Principal Legal Counsel - Privacy

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 Principal Legal Counsel, Privacy to join the Delivery Hero Data Protection Office on our journey to always deliver amazing experiences. 

This role leads the legal practice at the Data Protection Office of the global Delivery Hero group, from our headquarters in Berlin, Germany. The lead privacy counsel acts as the legal thought leader within our global data protection organization, responsible for supporting the group in developing the group-wide data protection strategy. In this capacity, the Lead Privacy Counsel will work in a cross-jurisdictional and fast-changing environment, with a global impact throughout all countries of Delivery Hero’s operations. This individual contributor role reports to the global head of privacy.

• Analyze, assess and rationalize key privacy terms determining the priorities of the group’s global data protection strategy (such as ‘personal data’/’PII’, ‘controllership’, ‘automated decision-making’, ‘legitimate interest’, ‘terminal equipment’ etc.)

• Support the team’s communications to the DH Group management board, supervisory board (including the audit & risk committees), and business leadership teams 

• Assist the global head of privacy with the assessment of (potential) data breach incidents and clarify notification requirements in cross-border situations, lead incident-related correspondence

• Manage fine and other legal proceedings or investigations (including related mitigation plans)

• Strategically support the global head of privacy in building and maintaining a collaborative working relationship with the group’s EU lead supervisory authority

• Monitor ongoing developments around AI governance, platform work and digital services laws in the EU, and support the global head of privacy in determining DH Group’s positioning in a converging regulatory landscape

• Drive the global strategy for government access requests and international data transfers within the group (responsible for the inter-company data transfer agreements and binding corporate rules)

• Head privacy contracting and third-party management, including vendor due diligence assessments and data processing agreements

• Lead the drafting and updating of key privacy documents such as internal policies, standard operating procedures and transparency documents (privacy statements and notices)

• Acts as point of contact for all privacy-related product counselling requests from tech, product and business teams (for example, adtech and marketing or logistics products), including related privacy impact assessments and Art. 35 GDPR assessments

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.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified to practice law in an EU jurisdiction, with a strong preference for attorneys qualified to practice law in Germany

• At least 7 years of post-qualification legal experience gathered in-house or in private practice

• Certified expertise on EU privacy laws and program management (IAPP CIPP/E, CIPM, TÜV DPO etc.)

• Demonstrated experience in advising online technology companies and data-driven businesses, across multiple jurisdictions

• Full working proficiency in German would be 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, 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.