Director, Head of Commercial Law & Intellectual Property

We are on the lookout for a Director Head of Commercial Law & Intellectual Property to join the Legal Team on our journey to always deliver amazing experiences. 

Join the team that protects and enables Delivery Heros the Legal Team youll support key initiatives by providing proactive legal guidance that aligns business goals with regulatory standards. Your work will help mitigate risks and ensure were positioned for sustainable long-term successmaking you a key contributor to our mission of delivering amazing experiences worldwide.

As the Director of Commercial Law and IP you will lead a team of international lawyers within Delivery Heros HQ in Berlin that is responsible for a broad range of legal and regulatory matters pertaining to the areas of commercial law IT IP and unfair competition law. 

• Manage our sizable trademark and domain portfolios and lead trademark enforcement activities across multiple brands and markets;

• Further develop and advance Delivery Heros intellectual property strategy to protect our IP assets across a diverse range of products and services including online food and grocery ordering logistics services cloud kitchens fintech and software development; 

• Offer product counseling services as well as advice on platform regulation initiatives in different jurisdictions worldwide and you will support multiple operational functions and our management in exploring new business models and strategic opportunities;

• Advise on all IP and IT aspects of M&A transactions and you support Delivery Hero in relation to separation and post-merger integration activities;

• Together with relevant business stakeholders you will be responsible for navigating complex commercial transactions as well as high-profile investigation litigation and arbitration proceedings in different jurisdictions worldwide

• You will devise and implement best-in-class legal operations and you will drive harmonization in internal legal processes across our 70 markets as we continue to scale globally and focus on innovation in tooling and technology (incl. the use of AI).

Qualifications :

• You are fully qualified to practice law in Germany (Volljurist) and bring 8 years of post-qualification experience within a law firm as well as in-house counsel. 

• You have experience leading people and you have at least 4 years of experience in a senior management role; 

• You are self-motivated business minded and solution driven you think out of the box and provide legal advice in an accurate yet pragmatic and timely manner;

• You have experience with large trademark portfolios a passion for transformation legal operations and building efficient legal workflows across different entities and markets;

• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills and you have mastered executive communication as well as Gslides/ppt presentations;

• You are open to international travel under short notice if necessary (not exceeding 10% of your yearly working time).

Additional Information :

Ensuring you and all our Heroes are looked after happy and healthy is always on the menu. Because if youre in good shape then were 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 Gym & Bicycle Subsidy

• Cash. Dough. Cheddar. Whatever you call it well 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 youre excited to grow collaborate and be part of the worlds leading delivery platform wed 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 experiencejust include it in your application. Youre welcome to share your pronouns (he/she/they) right from the start so we can address you respectfully from our first contact.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time