Managing Counsel, Product

Remote Company Overview

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We enable businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With a fully remote, asynchronous work culture, our team members spread across six continents bring diverse talents to build a best‑in‑class HR platform.

You will be a Managing Counsel, Product (not a People Manager) who delivers pragmatic and innovative legal solutions for Remote’s products, protecting the company from unacceptable risk while fostering product growth.

• Lead AI and HRIS product compliance, partnering with Product, Engineering, Security, and Privacy.
• Embed a risk‑based legal review into product development workflows.
• Own product Terms & Conditions for HRIS and AI features (output ownership, training use, acceptable use, transparency/disclaimers).
• Stand up core Product AI governance: model inventory, risk classification, human oversight, bias/testing, incident response alignment.
• Own HRIS and AI product counseling end‑to‑end, including impact assessments, model cards, and risk controls with Privacy/Security.
• Draft and negotiate product terms and AI‑specific clauses (training/usage of data & metadata, output/IP ownership, acceptable use, transparency).
• Proactively monitor new AI and tech regulations and translate them into actionable steps for product, design, and engineering teams.
• Manage external counsel on complex, multi‑jurisdictional issues; drive clear, practical outcomes.
• Deliver targeted enablement through trainings or office hours.
• Partner with Privacy & Security on DPIAs/TIAs, incident response, and vendor/LLM diligence.
• Figure out solutions rather than merely escalating problems.

• Qualified Lawyer
  :
  Seasoned lawyer with extensive product counseling experience (jurisdiction agnostic; multiple bars a plus).
• Product Counsel Experience in technology with prior HR‑tech exposure (EOR/PEO/HRIS/Payroll) advising at scale across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong command of emerging AI frameworks (EU AI Act, UK approach, US state/federal developments, Canada AIDA) and their interplay with data protection (GDPR/CCPA) and employment transparency rules.
• In‑house Experience
  :
  Preferred.
• Startup Experience
  :
  Preferred.
• Tech Passion
  :
  Passionate about tech and HR‑tech products.
• Skills
  :
  Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Language
  :
  Writes and speaks fluent English.
• Tools
  :
  Tech‑savvy with Slack, Juro, Notion, Google Drive, or equivalent.

• Experience with AI/ML legal and compliance issues.
• Shipped at least one AI feature in production and built the accompanying legal/governance framework.
• Experience working remotely.

• Reporting
  :
  Managing Counsel, Commercial & Product.
• Location
  :
  Anywhere in the world.
• Start Date
  :
  As soon as possible.

Remote’s Total Rewards philosophy ensures fair, unbiased compensation and competitive benefits in all operating locations. Our benefit package includes a budget for local in‑person social events or co‑working spaces.

The annual salary range for this full‑time position is $66,300 – $149,150 USD.

Remote is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected class. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and submit any requested accommodations during the interview process.