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RemotePass

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2020

👥 HR Tech

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

💰 $5.5M Series A - RemotePass on 2024-03

HR Tech • SaaS • B2B

RemotePass is a cloud-based platform that helps companies onboard, manage, and pay global and local workforces, including contractors, Employer of Record (EOR) employees, and direct hires. It streamlines HR, payroll, compliance, benefits, and expense management (including company-issued SpendCards) across 150+ countries, offers integrations with common HR and accounting tools, and provides security and compliance features like SOC2 and GDPR adherence. RemotePass positions itself as an all-in-one HR & payroll SaaS for businesses scaling internationally.

📋 Description

• Advise internal stakeholders on complex employment law matters across the EMEA region. • Provide practical, commercially focused guidance throughout the employee lifecycle, including hiring, onboarding, disciplinary processes, performance management, restructurings, redundancies, terminations, employee transfers and post-employment obligations. • Support high-risk employee relations matters and litigation strategy with external counsel. • Assess legal risks relating to international hiring, Employer of Record operations, immigration, benefits and workforce mobility. • Partner with local counsel worldwide to deliver accurate and pragmatic legal advice. • Develop risk mitigation strategies while balancing commercial objectives. • Mentor and support Legal Specialists, Legal Associates and Legal counsels. • Review complex legal advice before it is delivered externally. • Help establish best practices, legal playbooks and quality standards across the legal function. • Act as an escalation point for sensitive or business-critical legal matters. • Design templates, automation and legal workflows that improve efficiency without compromising quality. • Partner with Product and Engineering to translate legal requirements into scalable platform functionality. • Drive continuous improvement across legal processes. • Advise on GDPR and privacy matters affecting employees, contractors and customers. • Support internal compliance initiatives, audits and regulatory requirements.

🎯 Requirements

• Deep expertise in European employment law. • Strong understanding of cross-border workforce compliance. • Extensive experience handling complex employee lifecycle matters. • Experience negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements. • Practical knowledge of GDPR and employment-related privacy issues. • Experience working with external counsel across multiple jurisdictions. • Previous experience mentoring or leading legal professionals. • Experience supporting fast-growing international businesses. • Law Degree (LLB/JD) from a recognized university. • Bar membership or qualification in at least one European jurisdiction.