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About RemoteRemote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world.What this job can offer youThis is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global HR-tech space as a Managing Counsel, Product (Please note, this is not a People Manager 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.As Remote grows and adds new products, the volume and complexity of issues scale across 90+ jurisdictions. You will be a legal partner to Product, Engineering, Privacy, and Security, with emphasis on HRIS and AI/ML features, translating complex rules into clear, shippable requirements and striking the right balance between compliance and commerciality.More specifically, this role is expected to:Lead AI and HRIS product compliance, partnering with Product, Engineering, Security and the Privacy team;Embed a risk-based legal review into product development workflows;Own product T&Cs for HRIS and AI features (output ownership, training use, acceptable use, transparency/disclaimers).Stand up core Product AI governance (model inventory, risk classification, human oversight, bias/testing, incident response alignment)What you bringQualified Lawyer: Seasoned lawyer with extensive experience on Product counseling (jurisdiction agnostic; multiple bars a plus)Product Counsel Experience in technology, with prior HR-tech exposure (EOR/PEO/HRIS/Payroll) advising at scale across multiple jurisdictions.Strong command of emerging AI frameworks (e.g., EU AI Act, UK approach, U.S. state/federal developments, Canada AIDA) and their interplay with data protection (GDPR/CCPA) and employment transparency rulesIn-house Experience: Bonus - In-house legal experience preferredStartup Experience: Bonus - Experience in fast-paced start-upTech Passion: Passionate about tech and HR tech productsSkills: Excellent analytical and organizational skillsLanguage: Writes and speaks fluent EnglishTools: Tech-savvy with Slack, Juro, Notion, Google Drive, or equivalentIt's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plusDemonstrates strong automation and AI capabilities and AI fluency.Key ResponsibilitiesLegal ExpertiseOwn HRIS and AI product counseling end-to-end, including AI impact assessments, model cards, and risk controls with Privacy/Security.Draft and negotiate product terms, and AI-specific clauses as required (training/usage of data & metadata, output/IP ownership, acceptable use, transparency), in collaboration with Commercial Legal team.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.Figures out solutions rather than just escalating problems.Bonus PointsExperience working with AI/ML legal and compliance issuesShipped at least one AI feature in production and built the accompanying legal/governance framework.Experience working remotelyPracticalsYou'll report to: Managing Counsel, Commercial & ProductTeam: LegalLocation: Anywhere in the WorldStart date: As soon as possibleBenefitsOur full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at . As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:work from anywhereflexible paid time offflexible working hours (we are async)16 weeks paid parental leavemental health support servicesstock optionslearning budgethome office budget & IT equipmentbudget for local in-person social events or co-working spacesHow to applyPlease 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.
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