Senior Commercial Counsel, 9-month FTC

Location: Paris, France | Preferred Start Date: 6th July

Join us in our mission to transform the way people shop and eat, where impact, innovation, and growth drives everything we do. Our innovative legal professionals don't just solve problems - we partner with the business to find creative solutions, think holistically, and help drive Deliveroo's mission forward while protecting our company and stakeholders.

We’re looking for a Senior Commercial Counsel to join our Paris team on a 9-month fixed-term contract. This is a hybrid role, based in Paris. In this role, you’ll support Deliveroo and Wolt businesses in France, the Benelux and the Baltics, partnering closely with business stakeholders to solve complex legal and commercial challenges.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll be joining a team within International Legal and will report to the Senior Director - Associate General Counsel - Western Europe and Middle East, who leads this team. Operating as part of a senior team, you will act as a trusted strategic advisor to our key stakeholders. This role covers a broad remit spanning commercial contracts, regulatory compliance and commercial advisory work.

Here’s what your day-to-day might look like:

• Drive Commercial Negotiations: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of high-value commercial agreements across multiple international markets (agreements with merchants or vendors).

• Strategic Business Partnering: Conduct legal risk assessments and advise internal teams (Operations, Marketing, Commercial, Finance, Product) to help them navigate complex legal landscapes and achieve business priorities at pace.

• Regulatory & Compliance Oversight: Monitor regulatory developments across in-scope countries and where relevant support the rollout of compliance programs.

What You’ll Need to Thrive

Essential

• French Qualification: Fully qualified lawyer in France (or a common law jurisdiction with extensive French market experience) with at least 6 years post-qualification experience.

• Bilingual Fluency: Fluent in both written and spoken English and French, with the ability to operate across international teams daily.

• Commercial Legal Expertise: A strong technical foundation notably in commercial, contractual and consumer law built within a leading private practice law firm, coupled with proven experience in an in-house environment.

• Communication Skills: You have a track-record of turning complex legal analysis into clear, coherent business-facing advice. You can tailor your communications to meet the needs of different stakeholders.

• Stakeholder Influence: Proven ability to build effective relationships, influence senior leaders, work cross-functionally across a fast-paced, matrixed global organisation and deep-dive across a wide variety of topics and products.

• Pragmatic Problem Solving: Strong judgment with an ability to weigh legal risk against commercial priorities to provide solutions-driven legal advice.

Nice to Have

• Working knowledge of competition law, with the ability to identify issues, flag risk early, and partner with subject-matter experts to manage legal risk.

• Familiarity with regulatory law, e.g. payment services regulations.

• Prior in-house experience within a fast-paced, high-growth tech business or a US-owned/internationally-managed company.

• Experience advising in the other in-scope countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia).

Why Join Us?

At Deliveroo, you’ll do work that matters, solving real-world problems in a three-sided marketplace that’s constantly evolving. We’re food lovers, problem solvers, community builders and more, brought together by a shared drive to make things better. Working here you can expect to:

🔧 Make a visible impact every day Your work directly improves experiences for customers, partners and riders.

🌱 Learn fast in an entrepreneurial environment Partner closely with business stakeholders with autonomy, pace and real responsibility.

🧠 Learn something new everyday Stretch yourself, develop new skills and grow as the business evolves.

🌎 Deliver together in an inclusive culture Collaborative, values-driven teams that support how you work best.

We aim to create a fair process that lets your skills shine. Our interview process typically includes 3-4 stages. Find more about how we hire here.

Our Global Structure

Deliveroo is now part of DoorDash, bringing together teams with even greater reach, scale, and ambition. Depending on your role, you may collaborate with teammates, systems, and leaders across DoorDash and Wolt. Together, we’re unlocking new possibilities as one global team.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Deliveroo, we know that a great workplace reflects the world around us and that true diversity and inclusion make us stronger, more creative, and better at what we do. We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone can do their best work and feel they belong.

We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion, or belief.

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and need support to apply for one of our roles, or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, you’ll have the opportunity to let us know once you’ve submitted your application. We’ll share details on how to request support so we can ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.

If you’re excited about making a real impact in a fast-moving marketplace and growing your career alongside ambitious, supportive teams, we’d love to hear from you!