Papaya Global

Director of Legal Affairs & Employment Expert

Papaya Global • $130K — $180K *
New York, NY 10025Hybrid
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • EU-qualified attorney/lawyer with 5+ years' experience as in-house counsel in High-Tech/Fintech company or law firm.
  • Expertise in labor and employment laws (local or international).
  • Experience in human resources or related fields is advantageous.
  • Experience in litigation is an asset.
  • Fluent in English (written and oral).
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Demonstrated experience using AI tools in legal workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Draft, review, and negotiate various legal contracts with clients and third parties.
  • Act as site manager for the EU legal team.
  • Handle global employment issues and act as expert for labor law matters.
  • Provide legal guidance to clients on employment law topics.
  • Coordinate clients' legal and commercial needs with relevant legal aspects.
  • Interact with various departments on diverse legal issues.
  • Utilize AI-powered tools for legal workflows and contract analysis.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with a growing team.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Engagement in innovative legal technologies.
  • Chance to work on global legal issues and multi-jurisdictional law.
  • Diverse and multicultural work setting.
Full Job Description
Description

We are seeking a Director of Legal Affairs & Employment Expert to join our growing Legal team. Our ideal candidate is an experienced commercial and employment lawyer who will serve as the company's and its clients' professional point of contact across commercial contracts and global employment law matters.

You will:

  • Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of legal contracts with clients, partners, vendors, and third parties (services agreements, NDAs, DPAs, SaaS agreements).
  • Act as a site manager for the EU legal team.
  • Handle global employment issues and serve as the expert point of contact for labor and employment law matters, including litigation.
  • Provide legal guidance and explanations to the company's clients on employment law topics.
  • Work closely with the company's global partners on employment legal issues.
  • Coordinate clients' legal and commercial needs with the relevant legal aspects.
  • Interact and work with the company's departments (Sales, Product, Marketing, Finance, Customer Success Managers) on diverse legal issues.
  • Perform and provide other general corporate law advice as needed.
  • Leverage AI-powered tools to support legal workflows, including contract analysis, legal drafting, employment law research, and synthesis of multi-jurisdiction legal requirements.
  • Apply AI-assisted capabilities to improve consistency, efficiency, and quality in employment law guidance, legal knowledge management, and internal legal operations while maintaining legal accuracy and professional judgment.

Requirements

  • EU-qualified attorney/lawyer with 5+ years' experience as in-house counsel in a High-Tech/Fintech company or prominent law firm.
  • Expertise in labor and employment laws (local or international).
  • Experience in human resources or any other related field - an advantage.
  • Experience in litigation - an advantage.
  • Fluent English (written and oral).
  • Attention to detail.
  • Good organizational and time-management skills.
  • Multi-tasker, self-motivated and persistent.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Comfortable dealing with a global customer base and interacting in a multicultural environment.
  • Able to communicate legal issues and solutions clearly and concisely.
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience using AI tools as an integral part of legal workflows, including legal drafting, contract review, employment law research, legal summarization, and cross-jurisdiction legal analysis.
  • Ability to effectively leverage AI-assisted workflows to improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability of legal advisory and employment-related legal processes while maintaining high standards of legal accuracy, confidentiality, and professional judgment.

About Papaya Global

Papaya Global is a cloud-based SaaS platform that provides a complete global payroll solution, helping companies to manage their payroll and workforce management across borders. The platform automates the entire payroll process, from onboarding to payroll calculations, payments, and compliance. Papaya Global's platform is designed to help companies manage their global workforce, including full-time employees, contractors, and freelancers. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Learn more about Papaya Global
Size
300 employees
Industry
Business Services
Founded
2016
* Ladders Estimates

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