Legal Counsel - Employment LATAM

About this role

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, practical employment law advice across the full employee lifecycle in Argentina, with the ability to support broader LATAM matters where relevant.
• Acting as the regional lead and subject matter expert for the region.
• Lead and support employee relations matters, including terminations, separations, disciplinary processes, and performance-related actions, ensuring risk-aligned outcomes.
• Advise on labour contracting and subcontracting compliance, ensuring ongoing adherence to regional 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.
• 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, business-friendly analysis on employment and labor law issues.
• Deliver training and guidance to internal teams and clients on employment law compliance, risk mitigation, and best practices.
• Support individual and large-scale workforce transitions, reorganisations, and restructuring, ensuring compliance with all legal requirements and documentation standards

Requirements

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Law; a Master’s or LLM is an added advantage.
• You bring 5–6 years of hands-on experience in Argentinian employment and labor law. Experience supporting other LATAM jurisdictions is a strong plus.
• You have deep knowledge of Argentinian labor 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 problem-solving abilities, with the ability to translate legal requirements into practical, business-aligned 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 fast-moving environments.
• Able to manage high volume case load.
• 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.
• Able to think outside of the box and interpret the law.

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 countries and territories. 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 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 (LATAM) will be reporting to the Director Global Employment and Workforce and would be a critical role in leading the labour & employment laws charter for Payoneer and WFM entities in the LATAM regions. Prior Argentina employment law experience is mandatory. Exposure to other LATAM jurisdictions is a strong advantage. Location – Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Mexico or Madrid What you’ll do Provide high-quality, practical employment law advice across the full employee lifecycle in Argentina, with the ability to support broader LATAM matters where relevant. Acting as the regional lead and subject matter expert for the region. Lead and support employee relations matters, including terminations, separations, disciplinary processes, and performance-related actions, ensuring risk-aligned outcomes. Advise on labour contracting and subcontracting compliance, ensuring ongoing adherence to regional 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. 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, business-friendly analysis on employment and labor law issues. Deliver training and guidance to internal teams and clients on employment law compliance, risk mitigation, and best practices. Support individual and large-scale workforce transitions, reorganisations, and restructuring, ensuring compliance with all legal requirements and documentation standards Who you are You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Law; a Master’s or LLM is an added advantage. You bring 5–6 years of hands-on experience in Argentinian employment and labor law. Experience supporting other LATAM jurisdictions is a strong plus. You have deep knowledge of Argentinian labor 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 problem-solving abilities, with the ability to translate legal requirements into practical, business-aligned 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 fast-moving environments. Able to manage high volume case load. 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. Able to think outside of the box and interpret the law.