Legal Counsel

Posted 5 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in Hong Kong
Remote
Junior
Information Technology
The Role
Provide legal advice to Hong Kong business on regulatory, IP, e-commerce, employment, privacy, competition, and technology matters; draft and negotiate contracts; review products and features; partner with business and regional legal teams; manage external counsel and standardize agreements.
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Company Description

foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. 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.

Job Description

  • Support the Hong Kong business verticals with legal advice on a broad range of operational and business matters spanning from regulatory, intellectual property, e-commerce, employment, privacy, competition, and technology issues.
  • Advise, draft, and negotiate a wide range of contracts with third parties such as marketing partners, suppliers, and restaurants.

  • Review products, features, and initiatives to provide practical business-driven legal advice while managing legal risk.

  • Be a legal business partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business.

  • Detail-oriented, proactive mindset and ability to communicate legal concepts clearly to non-legal colleagues.

  • Collaborate with our legal teams in Berlin HQ and the APAC region to ensure standardization and alignment on legal matters.

  • Support continuous improvement of standard agreements and legal processes.

  • Instruct and manage external advisors and counsel, as necessary.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Law and called to the Hong Kong solicitor (or equivalent common law jurisdictions).

  • 1 to 4 years PQE, with experience dealing with legal commercial matters at a leading law firm or in-house department at a platform, e-commerce, or internet technology company.

  • Competition, privacy law and regulatory experience is preferred but not mandatory

  • Strong legal knowledge, contract negotiations, writing, and drafting skills.

  • Experience in fast-paced, entrepreneurial, start-up/technology environments with the ability to manage numerous projects simultaneously under tight deadlines and pressure.

  • Excellent communication skills with fluency in English. In addition, the ability to communicate in Cantonese, and/or Mandarin languages would be preferred but not mandatory.

  •  Great interpersonal, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

  • Experience navigating stakeholders through highly ambiguous situations.

  • Self-motivated, highly driven, team player, and a self-starter.

  • Able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in Law
  • Called to the Hong Kong solicitor (or equivalent common law jurisdiction)
  • 1 to 4 years PQE handling commercial legal matters at a leading law firm or in-house at a platform/e-commerce/technology company
  • Experience drafting, negotiating, and reviewing a wide range of commercial contracts
  • Strong legal knowledge across regulatory, IP, e-commerce, employment, privacy, competition, and technology issues
  • Experience working in fast-paced, entrepreneurial, startup or technology environments and managing multiple projects under tight deadlines
  • Excellent communication skills with fluency in English
  • Great interpersonal, influencing, stakeholder management skills and ability to navigate ambiguous situations
  • Ability to work independently, self-motivated, team player, self-starter
  • Competition, privacy law and regulatory experience
  • Ability to communicate in Cantonese and/or Mandarin

Delivery Hero Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Delivery Hero and has not been reviewed or approved by Delivery Hero.

  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Wellbeing and everyday support include on-site gym access in Berlin, discounted sports memberships, commuter help, and food vouchers, with hybrid flexibility enhancing day-to-day experience. Feedback suggests these lifestyle perks meaningfully bolster the total package for many corporate roles.
  • Healthcare Strength Mental health and preventive care are emphasized through an Employee Assistance Program, a Headspace subscription, and on-campus health check-ups, with guidance for navigating healthcare in Germany. Some locations also highlight private health insurance, adding depth to the health offering.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Ownership programs feature an employee stock purchase plan with a matching component, and equity is common across corporate roles. Feedback suggests this accessible equity can be a notable part of total compensation in key hubs.

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The Company
HQ: Berlin
32,902 Employees

What We Do

As the world’s leading 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 but driven by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, we enable ambitious talent 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

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