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About the Role
As a Legal Counsel, you will advise Delivery Hero on employment law challenges related to platform work across the world. Our ideal candidate is a seasoned employment lawyer with litigation experience, passionate about the gig economy, and excited to help shape the future of work.
Responsibilities
- Lead the management of platform worker and rider classification risks globally, working closely with international employment lawyers across the Group.
- Monitor and manage high-profile litigation and regulatory investigations, and develop defense strategies in collaboration with local legal counsel.
- Partner with Product, Tech, and Operations teams to deeply understand delivery operations and the tech stack, and support the development of next-generation delivery solutions.
- Support cross-functional teams in exploring new business models and strategic opportunities related to platform work.
- Track and analyze legislative and regulatory developments impacting platform work, and advise Public Policy teams at HQ and market level.
- Act as a subject-matter expert, providing guidance to senior management and stakeholders across the Group, including availability for limited international travel (up to 10%).
Requirements
- Fully qualified employment lawyer in an EU jurisdiction, with extensive experience in employment law, including at least 3 years in a law firm environment and a strong background in litigation; prior in-house experience is a plus.
- Deep expertise in platform work and worker classification, with hands-on experience interpreting and applying the EU Platform Workers Directive and related employment legislation.
- Strong legal judgment with the ability to influence, demonstrated through advising senior stakeholders and collaborating effectively across multi-jurisdictional and cross-functional teams.
- Excellent communication and drafting skills, including experience in legal drafting, executive-level communication, and creating clear, compelling slide presentations.
- Collaborative and impact-driven mindset, with hands-on experience thriving in fast-paced, evolving environments and contributing beyond defined role boundaries when needed.
- Full professional proficiency in English (working language) and fluency in at least one additional European language, with willingness to be based in or relocate to one of our markets in the EU.
Skills
- Employment Law
- Litigation
- Platform Work
- Worker Classification
- EU Platform Workers Directive
- Legal Drafting
- Executive-Level Communication
- Slide Presentations
- English
- European Languages
Location
- EU
- Berlin
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3 years in a law firm environment
- Extensive experience in employment law
Education Level
- Fully qualified employment lawyer in an EU jurisdiction
Benefits
- 27 days holiday with an extra day on 2nd and 3rd year of service
- 1.000 € Educational Budget
- Language Courses
- Parental Support
- Udemy Business platform access
- Health Checkups
- Meditation
- Gym
- Employee Share Purchase Plan
- Sabbatical Bank
- Public Transportation Ticket Discount
- Life & Accident Insurance
- Corporate Pension Plan
- Digital Meal Vouchers
- Food Vouchers
- Corporate Discounts
About the Company
- 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 around 65 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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 let us know with an email to our Inclusion Officer at [email protected].
- Severely disabled applicants with equal qualifications will be given preferential consideration.
- You're welcome to share your pronouns (he/she/they) right from the start so we can address you respectfully from our first contact.