Legal Counsel

Founded in 2012, Obilet.com is a leading travel and tourism platform offering comprehensive services, including bus, flight, and ferry ticketing, along with hotel bookings and car rentals.

As the undisputed market leader in Turkey across both B2B and B2C segments, the platform supports bus carriers with its best-in-class SaaS Inventory Management System (IMS), attracts 25 million monthly visitors, and boasts 15 million app downloads.

Projected to mediate over 50 million transactions in 2025, Obilet is expanding internationally to become one of the largest global players in the travel tech industry.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to join our team as the Legal Counsel, who will report to the Head of Legal and be an integral part of our Strategy, Legal, Data, and Corporate Development Team, focusing mainly on corporate law, investment law, GDPR, contracts, compliance, and competition.

If you want to join our team as a part of our ongoing success story, apply now!

Main responsibilities will include:

• Preparing legal opinions and policies, as well as executing the required actions for full compliance with Turkish and international laws where Obilet has / will have operations, including competition law, digital market regulations, and data privacy legislation

• Drafting and reviewing contracts with suppliers, providers and clients; leading negotiations with lawyers of counterparties

• Drafting corporate documents (PoAs, general assembly minutes, board resolutions and internal directives) and contributing to corporate governance matters

• Following up IP-related processes and projects

• Managing legal documents and records

• Assisting of the coordination with Obilet's affiliates in foreign markets and their legal counsels / advisors regarding legal matters and processes

• Taking part in drafting / reviewing the M&A-related transaction documents

• Translating legal documents from / to English

• Periodically auditing whether the rights and obligations arising from the existing contracts are fulfilled

• Monitoring and following up the amendments on the relevant legislation

• Identify, assessing and mitigating existing / potential legal risks related to Obilet's activities

• Preparing legal notices and official letters

• Reviewing and updating documents and statements published in Obilet's B2C channels

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law from a reputable law school with strong academic record

• 2-4 years of relevant professional work experience built at a reputable law firm or a public / private company

• Working knowledge on competition, compliance, M&A projects, legal due diligence and investment rounds is a plus

• Strong writing and negotiating skills both in Turkish (will be tested) and English (should be demonstrated through a valid IELTS/TOEFL or equivalent certificate, if available; otherwise, will be tested during the selection process

• Ability, experience and willingness to occasionally translate complex legal documents from / to English (will be tested)

• Ability to create business contracts from scratch (will be tested)

• Strong working knowledge of MS Office applications (will be tested)

• Full attention to details

• Ability to work with strict deadlines, prioritize tasks and manage time effectively

• Ability to work in a dynamic environment and within flexible working hours

• Consultant-level storytelling skills

• Proactiveness. Ownership. A mindset that never thinks the task is done until the output is at least 95% client-ready

• Business ethics. Willingness to learn. Ambition to step up

We are offering:

🏠 Hybrid Working: We work hybrid, but our offices are always open for us

🎂 Birthday Leave: In the month of our birthday, we can take a day off on any day we choose

✈️ Discount Coupons: With each year spent at Obilet, you earn discounts for the products we offer on our platform

📅 Flexible Working Hours: On office days, we set our own start time with our flexible working model

🎉 Happy Hours & Company Events: With our New Year’s Event, #obiletfest and Happy Hours, we not only strive for success but also have a lot of fun along the way

📚 Self-Development: You will have access to online learning platforms like Udemy and various training programs designed to support your professional development

🌟 Best-in-class Teammates: We are all the best in our fields and we are confident about it

🤠 No Dress Code: We have no dress code. We set the trend in our office with our style

☕ Free Snacks & Drinks: Surprise breakfasts, desserts and fruits might be waiting for us in our office

✨ Health Insurance: We are by your side with our health insurance whenever you need it

👨‍💼 Exposure & Visibility: Direct exposure to senior management is our routine