Managing Counsel, Product (Payroll experience required)

Remote
United Kingdom, Ireland
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 66,300 - 149,150 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Analytical skills","Organizational skills","Proactive ownership","Cross-functional collaboration","Risk awareness"]

Partner with Product, Engineering, Privacy, Security, and Payroll to deliver pragmatic legal guidance for payroll and AI/ML features. Translate complex AI, privacy, employment, and payroll rules into clear requirements, including impact assessments and model-card style governance. Collaborate on product terms and AI-specific clauses, proactively monitor new tech/AI regulations, and manage external counsel to drive practical outcomes across multiple jurisdictions.

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10 months ago

Managing Counsel, Product (Payroll experience required)

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Job Summary

Partner with Product, Engineering, Privacy, Security, and Payroll to deliver pragmatic legal guidance for payroll and AI/ML features. Translate complex AI, privacy, employment, and payroll rules into clear requirements, including impact assessments and model-card style governance. Collaborate on product terms and AI-specific clauses, proactively monitor new tech/AI regulations, and manage external counsel to drive practical outcomes across multiple jurisdictions.
Location: United Kingdom, Ireland
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide end-to-end legal counseling for payroll and AI product initiatives, including launch readiness assessments, AI impact assessments, model cards, and risk controls with Privacy/Security.
  • •Work with Commercial Legal on product terms and AI-specific clauses for payroll features (training/usage data & metadata, output/IP ownership, acceptable use, transparency).
  • •Monitor new AI and tech regulations and translate them into concrete, actionable steps for product, design, and engineering teams.
  • •Manage external counsel on complex, multi-jurisdictional matters and drive clear, practical outcomes.
  • •Partner with Privacy and Security on DPIAs/TIAs, incident response, and vendor/LLM diligence, including enablement via trainings or office hours.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 66,300 - 149,150 annually
Perks:Remote WorkPaid LeaveParental LeaveHealth InsuranceEquityLearning BudgetHome OfficeIt EquipmentCo-working Spaces

Key Requirements

  • •Qualified lawyer with extensive experience in product counseling across multiple jurisdictions (multiple bars a plus).
  • •Product counsel experience in technology, with proven expertise in HR tech (Payroll/PEO/EOR) and advising at scale across jurisdictions.
  • •Deep expertise in AI frameworks (EU AI Act, UK approach, U.S. developments, Canada AIDA) and how they interplay with data protection, employment law, and payroll compliance.
  • •In-house legal experience (bonus).
  • •Writes and speaks fluent English; excellent analytical and organizational skills.
Experience:HR techPayrollAI/MLIn-house legal
Skills:Analytical skillsOrganizational skillsProactive ownershipCross-functional collaborationRisk awareness
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AI ActClaudeSlackNotionGoogle DriveGDPRCCPA

Company Brief

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Provides a global HR and payroll platform for hiring, paying, and managing distributed teams across countries. Helps companies handle contractor payments, employer of record services, compliance, benefits, and international workforce administration.
Industry: HR Tech
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2019
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