Who We Are

At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.

We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.

We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.

Our Values

If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.

Who You Are

You have a global mindset with cross-jurisdictional expertise and thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.  You are highly organized and detail-oriented with exceptional communication skills that allow you to effectively collaborate across cultures and time zones. You have a can-do attitude, embrace innovation, and are excited about leveraging technology and AI to build scalable legal processes across international markets. You're a collaborative team player who can navigate complex regulatory environments while maintaining a practical business approach to legal challenges.

As International Corporate Counsel, you will lead the corporate legal work associated with Justworks' global expansion and ongoing compliance with corporate obligations across our international subsidiaries. You will report to the Director, Corporate & Securities Counsel (based in New York) and work closely with other members of the legal team as well as finance, tax, operations, and expansion teams to support Justworks' international growth strategy.

Your Success Profile

What You Will Work On

• Drive international subsidiary formation and licensing activities in new markets. 
• Manage global subsidiary governance and legal entity management, ensuring compliance with all local corporate secretarial requirements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate intercompany agreements to support tax-efficient transfer pricing strategies.
• Lead internal entity restructuring initiatives to align with tax-efficient corporate structures.
• Review and manage global office leases and related real estate matters.
• Review global vendor agreements for the legal and finance teams (e.g., engagement letters). 
• Prepare powers of attorney and other corporate authority documents to facilitate streamlined operations across jurisdictions.
• Support corporate and equity-related aspects of internal global hiring.
• Develop and implement innovative processes leveraging AI and technology to improve operational efficiency.
• Oversee and manage relationships with local legal advisors, corporate secretarial vendors, and other key vendors.
• Negotiate commercial contracts.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders.
• Support in other duties as needed based on department and/or organizational needs.

How You Will Do Your Work

As International Corporate Counsel, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies:

• Clear communication - the ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively using oral, written, visual and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to gain understanding.
• Ethical practice - the ability to integrate core values, integrity and accountability throughout all organizational and business practices.
• Detail-oriented - exercises extreme attention to detail; is thorough, accurate, organized, and productive and seeks to understand both the cause and effect of a situation.
• Risk assessment - applying a logical step-by-step process to protect, and consequently minimize risks to, the organization, interests and employees.
• Manages complexity - making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for:

• Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen