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About the Role
As a Senior Legal Counsel, Employment Law & Employee Relations, you will be the primary expert on German individual and collective labor law for HR and leadership. You will shape our engagement with the Berlin Works Council and the European SE Works Council, and resolve complex cases to ensure our people practices are compliant, consistent, and scalable.
Responsibilities
- Advise HR Business Partners, People Operations, and leadership on individual and collective employment law in Germany, covering contracts, terminations, working time, compensation, works agreements, and co-determination with our Berlin Works Council and the European SE Works Council.
- Support day-to-day legal issues affecting employees, managers, and the People team, focusing on practical solutions, compliance, and consistency.
- Draft and review employment-related documents, including contracts, side letters, termination letters, settlement agreements, works agreements, and templates.
- Shape pre-litigation strategy and support legal disputes with individual employees and the Works Council, including conciliation committee proceedings, coordinating with external counsel.
- Partner with HR, Legal, Data Privacy, Total Rewards, and Compliance to build legally compliant and scalable practices.
- Monitor developments in individual and collective labor law and translate them into clear, actionable insights for the People team and the business.
Requirements
- Fully qualified lawyer in Germany (Zweites Staatsexamen) with a strong focus on German individual and collective labor law.
- At least five years of post-qualification experience, ideally in an international company or leading law firm, with solid exposure to labor relations and co-determination matters.
- Deep knowledge of German employment law, including contract law, termination law, working time, employer obligations, and the Works Constitution Act (BetrVG) and co-determination rights.
- Comfortable representing the company in labor court proceedings and works council negotiations.
- Solution-oriented mindset and excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain legal matters clearly and practically to non-legal stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative spirit.
- Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken.
Skills
- German individual and collective labour law
- Labour relations
- Co-determination matters
- German employment law
- Contract law
- Termination law
- Working time
- Employer obligations
- Works Constitution Act (BetrVG)
- Co-determination rights
- Labor court proceedings
- Works council negotiations
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Collaboration
Location
- Berlin, Germany
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- At least five years of post-qualification experience
Education Level
- Fully qualified lawyer in Germany (Zweites Staatsexamen)
Benefits
- 27 days holiday with an extra day on 2nd and 3rd year of service
- 1.000 € Educational Budget
- Language Courses
- Parental Support
- Access to the Udemy Business platform
- 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
- Support with relocation to Berlin
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 push hard, learn quickly and stay human along the way.
- It’s this wonderful mix of high performance and real community that makes Delivery Hero a place where ambition and belonging grow side by side.
- If you’re curious, collaborative and ready to dive deep into meaningful work, you’ll fit right in.
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].
- You're welcome to share your pronouns (he/she/they) right from the start so we can address you respectfully from our first contact.