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About the Role

Wolt is seeking a generalist Legal Counsel to join its Legal team in Berlin. This role will primarily support the German market and other European markets, focusing on commercial law, regulatory matters, and other industry-relevant topics. The Legal Counsel will act as a trusted legal partner, providing pragmatic advice and managing legal risk across a broad range of commercial and operational issues.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director Legal Germany with identifying and proactively managing risk across the business.
• Act as a trusted legal partner to the business, providing clear and pragmatic advice on a wide range of commercial and operational matters.
• Serve as a point of contact for legal queries, supporting stakeholders across multiple functions with timely and solution-oriented guidance.
• Draft, review and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, ensuring alignment with business objectives while managing legal risk.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Retail, Sales and other business lines, supporting their specific legal needs and enabling business growth.
• Collaborate with international legal colleagues at DoorDash and Deliveroo to ensure alignment and consistency across jurisdictions and legal processes and initiatives.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of legal templates, processes and ways of working to enhance efficiency and scalability of legal support.
• Support strategic projects and initiatives including compliance, helping the business move fast while staying compliant and well-informed from a legal perspective.

Requirements

• Fully qualified German lawyer (First and Second State Exam) with 5+ years of relevant professional experience, ideally with at least some experience gained in an in-house environment.
• Strong expertise in commercial law, with the ability to independently handle and advise on a broad range of business-critical matters.
• Demonstrate strong AI fluency, including a proactive and responsible approach to using AI tools to enhance legal analysis, improve efficiency, and support business decision-making.
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional environments, collaborating closely with teams such as Marketing, Retail and Sales to find practical, business-friendly solutions.
• Excellent communication skills in German and English (written and spoken), enabling you to operate confidently in an international setting.
• A structured and pragmatic way of working, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, stay focused under pressure and adapt quickly to new topics.
• A collaborative and approachable mindset, paired with strong stakeholder management skills and a genuine willingness to take ownership and grow with the role.

Skills

• Commercial law
• Regulatory matters
• AI fluency
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Legal analysis
• Stakeholder management
• Legal template development
• Risk management
• Contract drafting
• Contract review
• Contract negotiation

Location

• Berlin

Work Type

• Hybrid work model

Experience Level

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience
• In-house experience (preferred)

Education Level

• Fully qualified German lawyer (First and Second State Exam)

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Benefits package
• Opportunity to be part of building something exceptional
• International environment
• Lots of learning and growth in a globally scaling tech company

About the Company

• Wolt creates technology that brings joy, simplicity and earnings to neighborhoods worldwide, starting with food delivery and expanding to almost everything.
• Wolt operates in over 500 cities in 30 countries and joined forces with DoorDash in 2022.
• Wolt is building the future of local commerce, developing technologies for retail, merchant tools, advertising, fulfillment, last-mile delivery, and financial solutions.
• Wolt operates its own grocery stores under the Wolt Market brand.
• Wolt is part of DoorDash, a leading global local commerce platform.

Equal Opportunity

• Wolt is committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within its company, industry, and cities.
• Wolt hires and cultivates diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
• Wolt believes that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.