Legal Counsel, Global Expansion & Employment

Legal Counsel, Global Expansion & Employment

Location: Remote (ideally within +/- 2 hours of CET)

Contract type: Full-time

Salary: Starting from €40,000 per annum gross, subject to your specific location, skills and experience.

Not Your Typical Workplace:

Tired of the 9-to-5 grind? Imagine a World without borders, where opportunities are endless. That's the future of work, and what we are building at WorkMotion. Our remote-first team spans across the world, helping companies hire, onboard, and manage talent internationally through smart, flexible workforce solutions. Fast-paced, people-driven, and globally connected: we empower businesses to build teams without borders.

More Than a Role

We don’t just need a Legal Counsel, we need a hands-on legal project manager who partners with our business and solves problems on a daily basis. We’re looking for someone who gets their energy from handling entity setup and employment law matters across many jurisdictions, while maintaining a sharp, analytical focus on how their work delivers real business impact.

This isn’t a role for someone who wants to stay in their lane. You’ll be at the center of it all - dealing directly with many different teams like Global Infrastructure and Operations - ensuring everything you touch is high-quality and customer-centric and aligned with our wider goals.

You won’t be a solo operator. You’ll collaborate with our internal stakeholders, i.e. all internal departments, and external partners such as local payroll providers and law firms in numerous different countries, bringing everything together to ensure consistency, impact, and momentum across the board.

Where Responsibility Meets Real Opportunity:

Your main responsibilities are:

• Help the organization grow and build new entities around the Globe
• Resolve employment law matters of all sorts in numerous countries
• Support our internal units and departments where their knowledge ends
• Make sure everything we do stays compliant with local laws

What It Takes to Make an Impact Here:

• You are a lawyer, admitted to the bar in your jurisdiction
• You have relevant experience in employment law, ideally in more than one jurisdiction
• You have relevant experience in corporate law, e.g. in setting up entities abroad
• As we plan to hire more than one new team member, we are open to all experience levels, be it junior (0-2 yrs), mid-level (3-6 yrs), or senior (7+ yrs).
• You have been working either in a law firm, or in the legal department of a company / startup - in a perfect world both
• You are fluent in business and legal English, both in writing and speaking
• You are a sharp lawyer but also a business person, focussed, on point, and always striving for a solution that works in practice.

Requirements

• Legal education or professional experience in a major Asian jurisdiction (e.g. China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore)
• Cross-border experience or education, e.g. having studied or worked in more than one country
• Knowledge of data protection law / GDPR
• Experience in drafting and negotiating contracts of all sorts in English
• More languages, in particular an Asian language (e.g. Mandarin, Japanese, Korean), or Portuguese, French, Italian, German

Not Your Typical Team…

We are a team of four highly talented Legal minds, who are based in Italy, Spain and Germany. We’re a team of motivated, and fully distributed crew that proves "remote" doesn't mean "disconnected." We don’t just “work” together — we create, challenge, and grow together. If you’re looking for an environment where your ideas are welcomed, your voice is heard, cross-collaboration on bold strategies thrive on collective brainpower and high-energy teamwork you’ll feel right at home.

Benefits

• Global, remote, and thriving: We're a global team of talented individuals spread across 26 countries. Our WorkFlex program lets you work from anywhere, anytime. Whether it's a beachside office or a cosy home office, the choice is yours.
• Your well-being is our priority: We know mental health matters, which is why we offer a dedicated Well-Being Day—a full day off just to recharge and relax.
• Get fit and stay active: Whether it’s yoga, weightlifting, or a quick jog—work out on your terms, at a discount with our subsidised gym memberships.
• Learn, grow, and develop: We believe in constant growth. With our Training & Development Allowance, you’ll have all the opportunities you need to keep expanding your skills and knowledge.
• Stay connected: Take part in exciting annual team meetups!
• Diversity is our superpower: We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

*Benefits vary depending on location due to local laws and regulations.

At WorkMotion, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If you need any accommodations during the recruitment process, just let our Recruitment Team on . We’re here to support you every step of the way!