Global Legal Associate – Fintech, Compliance

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RemoFirst

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2021

👥 HR Tech

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

HR Tech • SaaS • B2B

RemoFirst is a global HR platform and Employer of Record (EOR) provider that helps companies hire, onboard, pay, and manage employees and contractors in 185+ countries without creating local entities. The company combines AI-powered tools (recruiter agent, payroll reconciliation, HR task manager) with services such as global payroll in multiple currencies, contractor payments in 150+ countries, visas and work permits in 110+ countries, international health insurance, background checks, and compliance support. RemoFirst targets fast-growing teams and enterprises, offering a single SaaS platform for global hiring, payroll, benefits, and workforce management, plus resources and integrations for HR and finance teams.

📋 Description

• Partner with Product and Engineering from discovery through launch on payments, payroll, and payout features • Assess money-flow structures for licensing requirements, including money transmission, e-money, and payment services • Translate regulatory requirements into clear, practical product requirements • Draft and maintain product terms, payment terms, disclosures, and in-product legal text • Draft, review, and help negotiate agreements with partner banks, payment providers, and FX partners • Conduct legal reviews for launches in new markets and new payment features • Make balanced risk assessments and propose compliant alternatives • Support the development and daily operation of the payments compliance framework • Support AML/CTF, KYC/KYB, and sanctions-screening activities • Assess licensing and registration needs across markets • Help draft and maintain policies, controls, transaction monitoring, and regulatory reporting • Engage with regulators, auditors, financial institutions, and bank compliance teams • Track regulatory changes in payments, data protection, and AI and assess product impact • Train internal teams on compliance obligations and promote early risk escalation

🎯 Requirements

• A law degree and qualification to practise in at least one jurisdiction • 3–5 years of legal experience in payments or fintech, in-house or at a law firm with a strong payments practice • Hands-on experience advising product teams • Experience supporting at least one product or market launch from design to go-live • Solid knowledge of payments regulation, including PSD2/EMD in the EU and UK and US money transmission rules • Knowledge of AML/CTF requirements • Experience working with banks or payment providers • Experience negotiating agreements with banks or payment providers • Ability to explain complex rules in plain language and give clear, practical advice • Good risk judgment and comfort making decisions with incomplete information in a fast-moving environment • Fluent written and spoken English • Experience in payroll, EOR, HR tech, or global workforce platforms (nice to have) • Experience with license applications or regulator engagement (nice to have) • Knowledge of GDPR and AI regulation as applied to financial and HR products (nice to have) • Experience building an early-stage compliance function (nice to have)

🏖️ Benefits

• Startup environment and opportunity to influence and grow rapidly • Opportunity to help build a tech unicorn • Growth opportunity in an AI-forward company • Direct impact on revenue growth, customer support, and market differentiation • Autonomy and accountability with minimal bureaucracy • Opportunity to work for a market leader with customers including Microsoft and Mastercard • Leadership visibility on strategic and business-critical projects • Competitive compensation • 100% remote work • Collaboration with colleagues from top technology companies • Respectful, kind, diverse, and inclusive culture • Right to fail • Opportunity to contribute to defining company culture