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🕒 May 20

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Remofirst

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11 - 50 employees

👥 HR Tech

📋 Compliance

☁️ SaaS

HR Tech • Compliance • SaaS

Remofirst is a full-service Employer of Record (EOR) company that facilitates global employment solutions for businesses. It allows companies to employ talent in over 180 countries without establishing multiple international entities. Remofirst provides a range of services including global payroll management, onboarding, and managing international employees and contractors, ensuring compliance with local legal requirements. The company also offers international health insurance, assistance with visas and work permits, and comprehensive workforce management solutions, all aimed at simplifying the process of hiring and managing global talent. Remofirst is a versatile platform tailored to meet the needs of startups and large enterprises for smooth global expansion and efficient HR management.

📋 Description

• Coordinate annual corporate obligations, including annual filings, franchise taxes, business licenses, corporate secretarial requirements and regulatory compliance tracking. • Review, draft, negotiate and coordinate execution of a wide range of commercial agreements, including NDAs, service agreements, amendments, reseller agreements, partner documentation, and vendor contracts. • Support international expansion projects by coordinating with local counsel, corporate service providers, and internal stakeholders on regulatory, operational and employment-related matters. • Assist with immigration, visa, and global mobility matters, including coordination of compliance requirements related to employee onboarding and cross-border workforce arrangements. • Conduct multi-jurisdictional legal and regulatory research related to employment models, EOR services, licensing requirements, operational setup and corporate governance. • Support employment-related matters, including termination processes, settlement coordination, compliance reviews, escalation management, and collaboration with cross-functional teams on sensitive employee issues. • Maintain and improve internal legal trackers, compliance databases, contract repositories and document management systems to ensure accurate and up-to-date records. • Contribute to process optimization, workflow automation, template standardization and knowledge management initiatives across the legal and corporate functions.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in **Law or Legal Studies**. • **3-5 years of relevant experience** in a corporate, commercial or compliance legal role (in-house or law firm). • Strong understanding of **corporate governance, contracts and employment matters**. • Experience working with **EOR/PEO models** preferred. • Excellent **organizational and communication skills**; ability to manage multiple priorities across jurisdictions. • High attention to detail and ability to work **independently and proactively** in a fast-paced environment. • Comfortable collaborating across global time zones and functions. • Fluent in English (written and spoken); additional languages are an advantage.

🏖️ Benefits

• Startup environment: RemoFirst is an early-stage startup. You have a voice that can influence and grow rapidly. An opportunity to build a tech unicorn. • Growth opportunity: This is a chance to join an AI-forward company driving innovation through artificial intelligence. • Direct impact: Your work will be at the center of how we grow revenue, support customers, and differentiate in the market. • Autonomy and Accountability: We value autonomy and accountability — there’s no bureaucracy or lengthy approval process. We prioritize speed and results to keep moving forward effectively. • Work for a Market Leader: Scale a project that counts market-leading companies like Microsoft, Mastercard, and more as happy customers. • Leadership visibility: Reporting into the Global Legal Lead, which means your projects will be strategic and business-critical. • Compensation and perks are great: Competitive compensation and 100% remote work. • Culture: You will get to work with some of the best colleagues coming from top tech companies. We lead with respect, kindness, and the understanding that everyone has the right to fail. We value hard yet smart work. Diversity and inclusion are integral to our culture. As we grow and evolve, we welcome your input to help us further define our culture.