Legal Counsel

Employment Hero is on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone. Our Employment Operating System brings hiring, HR, payroll, and benefits into an all-in-one solution.

Since our inception in 2014, we've had impressive year-over-year growth, reaching a $2 billion valuation in 2022 and gaining a presence in six countries globally: Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the UK, and Canada. We now serve over 300,000 businesses and more than 2 million employees on our platform.

The EH Way

At Employment Hero, we're proud of our unique DNA, which we call The EH Way.

1. We are Mission First - everything we do is driven by our mission.
2. We are Remote First - we champion a remote environment with a preference for asynchronous communication and a high degree of autonomy.
3. We are AI First - we are committed to using AI to accelerate our mission; AI is not just a tool, it's a fundamental part of how we operate, innovate, and scale.
4. We are Apolitical - we do not take a position on political or social topics, unless it relates to our mission.
5. We Live by Our Values - we role model our values 100% of the time.
6. We Expect High Performance - we set a high standard and we're not satisfied with being average.

This role

As a Legal Counsel, you'll be working with the other members of our legal team who specialize in privacy, product, commercial, IP, employment, and corporate law. You will be instrumental in shaping our legal initiatives by managing and overseeing a broad legal portfolio.

Your key focus areas will be

• Working on our key business projects, including new platform features, new product offerings, and our expansion into new markets.
• Collaborating with the business on privacy compliance.
• Reviewing and drafting a variety of commercial agreements.

This will include

• Working on key business projects, from new platform features to new product offerings and our expansion into new markets.
• Collaborating with the business on our privacy compliance, including Privacy Impact Assessments and managing our third-party sub-processor list.
• Reviewing and drafting a variety of commercial agreements, including customer T&Cs, vendor agreements, SaaS agreements, NDAs, partnership agreements, and data processing agreements.
• Helping develop, implement, and support the continuous improvement of legal processes, AI systems, and templates.
• Monitoring the laws applicable to the business and supporting the legal team in its global privacy and AI compliance initiatives.
• Managing and developing compliance, incident, IP, and AI governance registers.
• Drafting and reviewing annual Modern Slavery Statements and supporting broader corporate compliance measures.

Who you are

To thrive at Employment Hero, you'll need to embody The EH Way - operating with focus, agility, and an obsession with impact. For this role, you'll also bring:

• An Australian qualified solicitor certification (multi-jurisdictional qualifications or experience are a bonus).
• 2+ years of experience at a law firm or in-house legal team (tech startup or scaleup experience is preferred).
• Experience with privacy, including global privacy regulations like GDPR, is preferred, but experience with technology, commercial, or IP law is also a plus.
• An understanding of the interplay between legal, policy, and company strategy.
• The ability to work autonomously in a remote business environment with a strong work ethic.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, practical, and commercial advice for non-legal stakeholders.
• A proactive, commercial, and pragmatic approach to risk management and problem-solving.

What we can offer

At Employment Hero, we don't just talk about a better way to work—we live it. Joining Employment Hero means:

• You will work remotely, with the flexibility to own your time and impact.
• You will access cutting-edge tools to amplify your work, knowledge, and outputs.
• You'll surround yourself with ambitious, outcome-driven colleagues who challenge you to do the best work of your life.
• You'll own ESOP (employee share options) in one of the world's fastest-growing tech companies.
• You'll also have access to a wide range of benefits that includes a very generous parental leave policy, a WFH office expense budget, and outstanding learning and development opportunities.

At Employment Hero, we are committed to safeguarding the privacy of your application data. To understand how we do so, you can read our Applicant Privacy Policy here employmenthero.com/legals/applicant-policy/

Employment Hero celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences, we invite people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.