Head of Legal PLECA

If you’re here, it’s because you’re looking for an exciting ride.

A ride that will fuel up your ambitions to take on a new challenge and stretch yourself beyond your comfort zone.

We’ll deliver a non-vanilla culture built on talent, where we work to amplify the impact on millions of people, paving the way forward together.

Not your usual app. We are the fastest-growing multi-category app connecting millions of users with businesses, and couriers, offering on-demand services from more than 170,000 local restaurants, grocers and supermarkets, and high street retail stores. We operate in more than 1500 cities across 23 countries.

Together we revolutionise the way people connect with their everyday needs, from delivering essentials to connecting our ecosystem of users through innovative solutions powered by technology. For us, every day is filled with purpose.

What makes our ride unique?

Our culture and strong values.

Our career development philosophy.

Our commitment to being a force for good.

We have a vision: Building the largest marketplace in your city, to give access to anything in minutes. And this is where your ride starts.

YOUR MISSION

You will take the lead in reducing legal risk, guiding our business, and protecting our growth across key markets. From Poland to Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, you’ll be the go-to legal expert who helps our teams move fast — but always safe. From negotiating contracts to providing all-round advice on corporate and commercial matters, but also through regulatory complexities, ensuring compliance and enabling innovation.

You will need to address challenges such as evolving laws, labour issues and data privacy, while defining legal frameworks that support growth. This role requires legal expertise, adaptability and a problem-solving mindset!

THE JOURNEY

Be part of a team where you will:

• You will build a strong regional and local team of lawyers and manage outside counsel in various jurisdictions
• Regularly report to Glovo’s General Counsel on all legal matters of the PLECA region
• Commercial: Elaborate, review and analyze all types of commercial agreements for the PLECA Region. Handle contractual and commercial implications (including, privacy, compliance, labor, licenses and others) when dealing with all the players involved in the business. Manage business operations and align the guidelines for all the countries where Glovo operates in PLECA
• Compliance: Strive the implementation of the policies, procedures and internal controls. Contribute to compliance reporting as per regulatory and laws requirements in all Glovo’s entities. Identify, mitigate, assess criminal risks and monitor Crime Prevention Models in company groups in the region.
• Labor: Provide legal operational and strategic support to the PLECA teams (Ops and HR teams, mainly) and also including general advice on specific projects. Participate in the strategic elaboration of litigations and proceedings.
• Corporate: Participate in due diligence, evaluate risks, elaborate corporate documentation, implementation of corporate governance policies and support special projects as M&As. Collaborate reporting corporate information of all entities of Glovo in the markets you are supervising.
• Privacy: Promote legal awareness throughout the local businesses and report reliable data. Actively participate in privacy projects to implement best practices in all Glovo’s subsidiaries.
• Regulatory, antitrust and consumer law: Provide legal advice and ensure compliance with the regulations applicable to Glovo’ s business.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE RIDE

• At least 10 years' experience in the legal department of a company and/or reputed law firm/big4 with proven experience;
• Must have solid experience working in Poland for a preferably international business
• Law Degree;
• Excellent English language skills (must have);
• Excellence and values in hand