Senior Legal Counsel, EU Employment Law (Platform Workers)

Delivery Hero
Prague
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 6+ yearsSkills: ["Legal judgment","Communication","Drafting","Collaboration","Risk management"]

Advise Delivery Hero on EU employment law challenges for platform work, leading the management of worker and rider classification risks across markets. Monitor high-profile litigation and regulatory investigations, develop defense strategies with local counsel, and partner with Product, Tech, and Operations to support new delivery models. Track legislative changes impacting platform work and provide expert guidance to senior stakeholders, including limited international travel (up to 10%).

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Senior Legal Counsel, EU Employment Law (Platform Workers)

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Job Summary

Advise Delivery Hero on EU employment law challenges for platform work, leading the management of worker and rider classification risks across markets. Monitor high-profile litigation and regulatory investigations, develop defense strategies with local counsel, and partner with Product, Tech, and Operations to support new delivery models. Track legislative changes impacting platform work and provide expert guidance to senior stakeholders, including limited international travel (up to 10%).
Location: Prague
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the management of platform worker and rider classification risks globally, working with international employment lawyers across the Group.
  • •Monitor and manage high-profile litigation and regulatory investigations, and develop defense strategies with local legal counsel.
  • •Partner with Product, Tech, and Operations teams to understand delivery operations and the tech stack and support next-generation delivery solutions.
  • •Support cross-functional teams exploring new business models and strategic opportunities related to platform work.
  • •Track and analyze legislative and regulatory developments impacting platform work and advise Public Policy teams at HQ and market level.
  • •Serve as a subject-matter expert to guide senior management and stakeholders across the Group, with availability for limited international travel (up to 10%).
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •Fully qualified employment lawyer in an EU jurisdiction with extensive employment law experience and at least 6 years in a law firm environment, including strong litigation background.
  • •Deep expertise in platform work and worker classification, with hands-on experience interpreting and applying the EU Platform Workers Directive and related legislation.
  • •Experience managing litigation and regulatory investigations, with the ability to develop defense strategies in collaboration with local counsel.
  • •Strong legal judgment to influence senior stakeholders and collaborate across multi-jurisdictional, cross-functional teams.
  • •Full professional proficiency in English and fluency in at least one additional European language, with willingness to be based in or relocate to an EU market.
  • •Excellent communication and drafting skills, including executive-level communication and slide presentation creation.
Experience:6+ yearsEmployment lawLitigationRegulatory investigationsGig economyPlatform work
Skills:Legal judgmentCommunicationDraftingCollaborationRisk management
Languages:English

Company Brief

Delivery Hero
Global online food-ordering and local delivery platform operating multiple regional brands (e.g., Foodpanda, Glovo, Talabat) across 50–70+ countries, supplying food and quick-commerce deliveries via marketplace and logistics services.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
Founded: 2011
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