Senior Legal Counsel

Remote is solving global remote organizations' biggest challenge: employing anyone anywhere compliantly. We make it possible for businesses big and small to employ a global team by handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance. Check out remote.com/how-it-works to learn more or if you're interested in adding to the mission, scroll down to apply now.

Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under-represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter.

At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote's AI guidelines check seehere.

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Job Overview

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global HR-tech space as a Senior Legal Counsel, joining our Legal team. We are looking for a talented and experienced legal professional to support Remote's expansion and legal initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.

Remote's Legal Team is responsible for delivering pragmatic and innovative legal solutions for Remote's products and services while protecting Remote from unacceptable risk. As Remote expands its global footprint, adds new products to the platform, and rapidly scales its new and existing customer base, so too does the volume and complexity of legal issues. Each new venture, customer or external employee could bring a myriad of legal issues across 90+ jurisdictions.

The Core Team serves as the cornerstone of the company's legal and operational support, closely aligned with the Legal Team's vision of providing strategic, scalable support at speed that drives business growth.

As a Senior Legal Counsel, you will support the Legal Core Team in these tasks while taking ownership of complex legal projects. You will play a crucial role in shaping the legal department and mentoring junior team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting different internal stakeholders such as Sales team, Customer care and Customer Success Managers, Onboarding, Lifecycle, and other operational teams at Remote.
• Helping us to develop excellent template contracts and knowledge resources for all our products, with a focus in the EOR product.
• Lead the review and development of contract templates for our expanding range of countries, as well as knowledge resources. More specifically, advise on the redlining of employment agreements for the EOR product in our 90+ jurisdictions.
• Conduct in-depth legal research on new products and new laws, identifying potential risks and opportunities.
• Drive the development and enhancement of the legal function within Remote, implementing best practices and innovative solutions.
• Mentor and support junior legal team members, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
• Manage relationships with Local Counsel when legal 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.
• Collaborate with the Legal Ops team in efficiency and AI projects related to your areas of expertise.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate can be located anywhere in the United States, Canada, or LATAM.
• Ability to learn and master Remote's communication application (Slack), contract management system (Juro and Coupa CLM), documentation sources (Notion, Google Drive, etc.), and task management systems.
• Excellent analytical and legal skills.
• Extensive experience in legal practice, preferably in labor and employment law and/or international compliance.
• Eager to learn about different legal systems and employment laws (as we are a global company).
• Preferably, knowledge of a common law system (this will be complementary to the team).
• Creative legal thinker – we often need innovative, out-of-the-box solutions.
• Excellent communication skills: writes and speaks fluent English; additional languages would be helpful.
• Proven ability to work autonomously and lead legal projects.
• Proven experience in mentoring and guiding junior legal professionals.
• Experience working remotely and/or familiarity with tools such as Notion, Slack, and Google Workspace is a plus.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work in a collaborative and innovative legal environment.
• Exposure to complex and diverse legal matters across multiple jurisdictions.
• Professional growth and continuous learning opportunities.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you are a proactive legal professional with a passion for excellence and a keen eye for detail, we invite you to apply and be a key part of our legal team

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

The base salary range for this full-time position is $54,000 USD - $150,000 USD. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case by case basis.

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:

• budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces.

How you'll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now

How to apply

• Please fill out the form below and upload your CV in PDF format.
• We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
• If you don't have an up-to-date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

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At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote's AI guidelines check seehere.

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