Legal Counsel - Employment (APAC)

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Payoneer

Manila, Philippines

Hybrid

Posted March 18, 2026

Job Description

About Payoneer

Founded in 2005, Payoneer is the global financial platform that removes friction from doing business across borders, with a mission to connect the world’s underserved businesses to a rising global economy. We’re a community with over 2,500 colleagues all over the world, working to serve customers, and partners in over 190 countries and territories.

By taking the complexity out of the financial workflows–including everything from global payments and compliance to multi-currency and workforce management, to providing working capital and business intelligence–we give businesses the tools they need to work efficiently worldwide and grow with confidence.

About the Skuad Acquisition

Back in August 2024, Payoneer acquired Skuad. Skuad's expertise helps businesses in over 160 countries navigate complex challenges such as international payroll, remote onboarding, and regulatory compliance. This acquisition reinforces Payoneer's mission and solidifies Skuad's role as a trusted partner for global workforce management (WFM).

This role will be part of our WFM business unit.

Role Summary

To achieve our mission to enable remote employment globally, we need to build a world-class product experience backed by our core Payments platform that is seamless, convenient, and reliable for our customers. We face new and exciting challenges every day and need your help to solve them. We are seeking a Legal Counsel – Employment to provide comprehensive legal guidance and support on various matters related to employee management.

The Legal Counsel - Employment (APAC) will be reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel – Employment (APAC & MEA) and would be a critical role in leading the labour & employment laws charter for Payoneer and WFM entities in the APAC regions.

Prior Philippines employment law experience is mandatory. Exposure to other APAC jurisdictions is a strong advantage.

Location – Philippines
Work from office
Hybrid

What you’ll do -

Provide high‑quality, practical employment law advice across the full employee lifecycle in the Philippines, with the ability to support broader APAC matters where relevant.
Lead and support employee relations matters, including terminations, separations, disciplinary processes, and performance‑related actions, ensuring risk‑aligned outcomes.
Represent the company and clients before the DoLE and NLRC in the Philippines, including in‑person appearances and written submissions.
Advise on labour contracting and subcontracting compliance, ensuring ongoing adherence to Philippine regulatory requirements.
Draft, review, and refine employment documentation, including employment agreements, separation and mutual termination letters, transfer/relocation documents, full and final settlement letters, and statutory HR policies.
Contribute to the development and implementation of employment, HR, compensation, and workforce-structuring policies that align with local laws and business needs.
Ensure compliance with statutory obligations, including mandatory contributions and benefits administration under the Philippines Labour Code.
Stay ahead of legal and regulatory changes across national and local employment laws, and translate updates into actionable guidance for internal stakeholders and clients.
Collaborate closely with HR Ops, Payroll, Sales, GTM, Finance, and other internal teams to deliver coordinated, commercially aligned legal solutions.
Support compensation and benefits reviews, ensuring alignment with statutory standards and market practices.
Conduct legal research and prepare clear, business‑friendly analysis on employment and labour law issues.
Deliver training and guidance to internal teams and clients on employment law compliance, risk mitigation, and best practices.
Support individual and large‑scale workforce transitions, reorganisations, and restructuring, ensuring compliance with all legal requirements and documentation standards