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 world’s underserved businesses to a rising global economy. We’re a community with over 2,500 colleagues all over the world, working to serve customers, and partners in over 190 markets.

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

Role Summary

Location: Madrid

Hybrid

Full-time

We are seeking an Employment Legal Counsel to join our growing legal team, with a clear focus on employment law across Europe. This role is ideal for someone passionate about navigating the complexities of workforce management.. Reporting into our legal leadership, you’ll handle escalations from HR teams, manage employment compliance infrastructure, and contribute to strategic projects aimed at ensuring scalable, legally sound employment practices across multiple jurisdictions.

• Provide day-to-day legal support on employment matters, including workforce management escalations and policy interpretation.

• Handle employee relations issues such as terminations, disciplinary matters, and complex contractual queries.

• Manage and improve employment compliance infrastructure, identifying and addressing gaps in line with country-specific regulations.

• Support HR teams with legal insight on hiring practices, employment agreements, benefits, and mandatory documentation.

• Collaborate with external counsel and internal teams to deliver clear, practical legal guidance

• A qualified lawyer with proven expertise in employment law, preferably across multiple European jurisdictions.

• Experienced in managing employee relations, terminations, and contract-related issues in a cross-border environment.

• Comfortable working in a scalable, fast-paced legal environment with shifting priorities.

• Able to interpret and apply complex legal frameworks into actionable advice for HR and business teams.

• Eager to learn and adapt, especially in areas where jurisdiction-specific knowledge may need to be developed.

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The Payoneer Ways of Working 

Act as our customer’s partner on the inside Learning what they need and creating what will help them go further. 

Continuously improve Always striving for a higher standard than our last. 

Do it. Own it. Being fearlessly accountable in everything we do. 

Build each other up Helping each other grow, as professionals and people. 

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We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace. Payoneer is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment no matter your race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any stage of the hiring process, please speak to the recruiter managing the role for any adjustments. Decisions about requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.