Legal Counsel Employment (APAC)

About Payoneer

Founded in 2005 Payoneer is the global financial platform that removes friction from doing business across borders with a mission to connect the worlds underserved businesses to a rising global economy. Were a community with over 2500 colleagues all over the world working to serve customers and partners in over 190 markets.

By taking the complexity out of the financial workflowsincluding everything from global payments and compliance to multi-currency and workforce management to providing working capital and business intelligencewe give businesses the tools they need to work efficiently worldwide and grow with confidence.

About the Skuad Acquisition

Back in August 2024 Payoneer acquired Skuad. Skuads expertise helps businesses in over 160 countries navigate complex challenges such as international payroll remote onboarding and regulatory compliance. This acquisition reinforces Payoneers mission and solidifies Skuads role as a trusted partner for global workforce management (WFM).

This role will be part of our WFM business unit.

Role Summary

To achieve our mission to enable remote employment globally we need to build a world-class product experience backed by our core Payments platform that is seamless convenient and reliable for our customers. We face new and exciting challenges every day and need your help to solve them. We are seeking a Legal Counsel Employment to provide comprehensive legal guidance and support on various matters related to employee management.

The Legal Counsel - Employment (APAC) will be reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel Employment (APAC & MEA) and would be a critical role in leading the labour & employment laws charter for Payoneer and WFM entities in the APAC regions.

Prior Philippines employment law experience is mandatory. Exposure to other APAC jurisdictions is a strong advantage.

Location Philippines
Work from office
Hybrid

What youll do -

• Provide highquality practical employment law advice across the full employee lifecycle in the Philippines with the ability to support broader APAC matters where relevant.
• Lead and support employee relations matters including terminations separations disciplinary processes and performancerelated actions ensuring riskaligned outcomes.
• Represent the company and clients before the DoLE and NLRC in the Philippines including inperson appearances and written submissions.
• Advise on labour contracting and subcontracting compliance ensuring ongoing adherence to Philippine regulatory requirements.
• Draft review and refine employment documentation including employment agreements separation and mutual termination letters transfer/relocation documents full and final settlement letters and statutory HR policies.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of employment HR compensation and workforce-structuring policies that align with local laws and business needs.
• Ensure compliance with statutory obligations including mandatory contributions and benefits administration under the Philippines Labour Code.
• Stay ahead of legal and regulatory changes across national and local employment laws and translate updates into actionable guidance for internal stakeholders and clients.
• Collaborate closely with HR Ops Payroll Sales GTM Finance and other internal teams to deliver coordinated commercially aligned legal solutions.
• Support compensation and benefits reviews ensuring alignment with statutory standards and market practices.
• Conduct legal research and prepare clear businessfriendly analysis on employment and labour law issues.
• Deliver training and guidance to internal teams and clients on employment law compliance risk mitigation and best practices.
• Support individual and largescale workforce transitions reorganisations and restructuring ensuring compliance with all legal requirements and documentation standards

Who you are

• You hold a Bachelors degree in Law; a Masters or LLM is an added advantage.
• You bring 45 years of handson experience in Philippines employment and labour law. Experience supporting other APAC jurisdictions is a strong plus.
• You have deep knowledge of Philippines labour laws regulations case trends and practical market practices.
• You understand the legal nuances of hiring employee lifecycle management workforce transitions and separations.
• You have strong drafting skills and are experienced in preparing and reviewing employment agreements HR policies separation documentation and related employment artefacts.
• You possess excellent analytical research and problemsolving abilities with the ability to translate legal requirements into practical businessaligned guidance.
• You communicate legal concepts clearly and confidently partnering effectively with HR business teams and leadership.
• You can work independently manage multiple matters simultaneously and operate with sound judgment in fastmoving environments.
• You have strong attention to detail reliability and a commitment to accuracy and compliance.
• You are proactive adaptable and comfortable navigating evolving laws regulations and business needs.
• Have a sense of humour.

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