Senior Legal Counsel - Regulatory

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Remote

Compensation

$53,050 - $149,150/year

Remote-NORAM

Remote

Posted March 20, 2026

Job Description

About Remote

Remote 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. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.

With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.

We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.

If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!

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 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.

What you bring

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

Key Responsibilities

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.

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