💵 Venture capital-backed hyper growth company

🚀 Rapid career advancement with opportunities to learn

💰 Competitive salary and Performance bonus

🏖 Paid time off, Flexi-hour policy & Wellness benefits 

As a Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for corporate governance matters for the existing and new corporate entities of Skuad in the EMEA region and provide support to the Head of Legal Ops to manage the EMEA portfolio. In addition, the Legal Counsel will provide expert legal advice and support on a wide range of employment law matters across multiple jurisdictions within the EMEA region. The successful candidate will support the Head of Legal Ops and will work closely with HR, management, and other stakeholders to ensure compliance with local labor laws, mitigate risks, and support the company's strategic objectives.

Collaborate with various vendors across the EMEA region and provide assistance in the following areas:

• Oversee the comprehensive corporate affairs of both existing and new Skuad entities from start to finish
• Assist with managing entities and coordinating international expansion efforts
• Offer corporate guidance and support to the board of directors for the entities under management
• Provide proactive and practical legal advice on employment law issues, including hiring, terminations, employee relations, compensation and benefits, and workplace policies
• Advise on the interpretation and application of labor laws and regulations across various EMEA countries
• Ensure compliance with applicable corporate, labor and employment laws, regulations, and company policies
• Develop and implement strategies to mitigate legal risks related to employment matters
• Draft, review, and update employment policies, handbooks, and procedures to ensure they are legally compliant and aligned with best practices
• Work closely with HR, management, and other departments to provide integrated legal support
• Participate in cross-functional projects and initiatives that impact corporate and employment matters
• Monitor and report on legislative and regulatory developments in the EMEA region
• File all necessary documents and reports as mandated under law
• Examine all agreements and document compliances to understand and monitor shareholder and corporate obligations and adherence

• LL.M degree from a recognized University
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Knowledge and proven experience in corporate law for private limited liability companies
• 2-6 years of experience in an international setting, including working in companies with focus on legal entity governance and regulatory reporting structures
• 2-6 years of in-depth knowledge of employment laws and regulations in multiple EMEA countries
• Experience in communication with foreign parties
• Exposure to businesses operating at scale or multi-national corporations
• Ability to engage collaboratively with all stakeholders, influence key decision makers and manage change across the organization
• Excellent numerical, organizational, IT and time management skills
• High standards of confidentiality, discretion and integrity
• Self Starter - You are ambitious and take initiative, and thrive in environments with minimal supervision
• Curiosity - You are energized by finding creative solutions to new situations
• High Standards – You take pride in your work and are highly accountable
• Grit – You bring determination and a strong will to the challenges and opportunities that come with being at a startup environment
• You will be able to work with different time zones

Envision a world without borders where a company can find, hire, and manage talent regardless of location. A world where you can find work that speaks to your passion without having to move to another place. Skuad enables this! 

Skuad is a global employment and payroll platform - we enable companies to employ contractors and full-time employees in over 160 countries, without the complexities of setting up a local legal entity.

With Skuad's unified platform, companies can -

• onboard new hires anywhere in the world in minutes
• run global payroll securely and with a single click
• stay 100% compliant with local employment laws
• manage benefits, work permits, timesheets, and more

Our leaders have over two decades of HR experience and expertise in building globally diverse and distributed teams, with a vision to create 1 million opportunities globally by 2027. We function well as a globally distributed team of driven individuals. We achieve this with a deep focus on providing value to our customers, learning from one another, and collaborating asynchronously and effectively while being committed to continuous learning & improvement

We raised $15 million in Series A funding in October 2022. This funding round brings the total raised to $19 million, including participation from returning investors Beenext and Anthemis.

With Skuad you'll have 😃 

• Ownership: You will own what you do. We are a results-driven team, which means we expect you to get things done.
• Endless support: You will always have the help you might need and the resources you need to deliver.
• Experiment: This is your playground. Come up with ideas, pitch them and take initiative. You will have a free hand to execute exciting ideas.
• Impact: Be a part of a world-class team where we are constantly working on something new and maximise the impact of the products we build.

If you are someone who wants to solve real-world challenges and enjoys finding elegant solutions to difficult problems, Skuad is the perfect workplace for you! 

Join us to build a global employment solution that is making opportunities accessible for talent and organisations across the world.

Founders

Sundeep Sahi, CEO

Has over 20 years in the industry with executive roles in product, analytics, and technology across startups and enterprises. Sundeep co-founded Indifi, worked at Microsoft, headed Wynk product to mention a few. He holds 3 patents in Distributed Applications and is adept at building and managing large distributed teams spanned across North America, Europe, India, and Australia.

Awards

Recognized under 30 Startups To Watch: The Startups That Caught Our Eye In January 2021 by INC42