Senior Legal Counsel - Antitrust and Trade Law

We are on the lookout for a Senior Legal Counsel to join the Antitrust and Trade Law team  on our journey to always deliver amazing experiences. 

The Antitrust and Trade Law team is responsible for Delivery Hero's competition and trade law matters globally, covering the 70+ jurisdictions where we operate. We are involved from the start on exciting M&A transactions, develop strategies in relation to competition investigations, and foster compliance efforts with competition and sanctions laws throughout the entire group. We are a dynamic team, regularly dealing with novel questions and coming up with innovative solutions to address both legal risks and business needs.

• Overseeing and advising on all aspects of competition law arising in the context of Delivery Hero’s global operations, including merger control, antitrust investigations and commercial agreements, across 70+ jurisdictions;

• Providing pragmatic advice in relation to the structuring and risks of potential M&A transactions, including running multi-jurisdictional merger control and foreign direct investment filing assessments, advising on due diligence processes, transaction agreement clauses as well as post-merger integration processes, and overseeing filing processes;

• Leading on antitrust investigations, including developing strategies and updating senior management on these investigations;

• Guiding local legal teams on a wide range of competition law matters including on investigations and compliance questions across our jurisdictions and developing best practices;

• Advising on international trade law, in particular on risk mitigation strategies related to EU and US sanctions laws;

• Developing and providing training sessions to a wide range of stakeholders in the group worldwide;

• Coordinating and negotiating terms with external lawyers; and

• Jumping into a dynamic work environment, tackling novel legal questions and developing innovative solutions that balance business needs with legal risks.

What you need to be successful 

• You have 6+ years of years of post-qualification experience working in both reputable international law firms and/or in-house positions in the fields of competition and trade law, preferably with experience advising platforms or tech companies.

• You are an expert in EU competition law and are comfortable advising on all substantive and procedural aspects including merger control, vertical restraints, antitrust investigations and platform regulations.

• You have experience dealing with antitrust/competition regimes in several jurisdictions around the globe.

• You are familiar with global foreign direct investment regimes, the foreign subsidies regulations as well as with US and EU export control and sanctions laws.

• You are organised and efficient, you have strong interpersonal skills and are a good communicator - you are able to provide clear and pragmatic advice to non-legal persons which can easily be put into practical effect.

• You are fully proficient in English (knowledge of German or other languages is considered an asset but not a requirement).
   

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 over 70+ 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 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.

What’s in it for you

Ensuring you and all our Heroes are looked after, happy, and healthy is always on the menu. Because if you’re in good shape, then we’re 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, 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. 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 you’re excited to grow, collaborate and be part of the world’s leading delivery platform, we’d 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 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.