Ready for a challenge?

Then Just Eat Takeaway.com might be the place for you.

We’re a leading global online 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.

About this role

Join our dynamic Legal team to protect our people agenda across the UK and international markets. As a key advisor, you will lead on complex workforce matters, helping HR and business leaders make confident decisions while embodying our core values to lead, deliver, and care.

• Lead senior-level legal support on complex employee relations, disputes, and litigation across UK and international markets.
• Formulate legal policies, corporate governance frameworks, and practical guidance for sensitive workforce issues.
• Advise HR and operational leadership on non-routine employment matters, reorganisations, and labour risk strategies.
• Define escalation thresholds, legal positions, and action plans for high-exposure matters.
• Manage external legal counsel, tribunal proceedings, and regulatory authority engagements.
• Develop templates, playbooks, and processes to streamline employment case handling and continuous improvement.
• Monitor legal developments and translate them into actionable updates and coaching for internal stakeholders.

What will you bring to the team?

• Professional qualification as a lawyer with expertise in UK employment and labour law.
• Demonstrated background advising business and Human Resources (HR) leaders on complex workforce disputes and litigation.
• Sound judgement when navigating sensitive people matters, reputational risk, and escalation decisions.
• Ability to translate complex legal requirements into practical policies, templates, and operational guidance.
• Experience selecting, managing, and monitoring external legal counsel and authority engagements.
• Adaptability to research and advise on international employment matters in complex operational environments.
• Proficiency in using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to optimize legal workflows and processes.
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At JET, this is how we play

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.

Being the best at what we do isn’t just about delivering on our strategy. It's a competition for something incredibly valuable – our customers' choice. Every time a customer decides where to order, they're picking a side.

At the heart of the JET Customer League are our values and behaviours. They guide every interaction, every decision, every innovation. These are the actions we need to perform consistently and brilliantly, to surpass the competition and earn our customers’ loyalty, again and again.

Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth, helping one another to succeed and celebrating wins. By truly living our values and embodying our behaviours, we’re building a customer-first culture which enables us to stay one step ahead of the competition.

Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging

No 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 colourful selves to work every day.

What else is cooking?

Want to know more about our JETers, culture or company? Have a look at our career site where you can find people's stories, blogs, podcasts and more JET morsels.

Are you ready to take your seat? Apply now!

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