Corporate Legal Counsel

Job title:

Corporate Legal Counsel

Company:

Just Eat Takeaway

Job description

Ready for a ChallengeThen Just Eat Takeaway.com might be the place for you. We’re a leading global online food delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience. Whether it’s a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe.All about the roleAs a Corporate Legal Counsel, you’ll become part of the group Legal Corporate team. We are looking for a driven person with a broad interest to grow and learn by handling a variety of corporate matters and projects. This role will include providing pragmatic advice and support to the Director Corporate Legal and to the global JET business on various cross-functional projects. You will support on a variety of topics relating to (i) intercompany optimisation, such as restructuring and recapitalisation initiatives; (ii) external (debt/equity) financing arrangements, such as bonds, RCF and notes and (iii) strategic projects.You will coordinate and actively cooperate with other stakeholders such as tax, treasury and finance as well as the business. In addition, you will actively cooperate with the Commercial Legal, Compliance and Privacy Teams to train and improve the business’ understanding and mitigate risks for JET on key legal topics such as confidential information and competition. In addition, there will be a strong focus on building and containing knowhow within the Corporate Legal team, by drafting, streamlining and improving documents, processes and policies. This is all critical to our continued growth as a business, and maintaining JET’s reputation as a brand that customers, partners and investors trust.These are some of the key ingredients for the role:

• You’ll provide legal support to the Director Corporate Legal and the business on a variety of corporate matters, leading intercompany, financing and strategic projects.
• You’ll be responsible for high-quality advice and documents with minimal supervision and developing in-house standards and precedents.
• You’ll ensure that corporate legal risks are managed and escalated as necessary and ensure compliance with applicable legislation.
• You’ll support and guide your colleagues in the Corporate Legal team on corporate restructuring initiatives.
• You’ll be part of a fantastic team of legal experts across multiple markets, but will also need to be comfortable working independently, applying specialised knowledge with minimal supervision and limited input from external experts.
• As a good communicator, you’re able to answer questions and present information in an easy-to-understand way. Balancing legal risk with commerciality and pragmatism is key to success.

Can you deliver?Here are the skills and experience we need from you:

• Legal professional qualified in the Netherlands, with at least 5 years of experience in corporate law, preferably from a combination of private practice and in-house roles.
• Proven experience in drafting, reviewing, and managing corporate legal documents with precision.
• A quick learner with a “can do” attitude and a strong academic record.
• In depth knowledge of corporate law and governance frameworks; experience in banking and finance is a plus.
• Outgoing and proactive, confidence working across multiple teams and geographies.
• Excellent English written and oral communication skills and drafting skills.

At JET, this is on the menu:Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best-known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment.Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth and about celebrating every aspect of our JETers. Thanks to them we stay one step ahead of the competition.Inclusion, Diversity & BelongingNo matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat Takeaway.com. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colorful selves to work every day.What else is cooking?Want to know more about our JETers, culture or company? Have a look at our where you can find people’s stories, blogs, podcasts and more JET morsels.Are you ready to take your seat? Apply now!

Expected salary

Location

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Job date

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 05:28:50 GMT

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