Senior Legal Counsel - Core

Remote is building the infrastructure that makes global payroll and employment possible for everyone, everywhere. Our team is made up of people who want to own a piece of that work, not just contribute to it. That work happens across six continents, only Antarctica left to go, entirely remote. It also requires real fluency with AI in every role, not just familiarity with it.

Our standards are high, and the ownership is total. You'll have the trust and space to find your own way to the best answer, and the support to see it through, because that's how we build things that actually work at this scale. In return, your career grows faster, because at Remote, growth is tied to results. We're founded on the principle that where someone lives should never limit what they can achieve, and we operate exactly that way.

What this job can offer you

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 eager lawyer, who is interested in helping with our team’s mission: supercharging our business through the provision of excellent legal advice and implementation of solid legal processes.

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 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.

Acting as the first line of defense, the Core Team ensures that routine legal processes as well as Knowledge Management and Policy Keeping are managed efficiently and effectively, with speed. We optimise the use of broader legal resources by allowing specialised legal sub-teams to concentrate on high-priority, complex issues and enable the broader organisation to focus on its strategic objectives with minimal friction and without bottlenecks.

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.

What you bring

Experienced and qualified lawyer.

Interested in working for a tech-scaleup and specifically HR-tech.

Extensive experience in legal practice, preferably in labor and employment law.

Ability to learn and master Remote's communication application (Slack), contract management system, documentation sources (Notion, Google Drive), and task management systems (Notion, ZenDesk).

Eager to learn about different legal systems and employment laws (as we are a global company).

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. Able to distill complex issues into concise and clear language.

Proven ability to work autonomously and lead legal projects.

Proven experience in mentoring and guiding junior legal professionals.

It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus

Key Responsibilities

Support and partner with different internal stakeholders such as Sales team, Customer Experience, Onboarding, Lifecycle, and other operational teams at Remote. Effectively manage internal and external client expectations and adopt a customer centric approach.

Proactively identify areas for improvement and help us to develop excellent template contracts, playbooks, standard operating procedures and knowledge resources for all our products, with a focus in the EOR product.

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, train, 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.

Expertly manage internal and client escalations where necessary.

Collaborate with the Legal Ops team in efficiency and AI projects related to your areas of expertise

Practicals

You'll report to

Managing Counsel, Core Team

Team

Legal: Core Team

Location

: Anywhere in the world

Start date

As soon as possible

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

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:

work from anywhere

flexible paid time off

flexible working hours (we are

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

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 with a 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.

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.

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.

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 see here.

Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis.

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 locally competitive 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 hire globally.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The interviewer will share further details with the candidate on the more restricted pay range for the role in line with their specific location. The individual 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, internal parity, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

The annual salary range for this full-time position is $53,050 to $149,150.