Remote · 2 months ago
Managing Counsel, Product
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$68K/yr - $153K/yrRemote is a company focused on solving global employment challenges, enabling businesses to manage international teams with ease. They are seeking a Managing Counsel, Product to deliver innovative legal solutions for their products while ensuring compliance and risk management. The role involves partnering with various teams to navigate legal complexities across multiple jurisdictions, particularly in AI and HRIS product compliance.
Bookkeeping and PayrollComplianceConsultingHuman ResourcesRecruitingSoftware
Responsibilities
Own HRIS and AI product counseling end-to-end, including AI impact assessments, model cards, and risk controls with Privacy/Security
Draft and negotiate product terms, and AI-specific clauses as required (training/usage of data & metadata, output/IP ownership, acceptable use, transparency), in collaboration with Commercial Legal team
Proactively monitor new AI and tech regulations and translate those into concrete, actionable steps for product, design and engineering teams
Manage external counsel on complex, multi-jurisdictional issues; drive clear, practical outcomes
Deliver targeted enablement (Trainings or office hours)
Partner with Privacy & Security on DPIAs/TIAs, incident response, and vendor/LLM diligence
Figures out solutions rather than just escalating problems
Qualification
Required
Qualified Lawyer: Seasoned lawyer with extensive experience on Product counseling (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 (e.g., EU AI Act, UK approach, U.S. state/federal developments, Canada AIDA) and their interplay with data protection (GDPR/CCPA) and employment transparency rules
In-house Experience: Bonus - In-house legal experience preferred
Startup Experience: Bonus - Experience in fast-paced start-up
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
Preferred
In-house Experience: Bonus - In-house legal experience preferred
Startup Experience: Bonus - Experience in fast-paced start-up
It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus
Experience working 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
Benefits
Work from anywhere
Flexible paid time off
Flexible working hours (we are async)
16 weeks paid parental leave
Mental health support services
Stock options
Learning budget
Home office budget & IT equipment
Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces
Company
Remote
Remote is an employment, payroll, and HR platform for modern, distributed businesses.
Founded in 2019
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$496MKey Investors
SoftBank Vision FundAccelIndex Ventures
2022-04-05Series C· $300M
2021-07-13Series B· $150M
2020-11-01Series A· $35M
Leadership Team
Job van der Voort
CEO
John Kelly
Chief Revenue Officer
Recent News
2026-01-20
2026-01-03
Company data provided by crunchbase