Managing Counsel

Who you are

• Qualified Lawyer: Seasoned lawyer with extensive experience on Product counseling (jurisdiction agnostic; multiple bars a plus)
• Product Counsel Experience in technology, with proven expertise in HR tech (Payroll/PEO/EOR) and track record advising at scale across multiple jurisdictions
• Deep expertise in AI frameworks (EU AI Act, UK approach, U.S. state/federal developments, Canada AIDA) and their interplay with data protection (GDPR/CCPA), employment law, and payroll compliance across jurisdictions
• In-house Experience: Bonus - In-house legal experience preferred
• Startup Experience: Bonus - Experience in fast-paced start-up
• Tech Passion: Passionate about tech and HR tech products
• Skills: Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Language: Writes and speaks fluent English
• Tools: Tech-savvy with Claude, Slack, Notion, Google Drive, or equivalent
• Experience working with AI/ML legal and compliance issues, particularly in HR tech or payroll contexts
• Shipped at least one AI feature in production and built the accompanying legal/governance framework
• Deep payroll compliance knowledge across multiple jurisdictions
• Experience working remotely

What the job involves

• This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global HR-tech space as a Managing Counsel, Product (This is an Individual Contributor role)
• We are looking for a talented and eager lawyer, who is interested in helping with our team’s mission, namely: to deliver pragmatic and innovative legal solutions for Remote’s products and stakeholders, while protecting Remote from unacceptable risk
• Remote’s well established Legal team is a bunch of friendly, talented highly motivated lawyers from a whole host of different countries, with some awesome experiences
• As Remote grows and adds new products, the volume and complexity of issues scale across 90+ jurisdictions
• You will be a legal partner to Payroll, Product, Engineering, Privacy, and Security, with emphasis on payroll and AI/ML features, translating complex rules into clear, shippable requirements and striking the right balance between compliance and commerciality
• Collaborate with the team on payroll and AI product counseling end-to-end, including payroll launch readiness assessment, AI impact assessments, model cards, and risk controls with Privacy/Security
• Collaborate with Commercial Legal on product T&Cs and AI-specific clauses as required for payroll features (training/usage of data & metadata, output/IP ownership, acceptable use, transparency
• Proactively monitor new AI and tech regulations and translate those into concrete, actionable steps for product, design and engineering teams
• Manage external counsel on complex, multi-jurisdictional issues; drive clear, practical outcomes
• Deliver targeted enablement (Trainings or office hours)
• Partner with Privacy & Security on DPIAs/TIAs, incident response, and vendor/LLM diligence
• Complex Matters: Figures out solutions rather than just escalating problems
• You'll report to: Managing Counsel, Product and Commercial; Legal Team

The application process

• Interview with recruiter
• Interview with future manager
• Written Exercise
• Interview with Senior Director and team member
• Bar Raiser Interview
• Prior employment verification check
• 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

Benefits

• Unlimited personal time off
• Paid parental leave
• Co-working allowance
• Flexible working hours
• Learning budget
• Mental health support
• Company stock options
• Home office setup
• Celebratory allowances
• Branded swag
• Other country-specific benefits