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Legal Counsel

$130,000 - $140,000 / year
Posted Apr 26
Full Time
On Site
New York

Description

Papaya Global is a rapidly growing, award-winning B2B tech unicorn with an ambitious mission to revolutionize the payroll & payments industry. With over $400M raised from multiple tier-one investors, our innovative technology provides a comprehensive solution for managing global workforces, encompassing everything from hiring and onboarding to managing and paying employees in over 160 countries.

We are looking for an in-house commercial lawyerto join our Legal Team.

Our ideal candidate is an experienced High-Tech/technology lawyer. As a commercial lawyer, you will be working on a wide variety of commercial contracts, including services agreements and vendor agreements, privacy issues and employment matters, as well as other general corporate law advice.

You Will

  • Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of legal contracts with clients, partners, vendors, and third parties (services agreements, NDAs, DPAs, SaaS license agreements).
  • Keep up to date and analyze global privacy regulations to ensure continued alignment of the company's products and data processing to such regulations.
  • Interact and work with the company's departments (sales, HR, product, marketing finance) on diverse legal issues.
  • Perform and provide other general corporate law advice as needed.

Salary Range: $130,000 - $140,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Requirements

  • A licensed US attorney with 2-4 years' experience in a High-Tech/Commercial department of a law firm or in-house legal counsel.
  • Proven legal experience in privacy & data protection regulations and Labor Law.
  • Fluent English (written and oral).
  • Attention to detail.
  • Good organizational and time-management skills.
  • Self-motivated and persistent.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Advantage: experience working for global companies.

Required

Preferred

Job Industries

  • Legal