(Associate) Legal Counsel - Intellectual Property Law

(Associate) Legal Counsel – Intellectual Property Law

(Associate) Legal Counsel – Intellectual Property Law

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 – Intellectual Property Law 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.
This role offers a unique opportunity to work on a wide range of IP related matters in a fast growing and leading multinational tech company that is shaping the future of online delivery. As an (Associate) Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for managing and protecting the company’s global IP portfolio. This includes managing trademarks, advising on IP strategy, supporting product development and branding, and ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations. You will work closely with internal teams and external partners to protect the company’s IP rights and support broader business goals across multiple markets.
If you\’re a creative problem solver who is hungry for a new adventure, an international workplace is waiting for you in the heart of Berlin!

• Manage Delivery Hero´s global trademark portfolio and lead trademark enforcement efforts across multiple brands and jurisdictions worldwide;
• Independently draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, with a focus on intellectual property law;
• Promote Delivery Hero´s IP strategy from a legal and compliance perspective to protect our IP assets across various markets and products, including online food and grocery delivery, logistics, cloud kitchens and restaurant brands, fintech and software;
• Advise tech teams on open-source software licensing and compliance and guide business and product teams on IP protection, branding, and go-to-market strategies throughout the product development lifecycle;
• Work closely with external law firms in multiple jurisdictions, coordinating their work in relation to the full range of IP projects occurring in a multinational tech company;
• You manage due diligence on IP risks in connection with M&A or other commercial transactions and you support post-merger integration activities.

Qualifications

• You are a fully-qualified lawyer;
• You bring 3+ years of post-qualification work experience in a reputable law firm or as in-house counsel advising on intellectual property law and managing trademark portfolios (experience working with tech companies is considered a plus);
• You are fully proficient in English (additional Spanish language skills are considered a plus) and you have a solid understanding of how other areas of law interact with intellectual property law;
• You have ideally experience working in an international environment, either by working abroad and/or coordinating international legal advice on IP related matters;
• You are self-motivated, business minded and solution driven, and capable of providing legal advice in an accurate yet pragmatic and timely manner;
• You are a team player characterized by good self-organization, excellent work ethics, independence and a high level of commitment.

Additional Information
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.

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Software Development and IT Services and IT Consulting

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