Senior Counsel, Governance

Oyster HR
Portugal, Lisbon, Romania, Bucharest, Hungary, Budapest, Slovakia, Bratislava, Poland, Warsaw
Workplace: RemoteFull timeEUR 105,000 - 125,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Autonomy","Judgment","Ownership","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Own governance and entity-formation legal matters for new direct entity launches supporting Global Expansions. Lead structuring and licensing decisions by jurisdiction, then execute entity setup work end-to-end—filings, registered agents, D&O/admin governance documentation, and audit-ready records. Partner cross-functionally to de-risk launches against an aggressive timeline and build repeatable playbooks so knowledge transfers to ongoing entity management after this 12-month fixed-term engagement.

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Senior Counsel, Governance

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Job Summary

Own governance and entity-formation legal matters for new direct entity launches supporting Global Expansions. Lead structuring and licensing decisions by jurisdiction, then execute entity setup work end-to-end—filings, registered agents, D&O/admin governance documentation, and audit-ready records. Partner cross-functionally to de-risk launches against an aggressive timeline and build repeatable playbooks so knowledge transfers to ongoing entity management after this 12-month fixed-term engagement.
Location: Portugal, Lisbon, Romania, Bucharest, Hungary, Budapest, Slovakia, Bratislava, Poland, Warsaw
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time · 12 months
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead governance and structuring decisions for each new direct entity launch, determining corporate form, ownership structure, and licensing pathway by jurisdiction.
  • •Execute entity launch work end-to-end, coordinating filings, registered agents/local service providers, director/officer appointments, and bank and licensing paperwork.
  • •Conduct jurisdiction-specific legal and regulatory research to identify entity, licensing, and governance requirements ahead of each launch.
  • •Draft, review, and maintain corporate documentation and governance records (formation documents, board minutes, governance policies, powers of attorney) for audit-ready frameworks.
  • •Partner with Global Expansion teams to sequence and de-risk launches against an aggressive project timeline, then document repeatable processes for handoff to ongoing entity maintenance.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: EUR 105,000 - 125,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Paid LeaveHealth InsuranceWellness StipendParental LeaveHome Office

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of experience in corporate governance, entity formation, and multi-jurisdictional entity management, ideally in SaaS/tech or EOR/HR-tech environments.
  • •Hands-on experience personally establishing and maintaining corporate entities across multiple jurisdictions, including filings, registered agents, and licensing applications.
  • •Experience working directly with external counsel, corporate secretarial providers, regulators, and registered agents across multiple jurisdictions.
  • •Comfort holding a power of attorney for directors/officers where needed.
  • •Ability to operate autonomously in a fast-moving, ambiguous, high-stakes project and be available for an 11-month fixed-term engagement.
Experience:7+ yearsSaaSTechEOR/HR-tech
Skills:AutonomyJudgmentOwnershipCross-functional collaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:KleaNotionAsanaDocuSignHelloSignE-signature

Company Brief

Oyster HR
Oyster is a global employment platform (Employer of Record) that helps companies hire, pay, and care for distributed teams across 180+ countries, providing compliant contracts, payroll, benefits, and HR tools for remote-first organizations.
Industry: HR Tech
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2020
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