Legal counsel - Logistics Operations

Takeaway.com; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Eat Takeaway.com is seeking a Legal Specialist - Logistics & Operations to empower our global logistics operations with sound guidance and risk management. You will provide independent legal support for the employed-courier workforce and collaborate with Operations, HR, and market stakeholders to guide decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualified lawyers with background in employment, logistics, operations, or regulatory matters are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with background handling employment, logistics, operations, or regulatory matters.
• Proven ability to evaluate operational workforce issues with legal, financial or reputational impact.
• Strong track record of managing disputes, litigation, or regulatory engagements in an operational context.
• Outstanding judgment, prioritization, and stakeholder management across international markets.
• Capability to convert complex legal matters into practical playbooks and guidance.
• Experience operating within multi-country marketplaces, platforms, or logistics businesses.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent legal support for logistics operations and employed-courier matters across our global portfolio.
• Advise Operations, HR, and market stakeholders on legal risk related to courier scheduling, claims, and service delivery.
• Manage escalations, disputes, and litigation connected to logistics operations, including managing external counsel.
• Translate operational and regulatory requirements into practical guidance, guardrails, and templates.
• Assess proposed operational changes to define clear legal mitigations and structured approval routes.
• Coordinate across Employment Law, Public Affairs, and Compliance on cross-cutting workforce and regulatory topics.

Skills

Employment Law

Logistics Operations

Regulatory Compliance

Litigation Management

Cross-country Collaboration

Education

Qualified lawyer credential

Job description

Just Eat Takeaway.com is seeking a Legal Specialist - Logistics & Operations to join the Legal team.

Ready for a challenge?

About this role

As part of our dynamic Legal team, you will empower our global logistics operations through sound guidance and collaborative risk management. Living our values to Lead, Deliver, and Care, you’ll aim high by providing independent legal support for our employed-courier operational workforce while helping teams make faster, better-controlled decisions in a fast-paced environment.

These are some of the key components to the position:

• Provide independent legal support for logistics operations and employed-courier matters across our assigned global portfolio.
• Advise Operations, Human Resources (HR), and market stakeholders on legal risk linked to courier scheduling, claims, and service delivery.
• Manage escalations, disputes, and litigation connected to logistics operations, including managing external counsel.
• Translate operational and regulatory requirements into practical global guidance, decision guardrails, and templates.
• Assess proposed operational changes to define clear legal mitigations and structured approval routes.
• Coordinate across Employment Law, Public Affairs, and Compliance on cross-cutting workforce and regulatory topics.

What will you bring to the team?

• Qualified lawyer credential with background handling employment, logistics, operations, or regulatory legal matters.
• Proven ability to evaluate operational workforce issues with material legal, financial, or reputational impacts.
• Strong track record of managing disputes, litigation, or regulatory authority engagements in an operational context.
• Outstanding judgment, prioritization skills, and collaborative stakeholder management across international markets.
• Capability to convert complex legal matters into practical playbooks and clear implementation guidance.
• Professional experience operating within a multi-country marketplace, platform, or logistics business.

At JET, this is how we play

Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best-known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment.

Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth, helping one another to succeed and celebrating wins.