Senior Legal Counsel - Regulatory

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 - Regulatory, joining our Legal Team. We are looking for a talented and eager regulatory lawyer, who is interested in helping with our team's mission, namely: to deliver pragmatic and innovative legal solutions for Remote's products and services, 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.
• This role will sit within the Infrastructure team, which is a sub team within our Legal Team and is principally responsible for:
  1. ensuring compliance with industry regulations and legal standards, and facilitating the adaptation of business models in the 95+ countries Remote operates in;
  2. unlocking new customer segments and driving market expansion;
  3. partnering with cross-functional teams (Product, Operations, Finance, and Compliance) to identify regulatory risks early, design compliant solutions, and enable scalable, efficient business operations.
  4. developing internal policies, training, and frameworks to embed regulatory compliance into daily operations.
• ensuring compliance with industry regulations and legal standards, and facilitating the adaptation of business models in the 95+ countries Remote operates in;
• unlocking new customer segments and driving market expansion;
• partnering with cross-functional teams (Product, Operations, Finance, and Compliance) to identify regulatory risks early, design compliant solutions, and enable scalable, efficient business operations.
• developing internal policies, training, and frameworks to embed regulatory compliance into daily operations.

• Qualified lawyer in your jurisdiction
• Interested in working for a tech-scaleup and specifically HR-tech
• Proven experience in regulatory law, with a strong understanding of legal compliance, regulatory submissions, and interactions with regulatory authorities.
• Experience working cross-functionally with operations, finance, product, and other teams.
• Extensive knowledge of global employment laws and regulatory environments.
• Ability to provide strategic legal advice that aligns with business objectives and drives product innovation and commercial success
• Demonstrated ability to identify potential regulatory issues and develop practical, proactive solutions
• Ability to learn and master Remote's communication application (Slack), contract management system (ContractsPodAi), documentation sources (Notion, Google Drive, etc.), and task management system (KissFlow)
• Writes and speaks fluent English, strong knowledge of another language(s) can be an advantage
• Ideally both law firm and in-house experience but this is not a strict requirement
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus

Requirements

• Provide regulatory guidance and counsel to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Develop and implement regulatory strategies to support business objectives and mitigate risks.
• Assist in the development and implementation of internal policy and procedures to ensure ongoing compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Manage regulatory submissions and interactions with regulatory authorities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate regulatory requirements into product development and business operations.
• Conduct regulatory risk assessments and develop mitigation plans.
• Provide training and support to internal teams on regulatory compliance matters.
• Advise on regulatory aspects of business transactions and partnerships.

• You'll report to: Associate General Counsel, Infrastructure
• Direct reports: N/A
• Team: Legal- Infrastructure
• Location: We love diversity on our team and encourage applications from everywhere;
• Start date: As soon as possible

• Interview with recruiter
• Interview with future manager
• Challenge exercise
• Interview with team members
• Bar Raiser Interview

• 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.
  
  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.

  The annual salary range for this full-time position is

  $53,050—$149,150 USD