Director, Head of Commercial Law & Intellectual Property

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.

We are on the lookout for a Director, Head of Commercial Law & Intellectual Property to join the Legal Team on our journey to always 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.

As the Director of Commercial Law and IP, you will lead a team of international lawyers within Delivery Hero’s HQ in Berlin that is responsible for a broad range of legal and regulatory matters pertaining to the areas of commercial law, IT, IP and unfair competition law. 

• Manage our sizable trademark and domain portfolios and lead trademark enforcement activities across multiple brands and markets;

• Further develop and advance Delivery Hero´s intellectual property strategy to protect our IP assets across a diverse range of products and services, including online food and grocery ordering, logistics services, cloud kitchens, fintech and software development; 

• Offer product counseling services as well as advice on platform regulation initiatives in different jurisdictions worldwide and you will support multiple operational functions and our management in exploring new business models and strategic opportunities;

• Advise on all IP and IT aspects of M&A transactions and you support Delivery Hero in relation to separation and post-merger integration activities;

• Together with relevant business stakeholders, you will be responsible for navigating complex commercial transactions as well as high-profile investigation, litigation and arbitration proceedings in different jurisdictions worldwide

• You will devise and implement best-in-class legal operations and you will drive harmonization in internal legal processes across our 70+ markets, as we continue to scale globally and focus on innovation in tooling and technology (incl. the use of AI).

 

• You are fully qualified to practice law in Germany (Volljurist) and bring 8+ years of post-qualification experience within a law firm, as well as in-house counsel. 

• You have experience leading people and you have at least 4 years of experience in a senior management role; 

• You are self-motivated, business minded and solution driven, you think out of the box and provide legal advice in an accurate yet pragmatic and timely manner;

• You have experience with large trademark portfolios, a passion for transformation, legal operations and building efficient legal workflows across different entities and markets;

• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills and you have mastered executive communication as well as Gslides/ppt presentations;

• You are open to international travel under short notice if necessary (not exceeding 10% of your yearly working time).

 

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.