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Managing Counsel, Product
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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 a future‑focused, globally distributed culture, the team works tirelessly on ambitious problems asynchronously around the world. All our positions are fully remote.
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 (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 mission: 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 friendly, highly motivated group of lawyers from many countries, with diverse experiences.
What You Bring
Qualified Lawyer: Seasoned lawyer with extensive experience in product counselling (jurisdiction agnostic; multiple bars a plus).
Product Counsel Experience: Prior HR‑tech exposure (EOR/PEO/HRIS/Payroll) advising at scale across multiple jurisdictions.
Strong command of emerging AI frameworks (EU AI Act, UK approach, U.S. state/federal developments, Canada AIDA) and their interplay with data protection (GDPR/CCPA) and employment transparency rules.
In‑house Legal Experience (bonus).
Startup Experience (bonus).
Tech Passion: Passionate about tech and HR‑tech products.
Exceptional analytical and organisational skills.
Fluent in written and spoken English.
Tech‑savvy with tools such as Slack, Juro, Notion, Google Drive, or equivalent.
Remote work experience is a plus.
Key Responsibilities
Own HRIS and AI product counselling end‑to‑end, including AI impact assessments, model cards, and risk controls with Privacy/Security.
Draft and negotiate product terms and AI‑specific clauses (training/usage of data & metadata, output/IP ownership, acceptable use, transparency).
Embed a risk‑based legal review into product development workflows.
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.
Proactively monitor new AI and technology regulations and translate those into concrete, actionable steps for product, design, and engineering teams.
Figure out solutions rather than just escalating problems.
Bonus Points
Experience working with AI/ML legal and compliance issues.
Shipped at least one AI feature in production and built the accompanying legal/governance framework.
Experience working remotely.
Practicals
You’ll report to: Managing Counsel, Commercial & Product.
Team: Legal.
Location: Anywhere in the World.
Start date: As soon as possible.
Application Process
Interview with recruiter.
Interview with future manager.
Written exercise.
Interview with Senior Director and team member.
Bar Raiser interview.
Prior employment verification check.
Remote’s Total Rewards Philosophy 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. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, location, and factors such as experience, training, and market demand.
Annual salary range for this full‑time position:
$67,950 — $152,900 USD .
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.
How You’ll Plan Your Day (and Life) We work async, which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at
remote.com/async . You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you’ll default to action instead of waiting. Your life‑work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.
How To Apply
Please fill out the form below and upload your CV in PDF format.
We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use 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.
We encourage and prioritize candidates from all ethnic groups, genders, sexualities, ages, abilities, disability status, and other under‑represented groups. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond we ask and encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter. We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences, and this data will help us to stay accountable.
At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. To learn more about Remote’s AI guidelines, check see here.
Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis.
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Managing Counsel, Product
role at
Remote .
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 a future‑focused, globally distributed culture, the team works tirelessly on ambitious problems asynchronously around the world. All our positions are fully remote.
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 (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 mission: 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 friendly, highly motivated group of lawyers from many countries, with diverse experiences.
What You Bring
Qualified Lawyer: Seasoned lawyer with extensive experience in product counselling (jurisdiction agnostic; multiple bars a plus).
Product Counsel Experience: Prior HR‑tech exposure (EOR/PEO/HRIS/Payroll) advising at scale across multiple jurisdictions.
Strong command of emerging AI frameworks (EU AI Act, UK approach, U.S. state/federal developments, Canada AIDA) and their interplay with data protection (GDPR/CCPA) and employment transparency rules.
In‑house Legal Experience (bonus).
Startup Experience (bonus).
Tech Passion: Passionate about tech and HR‑tech products.
Exceptional analytical and organisational skills.
Fluent in written and spoken English.
Tech‑savvy with tools such as Slack, Juro, Notion, Google Drive, or equivalent.
Remote work experience is a plus.
Key Responsibilities
Own HRIS and AI product counselling end‑to‑end, including AI impact assessments, model cards, and risk controls with Privacy/Security.
Draft and negotiate product terms and AI‑specific clauses (training/usage of data & metadata, output/IP ownership, acceptable use, transparency).
Embed a risk‑based legal review into product development workflows.
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.
Proactively monitor new AI and technology regulations and translate those into concrete, actionable steps for product, design, and engineering teams.
Figure out solutions rather than just escalating problems.
Bonus Points
Experience working with AI/ML legal and compliance issues.
Shipped at least one AI feature in production and built the accompanying legal/governance framework.
Experience working remotely.
Practicals
You’ll report to: Managing Counsel, Commercial & Product.
Team: Legal.
Location: Anywhere in the World.
Start date: As soon as possible.
Application Process
Interview with recruiter.
Interview with future manager.
Written exercise.
Interview with Senior Director and team member.
Bar Raiser interview.
Prior employment verification check.
Remote’s Total Rewards Philosophy 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. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, location, and factors such as experience, training, and market demand.
Annual salary range for this full‑time position:
$67,950 — $152,900 USD .
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.
How You’ll Plan Your Day (and Life) We work async, which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at
remote.com/async . You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you’ll default to action instead of waiting. Your life‑work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.
How To Apply
Please fill out the form below and upload your CV in PDF format.
We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use 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.
We encourage and prioritize candidates from all ethnic groups, genders, sexualities, ages, abilities, disability status, and other under‑represented groups. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond we ask and encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter. We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences, and this data will help us to stay accountable.
At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. To learn more about Remote’s AI guidelines, check see here.
Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis.
#J-18808-Ljbffr