Senior Legal Counsel, EU Employment Law

Delivery Hero
Budapest, Berlin
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Legal judgment","Stakeholder management","Communication","Legal drafting","Collaboration"]

Advise on EU employment law challenges for platform work globally, leading risk management for rider and platform worker classification. Monitor high-profile litigation and regulatory investigations and develop defense strategies with local counsel. Partner with Product, Tech, and Operations to support next-generation delivery solutions and explore new business models. Track legislative and regulatory developments and brief senior stakeholders across multi-jurisdiction teams, with occasional international travel.

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Senior Legal Counsel, EU Employment Law

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Job Summary

Advise on EU employment law challenges for platform work globally, leading risk management for rider and platform worker classification. Monitor high-profile litigation and regulatory investigations and develop defense strategies with local counsel. Partner with Product, Tech, and Operations to support next-generation delivery solutions and explore new business models. Track legislative and regulatory developments and brief senior stakeholders across multi-jurisdiction teams, with occasional international travel.
Location: Budapest, Berlin
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead global management of platform worker and rider classification risks, working with international employment lawyers across the Group.
  • •Monitor and manage high-profile litigation and regulatory investigations and develop defense strategies with local counsel.
  • •Partner with Product, Tech, and Operations to understand delivery operations and the tech stack, supporting development of delivery solutions.
  • •Support cross-functional teams evaluating new business models and strategic opportunities related to platform work.
  • •Track and analyze legislative and regulatory developments affecting platform work and advise Public Policy teams at HQ and market level.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Perks:EquityPensionLife InsuranceMeal VouchersLearning Budget

Key Requirements

  • •Fully qualified employment lawyer in an EU jurisdiction with extensive employment law experience, including at least 6 years in a law firm environment and strong litigation background.
  • •1–3 years prior in-house experience is a plus.
  • •Deep expertise in platform work and worker classification, including interpreting and applying the EU Platform Workers Directive and related employment legislation.
  • •Strong legal judgment to influence senior stakeholders across multi-jurisdictional and 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.
Experience:Employment lawLitigationEUGig economyPlatform workWorker classification
Skills:Legal judgmentStakeholder managementCommunicationLegal draftingCollaboration
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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