(Senior) Legal Counsel

Delivery Hero

Berlin

Hybrid

EUR 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday plus extra days in service

Educational Budget of €1,000

Health Checkups and Gym Subsidy

Employee Share Purchase Plan

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Job summary

A leading delivery platform in Berlin is seeking a (Senior) Legal Counsel to oversee corporate matters globally. This role requires expertise in Corporate Law, M&A, and the ability to manage complex legal projects. The ideal candidate has 6-10 years of experience and strong strategic communication skills. The position offers a hybrid work model and various benefits including a generous holiday policy and educational support.

Qualifications

6-10 years of post-qualification experience in a multinational or law firm.
Ability to manage international corporate structures.
Strong understanding of financial statements and legal compliance.

Responsibilities

Serve as primary contact for corporate legal matters.
Lead capital increases, share transfers, and restructurings.
Collaborate with finance teams on legal entity maintenance.

Skills

Corporate Law

M&A

Corporate Finance

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Thinking

Education

Qualified lawyer with post-qualification experience

Job description

Overview

As the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, Delivery Hero’s mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech, designed by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, we are 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.

We are on the lookout for a (Senior) Legal Counsel to join the Group Corporate Law Team on our journey to deliver amazing experiences. Join the team that protects and enables Delivery Hero’s growth. In the Legal Team, you’ll support key initiatives by providing proactive legal guidance that aligns business goals with regulatory standards. Your work will help mitigate risks and ensure we’re positioned for sustainable, long-term success—making you a key contributor to our mission of delivering amazing experiences worldwide.

You will be part of the Group Corporate Law team based in Berlin, overseeing corporate matters for our subsidiaries across 70+ countries. Our team ensures group-wide corporate governance, handles day-to-day corporate matters, implements group financing, and leads global restructurings and group optimization initiatives.

Responsibilities

Serve as one of the primary points of contact for corporate legal matters across the group’s subsidiaries worldwide.

Lead and/or support capital increases-decreases, share transfers, pledges, restructurings, and other corporate lifecycle events.

Act as an independent legal project manager for debt restructurings, internal reorganizations, and more complex cross-border cash upstreams.

Develop, implement, and continuously improve global legal (mainly corporate governance and corporate legal) processes, policies, and documentation standards.

Collaborate extensively with finance, tax, treasury, and local legal teams on cash pooling, dividend planning, and legal entity maintenance.

Contribute to internal knowledge sharing, playbook development, and the design and delivery of corporate process and governance policy trainings to ensure group-wide awareness and compliance.

Qualifications

Qualified lawyer with 6-10 years of post-qualification experience, ideally in a multinational in-house environment and/or top-tier law firm. Strong background in Corporate Law, M&A, or Corporate Finance.

Track record of independently managing international corporate structures and/or cross-border legal projects.

Solid understanding of financial statements, complex structures, including debt instruments, cash pooling, capital reserves, and upstreaming. Experience with debt, pledges, notarial/legalization processes, board management, and legal entity compliance.

Strategic thinker with strong organizational and execution skills. Demonstrated ability to streamline processes and drive operational efficiency.

Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management at senior levels: ability to provide effective counselling to senior management, translate complex legal issues into commercially relevant insights, and propose solutions that balance legal rigor with business objectives.

Fluency in English is required; Fluency in Spanish is a strong advantage.

Additional Information

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, we’ll 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: Digital Meal Vouchers, Food Vouchers, Corporate Discounts.

Workplace and Diversity

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 include it in your application. You’re welcome to share your pronouns (he/she/they) right from the start so we can address you respectfully from our first contact.

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