Senior Legal Counsel (Employment Law)

Location: Remote, available to candidates in Poland, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Spain, Bulgaria, or Romania.

Company

hirify.global is a global HR technology platform that streamlines international hiring, onboarding, payroll, and compliance for distributed teams.

What you will do

• Advise stakeholders on complex employment matters across the EMEA region and throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Assess legal risks related to international hiring, Employer of Record operations, immigration, benefits, and workforce mobility.
• Partner with local and external counsel on cross-border advice, employee relations matters, and litigation strategy.
• Mentor legal specialists, associates, and counsels while reviewing complex legal advice and setting quality standards.
• Build scalable legal templates, workflows, playbooks, and automation in partnership with Product and Engineering.
• Advise on GDPR, employment privacy, audits, and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in European employment law and cross-border workforce compliance.
• Extensive experience handling employee lifecycle matters, including restructurings, redundancies, terminations, transfers, and post-employment obligations.
• Experience negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements and working with external counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience mentoring or leading legal professionals in fast-growing international businesses.
• Law degree (LLB/JD) from a recognized university and bar membership or qualification in at least one European jurisdiction.
• Fluency in English is required.

Nice to have

• Experience in Employer of Record, global employment, HR technology, workforce management, staffing, or multinational employment law firms.
• Proficiency in another European language, such as French, Spanish, or German.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on international employment challenges in a high-growth HR technology company.
• Collaborate with Operations, Payroll, Mobility, Compliance, Sales, Product, and Engineering.
• Help shape scalable legal processes supporting global remote teams.
• Operate in a commercially focused environment that values ownership, sound judgment, and practical legal guidance.