Director, International Competition Law Vollzeit
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 a Director, International Competition Law to join the Global Antitrust and Trade Law 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 is a senior leadership role with global reach and strategic impact. You will lead a team of competition law experts and drive the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Delivery Hero's competition law compliance programme across the group, while partnering closely with the business to advise on operational set-ups and strategic initiatives across our markets. The role reports directly to the Global Head of Competition Law at headquarters and works closely with global leadership teams.
- Lead competition law compliance across Delivery Hero, embedding competition law principles into business decisions and supporting sustainable growth in complex regulatory environments.
- Manage and develop a team of international competition law lawyers across different seniority levels and regions, fostering high performance and strong collaboration.
- Drive the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the global competition law compliance programme, strengthening governance, risk management, and operational excellence in close collaboration with the Global Head of Competition Law and an experienced group of HQ-based competition law experts..
- Advise senior and local leadership on high-impact strategic initiatives, competition law risks, and regulatory investigations, acting as a trusted business partner.
- Manage and coordinate competition law investigations and regulatory engagements, including dawn raids, ensuring clear visibility and informed decision-making at senior levels.
- Translate regulatory developments into practical, business-oriented guidance, enabling teams to operate confidently while meeting global standards and local requirements.
Qualifications
- Fully qualified lawyer with at least 8+ years PQE gained in leading law firms and international in-house environments; qualification to practise in the EU and/or UK is preferred, and exposure to technology-driven or platform businesses is a strong advantage.
- Deep expertise in antitrust and competition law compliance, including hands-on experience designing, implementing, and running compliance programmes, risk assessments, and tailored training initiatives.
- Proven leadership experience, including several years in senior people-management roles, with a track record of building, developing, and mentoring high-performing international teams.
- Strong background advising on complex competition law investigations and regulatory matters across multiple jurisdictions, with confidence managing sensitive, high-impact situations.
- Excellent strategic judgment, with the ability to balance legal risk, commercial priorities, and operational realities in fast-moving, international organisations.
- Outstanding communication and stakeholder-management skills, enabling trusted engagement with senior leadership and cross-functional teams; fluency in English is required, additional languages are a plus.
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, 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
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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!
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