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 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

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You wil

• l: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 tea
• m.Handle global employment issues and serve as the expert point of contact for labor and employment law matters, including litigatio
• n.Provide legal guidance and explanations to the company's clients on employment law topic
• s.Work closely with the company's global partners on employment legal issue
• s.Coordinate clients' legal and commercial needs with the relevant legal aspect
• s.Interact and work with the company's departments (Sales, Product, Marketing, Finance, Customer Success Managers) on diverse legal issue
• s.Perform and provide other general corporate law advice as neede
• d.Leverage AI-powered tools to support legal workflows, including contract analysis, legal drafting, employment law research, and synthesis of multi-jurisdiction legal requirement
• s.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 judgmen

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Requiremen

• ts:EU-qualified attorney/lawyer with 5+ years' experience as in-house counsel in a High-Tech/Fintech company or prominent law fi
• rm.Expertise in labor and employment laws (local or internationa
• l).Experience in human resources or any other related field - an advanta
• ge.Experience in litigation - an advanta
• ge.Fluent English (written and ora
• l).Attention to deta
• il.Good organizational and time-management skil
• ls.Multi-tasker, self-motivated and persiste
• nt.Excellent oral and written communication skil
• ls.Comfortable dealing with a global customer base and interacting in a multicultural environme
• nt.Able to communicate legal issues and solutions clearly and concise
• ly.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 analys
• is.Ability to leverage and implement AI-assisted workflows, including building AI-driven processes and automation for the legal team, to improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability of legal operations while maintaining high standards of legal accuracy, confidentiality, and professional judgm