Senior Legal Counsel - Core

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Legal team as a Senior Legal Counsel. The role supports the Legal Core Team by taking ownership of complex legal projects while contributing to the development of the legal function through pragmatic, scalable legal processes.

As the organization expands its products and rapidly grows its customer base, legal issues increase in both volume and complexity across 90+ jurisdictions. This position helps ensure strong legal coverage while protecting the business from unacceptable risk.

Responsibilities

• Partner with internal stakeholders including Sales, Customer Experience, Onboarding, Lifecycle, and other operational teams.
• Manage internal and external client expectations using a customer-centric approach.
• Proactively identify areas for improvement and help develop template contracts, playbooks, standard operating procedures, and knowledge resources across products, with a focus on the EOR product.
• Conduct in-depth legal research on new products and new laws to identify potential risks and opportunities.
• Support the development and enhancement of the legal function by implementing best practices and innovative solutions.
• Mentor, train, and support junior legal team members.
• Manage relationships with Local Counsel when matters need to be escalated to external lawyers.
• Manage Local Counsel and lead litigations and collections matters, when necessary.
• Proactively identify and propose innovative solutions to legal problems and processes.
• Handle internal and client escalations where necessary.
• Collaborate with the Legal Ops team on efficiency and AI projects related to your areas of expertise.

Requirements

• Experienced and qualified lawyer.
• Interested in working for a tech-scaleup, specifically HR-tech.
• Extensive experience in legal practice, preferably in labor and employment law.
• Ability to learn and master internal tools and systems, including:
  • Slack
  • contract management system
  • documentation sources (Notion, Google Drive)
  • task management systems (Notion, ZenDesk)
• Eager to learn about different legal systems and employment laws.
• Creative, out-of-the-box approach to legal problem-solving.
• Excellent communication skills, including fluent English writing and speaking.
  • Able to distill complex issues into concise and clear language.
  • Additional languages would be helpful.
• Proven ability to work autonomously and lead legal projects.
• Proven experience mentoring and guiding junior legal professionals.
• Remote work experience is not required, but considered a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working remotely (considered a plus).

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual base salary range (full-time): $53,050—$149,150 USD.
• Base salary range may be subject to change.
• Pay is determined by role, level, and location, and depends on factors including location, transferable/job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands.

Benefits and perks (varies by country, but some apply to all):

• Work from anywhere
• Flexible paid time off
• Flexible working hours (async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Budget towards co-working spaces, learning and wellness (including gym memberships)
• Mental health support services
• Stock options
• Home office budget & IT equipment

Location

• Anywhere in the world

Start Date

• As soon as possible

Reporting Line / Team

• Reports to: Managing Counsel, Core Team
• Team: Legal: Core Team

Application Process

• Interview with recruiter
• Interview with Hiring Manager
• Written exercise
• Team interview with Associate General Counsel and team member(s)
• Bar raiser interview
• Prior employment verification check

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.