Senior Legal Counsel, South Region

Company Description

Wolt is a Helsinki-based technology company that provides an online platform for consumers, merchants and couriers. It connects people looking to order food and other goods with people interested in selling and delivering them. To enable this, Wolt develops a wide range of technologies from local logistics to retail software and financial solutions – as well as operating its own grocery stores under the Wolt Market brand. Wolt’s products include Wolt+ (subscription service for customers), Wolt for Work (meal benefits and office deliveries for companies), Wolt Drive (fast last-mile deliveries for merchants) and Wolt Self-Delivery (service for merchant partners with their own delivery staff). Wolt’s mission is to make cities better by empowering and growing local communities. Wolt was founded in 2014 and joined forces with DoorDash in 2022. DoorDash operates in 31 countries today, 27 of which are with the Wolt product and brand.

So, why work at Wolt?

At Wolt, We’re About Getting Things Done. You’ll probably enjoy it here if you like taking ownership, developing yourself and being around friendly, humble and ambitious people.

We work hard to make cities into better places, and it’s pretty cool seeing us grow every week. If you’re passionate about building things that just… work, Wolt might be for you.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We want to have all sorts of people in our team – people like you and me, and people different from you and me. To be able to work with diverse teammates – when it comes to gender, age, ethnicity, life background, sexual orientation, political views, religion, or any other personal trait – we consciously aim to offer equal opportunity for everyone to work with us. This is because we believe diverse teams make the most thought-through decisions and build things in the most inclusive way.

If this sounds like you, then we’d love to chat! Join us today to build Wolt together.

Job Description

Are you an experienced legal professional with a passion for international commercial and compliance topics? Does working in a very global and fast-paced environment sound like something you’d get a kick out of? If so, then we’d love to have a chat! 

Role background

We are now looking to strengthen our Legal team with an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to provide legal support across commercial and compliance topics in a number of countries in the South region of Wolt that comprises various countries primarily in South Europe and Central Asia.

We’re looking for someone who’s not afraid of digging into different kinds of legal issues and understands the Wolt way of doing things – a problem solver and a solution-oriented business enabler. In this role, you will be providing proactive legal advice to several of our country teams, with a primary focus on commercial and compliance topics. You will be bringing your deep expertise and drive the legal support in negotiations and contracting of complex deals in your area. You would be supporting the regional leadership and you will provide guidance on legal and other topics. Depending on your level of expertise and aspirations, you  may also be given additional responsibility areas as the business needs and the team continue to evolve. The regulation concerning our industry is changing rapidly and we need more hands on deck to help us navigate it as we scale. Our ideal candidate is not only an expert in legal topics, but also someone who is curious and eager to learn and wants to be part of creating something new.  

You will work closely with our global Legal team members, as well as others at Wolt, such as the Public Policy team, regional and country management, commercial, business development, finance and operations teams.

We’re primarily looking for the person to join our team at our offices in Athens, however other key Wolt locations in the region are not out of the question if our dream candidate is based elsewhere in the region.

What You’ll Be Doing

• As Wolt’s Senior Legal Counsel, you’ll support Wolt’s business and handle compliance topics over various countries in the South region. 

• You will be the first point of contact and trusted advisor for our business stakeholders and management in the region and countries you are responsible for.

• Assessing and managing risks while supporting the business.

• Being in charge of expertise related to the regulatory landscape for Wolt’s operations in defined countries and ensuring compliance with regulations. 

• Having a key role in contract negotiations with our merchants and other business partners. 

• Working on the continuous development of contracting practices and related processes.

• Proactively identifying areas for improvement and finding solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of legal experience as an in-house counsel and/or from a law firm in an international setting. In-house experience is considered as an advantage.

• Master of Laws degree from a reputable university in the EU, preferably from a university from the relevant region. An additional LL.M. degree from the US or another country is a plus, but not a requirement.

• Interest in taking on a generalist legal role with a broad range of tasks.

• Experience in working in close cooperation with internal and external legal teams and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• Commercial mindset, generalist skills and strong expertise with a solutions-driven can-do attitude are an absolute must.

• Our ideal candidate has a deeper knowledge in several legal fields relevant to our business, e.g. general contract law, e-commerce, consumer protection and competition law.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• The type of person who rolls up their sleeves and gets to work.

• Fluency in English. Greek language skills are great in this role and other languages are a plus.

• Willingness to travel.

Additional Information

If you are excited about working with the nicest of people, in a high-growth environment, taking ownership, and being part of an ambitious team, then click below to apply and let’s get the conversation going!

You will fit into a truly diverse team across multiple countries - what really matters to us is a caring and welcoming environment where we embrace uniqueness and celebrate diversity. Experience a company culture where we work on eye level, decisions are made quickly and knowledge sharing, as well as mentoring, is on our daily agenda.

What you’ll get by joining us

• Opportunity to be part of building something exceptional, in an international environment
• Lots of learning and growth in a globally scaling tech company
• Along with a competitive salary and benefits, you will also be eligible for our stock option plan