courier classification risks across the world.
2. You will monitor high profile litigations and regulatory investigations and will devise defence strategies in collaboration with the legal counsels in our markets.
3. 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.
4. You will support multiple functions to explore new business models and strategic opportunities.
5. 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.
6. You will offer strategic and operational advice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), including due diligence, negotiation, and post-transaction integration.
7. You will be a subject matter expert internally and will act as a source of knowledge to our management and across the Group.
8. You are open to international travel under short notice if necessary (not exceeding 10% of your yearly working time).
Qualifications
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. You possess a solid understanding of adjacent legal and regulatory areas, including procedural rules, social security regulations, commercial contracts, tax, and immigration.
12. People enjoy working with you! You are a team player, an egoless personality, and have excellent interpersonal skills.
13. You are mission driven, hard worker, and ready to roll up your sleeves and help others with whatever it takes.
14. You have sound legal knowledge and judgement, you trust it and you have the ability to influence others with it.
15. You have excellent communication skills both written and verbal. You have mastered legal drafting, executive communication, and Gslides/ppt presentations.
16. You thrive in fast-paced and constantly changing environments and are an out of the box thinker.
17. 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.