Associate Legal Counsel - Equity

Company Description

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.

Job Description

We are on the lookout for an Associate Legal Counsel - Equity to join the Capital Markets and Equity Plans 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.

About the opportunity

In this role you will be part of the Capital Markets & Equity Plans Team and work closely with People & Culture (Total Rewards) and Tax on the equity compensation & share plan related matters. You will help to manage the global employee equity programs from the legal side, including:

• preparing and processing stock options and restricted stock unit awards, exercises and releases of shares on a regular basis for all employees and other option or equity holders;

• supporting the coordination of all global compliance for all programs including regulatory filings and tax reporting;

• tracking the (authorized & contingent) capital utilization of the company; 

• preparing presentations or recording training sessions for employees to explain various equity plans offered by the company;

• point of contact to respond to questions raised by employees of the Delivery Hero group in relation to their equity plans;

• drafting legal documentation for equity plan administration on a global level;

• supporting in setting up the stock option exercise windows and the corresponding trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange; and

• supporting the capital markets team in relation to directors’ dealings (manager transaction) filings, insider trading matters etc.

Qualifications

• You are in possession of a university law degree (L.L.M. or equivalent is considered an asset).

• You are a business driven and pragmatic lawyer with 1-2 years of work experience.

• Ideally you have experience in corporate, tax or capital market law either as in-house counsel or as lawyer in a reputable law firm.

• You are fully proficient in English - a working proficiency in German is also considered an asset.

• You are an absolute team player with excellent interpersonal skills.

• You possess exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills and solve complex tasks in a legally accurate yet pragmatic and timely manner.

• You are characterized by excellent self-organization, independence, and a high level of commitment.

Additional Information

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, Yoga, 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.