Lead Counsel, HR Products

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Product Management • ~ $299,250 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Rippling is seeking a highly motivated, business-minded Lead Counsel, HR Products to join their Legal & Compliance team. This role will partner closely with Product, Sales, and Compliance, reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, HR Products. The Lead Counsel will provide key legal guidance for launching Employer of Record (EOR) services in new countries and offer ongoing product guidance and employment counseling across existing EOR countries. Responsibilities include advising on employment rules and regulations, EOR licensing requirements, preparing employment agreement templates, and collaborating with internal teams on new features. The ideal candidate will navigate complex regulatory frameworks, drive compliance culture, and support general legal needs.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of experience in-house or at a law firm
  • Knowledge of employment law, particularly in LATAM or Canada
  • Law degree (JD or equivalent)
  • Entrepreneurial mindset
  • Strong project management skills
  • Excellent drafting, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Good to have:
  • Solution-oriented ethos
  • Passion for efficient processes
  • Sense of humor
Perks:
  • Competitive salary
  • Benefits
  • Equity

Job Details

About Rippling

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.


Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.


Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.


We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses.

About the role


We are looking for a highly-motivated, business-minded attorney to join as Lead Counsel, HR Products on the Legal & Compliance team. In this role, you will partner closely with Product, Sales, and Compliance, and will report to our Assistant General Counsel, HR Products. You will provide key legal guidance to our business team as we launch our Employer of Record (“EOR”) services in new countries, and will provide ongoing product guidance and employment counseling across our launched EOR countries. You will also serve as product counsel to our HR Cloud product teams. You are a self-starter and are excited to learn about new jurisdictions and new areas of law. You are a strategic thinker and want to build a world-class, highly efficient product counsel function at a rapidly growing company. You have a passion for providing creative, proactive, and pragmatic legal guidance.

What you will do

  • Provide employment counsel to our EOR HR Advisor team.
  • Analyze and advise on employment rules and regulations and how to compliantly hire and offboard employees through an EOR in different jurisdictions.
  • Analyze EOR licensing requirements and identify legal requirements for obtaining and maintaining licenses.
  • Prepare employment agreement templates, termination notice and agreement templates, and policy documents for our EOR.
  • Partner with our Product, Operations, Business Development, Sales, and Client Services teams to build and manage Rippling’s product counseling function.
  • Navigate complex regulatory frameworks in the U.S. and abroad to create scalable and innovative solutions for our products and services.
  • Collaborate cross functionally with our internal teams (Privacy, Product, Operations, and Engineering) on development and documentation of new features and services.
  • Drive the compliance culture at Rippling and embed integrity and compliance in all of our operations as our company grows.
  • Advise and assist with Rippling’s general legal needs as they arise.

What you will need

  • 5+ years of experience in-house or at a law firm.
  • Substantive knowledge of and experience with employment law, particularly in LATAM countries or Canada.
  • Law degree (e.g. JD or equivalent).
  • Entrepreneurial mindset, solution-oriented ethos, and ready to roll up your sleeves.
  • Passion for efficient processes.
  • Strong project management and organizational skills.
  • Excellent drafting and written and verbal communication skills with the ability to break down complex legal jargon into easy-to-understand and practical advice.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Sense of humor.

Additional Information

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email accomodations@rippling.com


Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office), Rippling considers working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee's role.


This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.


A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.

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