Job Description
Multi-Country Legal Expert / Global Legal & Compliance Counsel Company: Highbrow Technology Inc. Position: Senior Legal Counsel / Global Legal & Compliance Manager

Location:
India (Remote / Hybrid) Coverage: United States and India
- Must. Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience:
8–15+ years Reporting To: CEO / Global Leadership Team About Highbrow Technology Inc. Highbrow Technology Inc. is a US-headquartered technology services, AI solutions, and global workforce solutions company with over 16 years of industry experience and operations supporting clients and professionals across 40+ countries. Our business includes IT staffing, life sciences staffing, AI/LLM training, technology consulting, engineering services, and global workforce management. As we expand internationally, we are seeking highly experienced legal professionals who can support our global business operations, protect the company's commercial interests, and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions. Position Overview We are looking for a highly accomplished Multi-Country Legal Expert / Global Legal & Compliance Counsel with proven experience advising multinational organizations on cross-border commercial contracts, employment regulations, international workforce arrangements, regulatory compliance, and legal risk management. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience managing legal matters involving the United States and multiple international jurisdictions. The role requires a commercially oriented legal professional capable of providing practical legal solutions while ensuring regulatory compliance and protecting business interests.

Key Responsibilities
1. International Employment & Labor Law
• Advise on employment laws and workforce regulations across multiple countries.
• Review employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, consultancy contracts, and subcontractor arrangements.
• Evaluate employee-versus-independent-contractor classification risks.
• Support compliant hiring, onboarding, offboarding, and termination processes.
• Advise on statutory benefits,

working hours
, overtime, leave policies, and employment-related obligations.
• Assess worker classification, co-employment, and permanent establishment risks associated with cross-border engagements.
• Coordinate with local counsel on country-specific labor and employment requirements. 2. US Employment & Immigration Compliance
• Support US federal and state employment law compliance, including staffing and contingent workforce regulations.
• Advise on FLSA, FMLA, anti-discrimination requirements, worker classification, wage-and-hour compliance, and state-specific employment obligations.
• Review legal risks associated with W-2 employees, 1099 independent contractors, and subcontractor resources.
• Coordinate with qualified US immigration attorneys on H-1B, H-4, L-1, PERM, and other employment-related immigration matters.
• Advise on Form I-9 compliance, employment authorization verification, and E-Verify obligations where applicable.
• Assist in addressing employee disputes, contractor claims, and employment-related legal notices. 3. International Commercial Contracts
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), and vendor agreements.




• Review enterprise client contracts, staffing agreements, consulting contracts, and global service delivery agreements.
• Negotiate payment terms, indemnification, limitation of liability, intellectual property, confidentiality, and termination provisions.
• Advise on subcontracting, non-solicitation, conversion fees, service-level obligations, and commercial dispute resolution.
• Support contract negotiations with multinational enterprises, MSPs, VMS programs, and technology partners.
• Identify contractual risks and recommend commercially practical mitigation strategies. 4. Global Workforce & Cross-Border Compliance
• Advise on international hiring models, including direct employment, independent contracting, Employer of Record (EOR), and Professional Employer Organization (PEO) arrangements.
• Assess legal requirements for engaging workers in countries where Highbrow does not maintain a local entity.
• Coordinate compliance reviews for international payroll, statutory contributions, worker benefits, and local registration requirements.
• Evaluate cross-border service delivery arrangements and country-specific labor restrictions.
• Support global workforce expansion and current-country operational readiness. 5. Data Privacy, Confidentiality & Intellectual Property
• Advise on GDPR, UK GDPR, US state privacy laws, India's Digital Personal Data Protection framework, and other applicable privacy regulations.
• Review Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), international data transfer arrangements, and confidentiality requirements.
• Support legal compliance for AI training, data annotation, and human-in-the-loop projects.
• Review intellectual property ownership, licensing, work-product assignment, and data usage provisions.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity and compliance teams on contractual data protection obligations. 6. Corporate Governance & Regulatory Compliance
• Support corporate legal compliance for US and international business entities.
• Advise on corporate governance, statutory registrations, and regulatory filings in coordination with local legal and accounting professionals.
• Assist with internal policies, compliance frameworks, and legal risk assessments.
• Monitor relevant regulatory developments affecting international staffing and technology services.
• Coordinate external counsel, legal audits, and regulatory responses. 7. Dispute Resolution & Legal Risk Management
• Manage employment disputes, vendor disagreements, payment recovery matters, and contractual conflicts.
• Draft and review legal notices, settlement agreements, and dispute-related correspondence.
• Coordinate litigation and arbitration matters with licensed external counsel.
• Develop preventive legal strategies to reduce recurring contractual and workforce risks.
• Provide executive management with transparent legal risk assessments and recommended actions. Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Law (LL.
B., J.
D.,



or equivalent recognized legal qualification).
• 8–15+ years of relevant corporate legal experience.
• Significant experience supporting multinational businesses across at least three jurisdictions.
• Strong knowledge of international commercial contracts and employment law.
• Demonstrated experience advising IT services, staffing, consulting, technology, or multinational workforce organizations.
• Experience with cross-border contractor arrangements and international workforce compliance.
• Proven ability to independently review and negotiate complex enterprise contracts.
• Strong communication, analytical, negotiation, and legal drafting skills.
• Ability to collaborate with global leadership and coordinate local counsel across jurisdictions. Preferred Qualifications
• Experience supporting companies operating in 20+ countries.
• Background in global staffing, workforce solutions, IT consulting, EOR/PEO, or managed services.
• Experience with US employment laws and multi-state staffing operations.
• Familiarity with AI-related contracting, data privacy, and intellectual property issues.
• Experience managing multinational legal projects and external law firms.
• Admission to practice law in one or more relevant jurisdictions is strongly preferred. The candidate must work within applicable professional licensing and authorization requirements. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) The selected professional will be evaluated on:
• Timely review and negotiation of commercial agreements.
• Identification and mitigation of high-priority legal risks.
• Completion of country-specific compliance assessments.
• Reduction in preventable contractual and workforce disputes.
• Quality and turnaround time of legal guidance to business teams.
• Development and maintenance of global contract templates and compliance policies.
• Effective coordination with licensed local legal experts.
• Support for compliant expansion into new international markets. Ideal Candidate Profile We are particularly interested in candidates who have:
• Worked as Legal Counsel, Senior Corporate Counsel, Head of Legal, or Global Compliance Counsel for multinational organizations.
• Managed legal requirements across the US, Europe, India, and other international markets.
• Successfully negotiated high-value enterprise contracts.
• Resolved complex cross-border employment and contractor disputes.
• Developed legal frameworks for global staffing or international workforce operations.
• Demonstrated sound commercial judgment while protecting company interests. We are looking for practical, business-oriented legal professionals—not candidates whose experience is limited to legal documentation or administrative compliance. Application Requirements Interested candidates should submit:
• Updated resume.
• Countries and jurisdictions in which they have substantial legal experience.
• Current professional qualifications and bar admissions, if applicable.
• Examples of multinational legal matters handled, without disclosing confidential information.
• Experience in employment law, commercial contracting, international workforce compliance, and data privacy.
• Availability, preferred engagement model, and compensation expectations. Highbrow Technology Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

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