Senior Legal Counsel Commercial Law & Intellectual Property

We are on the lookout for a Senior Legal Counsel - 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 legal and 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 a Senior Legal Counsel of Commercial Law and IP within Delivery Heros HQ in Berlin you will take primary responsibility for a broad range of legal and regulatory matters pertaining to the areas of commercial IT IP and unfair competition law as well as the regulation of online platform businesses. Amongst other things you will: 

• Advise together with relevant business stakeholders on complex commercial transactions as well as high profile investigation litigation and arbitration proceedings in different jurisdictions worldwide;

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

• Contribute to the development of 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; 

• Help managing our sizable trademark and domain portfolios and execute trademark enforcement activities across multiple brands and markets;

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

• Play a key role in designing and implementing scalable legal operations initiatives and support the harmonization of our internal legal processes across our 65 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 6 years of post-qualification experience within a reputable law firm and/or as in-house counsel in an international environment.
• You have a proven track record of overseeing complex legal projects managing (senior) stakeholders across various business functions and are self-motivated with a strong ability to think outside the box.
• You possess proven experience in managing complex contract negotiations end-to-end and have advised on M&A and due diligence projects.
• You have experience managing large trademark portfolios along with a passion for transformation legal operations and building efficient legal workflows across different entities and markets.
• You are highly proficient in preparing structured and impactful Google Slides/PowerPoint presentations.
• You are open to international travel on short notice if necessary (not exceeding 10% of your annual 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.

• Wondering what relocating to Berlin is like In this article weve put together 10 things you should know about moving to Berlin  and how Delivery Hero can support you. You can also visit our relocation hub and check out more information about moving to Berlin.

• Ready to prepare for your interview Check out the list of the 5 most common interview questions and answers created in collaboration with our recruiters.

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!

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Severely disabled applicants with equal qualifications will be given preferential consideration.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time