Employment Counsel

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 70+ million customers get more from their money every day.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth,‌ 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 13,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.

About the role

The Legal team turns complexity into clarity by partnering with teams across [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] to provide sharp, practical advice that helps the business move fast while staying protected. The Legal team ensures growth is secure, compliant, and built for the long term.

We’re looking for an experienced Employment Legal Counsel to play a key role in compliantly developing and scaling our employer-of-record product, GlobalHire. You'll work together with the Product team to build the legal infrastructure while protecting and minimising risk across jurisdictions.

Up to shape what’s next in finance? Let’s get in touch.

What you'll be doing

• Partnering with Product, Engineering, and Operations to automate labour law compliance into controls
• Designing the legal infrastructure for new features, including T&Cs, and regional expansion, ensuring our GlobalHire model is scalable and legally sound
• Vetting compliance requirements from partners and vendors, implementing necessary functions and protecting GlobalHire’s UX from unnecessary friction
• Drafting and assisting with the negotiation of deal-critical amendments to T&Cs and employment agreements
• Collaborating with the Sales team to ensure legal complexity never stands in the way of closing a sale
• Serving as the final line of defence for high-stakes escalations, managing potential litigation risks
• Acting as the primary mission control for external counsel across dozens of jurisdictions, distilling complex local advice into actionable global strategy

What you'll need

• 2+ years of experience as a qualified employment lawyer in a top-tier law firm or in-house legal department of a multinational organisation
• Solid knowledge of employment laws, advising at scale across multiple jurisdictions
• Excellent legal research and regulation monitoring skills
• Fluency in English and another European language
• The ability to understand the problem being solved, and think analytically and pragmatically before providing advice
• The ability to organise, prioritise, and work well under pressure within tight timelines
• Experience developing and fostering partnerships with key stakeholders across departments

Nice to have

• Experience in the HR, global employment, EOR, PEO, or payroll space
• Experience in a fast-paced startup/scale-up, working with product teams to bring new products to life

Important notice for candidates

Job scams are on the rise. Please keep these guidelines in mind when applying for any open roles.

• Only apply through official [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] channels. We don’t use any third-party services or platforms for our recruitment.
• Always double-check the emails you receive. Make sure all communications are being done through official [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] emails, with an @[Employer hidden].com domain.

We won't ask for payment or personal financial information during the hiring process. If anyone does ask you for this, it’s a scam. Report it immediately.

By submitting this application, I confirm that all the information given by me in this application for employment and any additional documents attached hereto are true to the best of my knowledge and that I have not wilfully suppressed any material fact. I confirm I have disclosed if applicable any previous employment with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. I accept that if any of the information given by me in this application is in any way false or incorrect, my application may be rejected, any offer of employment may be withdrawn or my employment with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] may be terminated summarily or I may be dismissed. By submitting this application, I agree that my personal data will be processed in accordance with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s Candidate Privacy Notice.