Managing Counsel, Product

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 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.

What you bring

• 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

Key Responsibilities

Legal Expertise

• 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.

Bonus Points

• 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

Benefits

• work from anywhere
• flexible paid time off
• flexible working hours (we are async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• mental health support services
• stock options
• learning budget
• home office budget & IT equipment
• budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces