Legal Manager (Remote PH/SA/LATAM)

Department: Finance & Legal

Reports To: CFO

Location: Remote (global)

Type: Full-time

1. Entity formation and maintenance across jurisdictions
2. Contract drafting and lifecycle management 
3. Regulatory and jurisdiction research
4. Legal operations infrastructure

As the business scales, the volume and complexity of legal work has outgrown what finance can absorb. We need a dedicated Legal Specialist to take ownership of:

• Corporate entity research, formation, and maintenance across multiple jurisdictions
• NDA and contract management for candidates, vendors, partners, and affiliates
• Offboarding and access-related legal coordination
• Ongoing legal operations such as document management, e-signature workflows, and agreement templates

• Research jurisdictions and recommend optimal entity structures for new corporations (LLC, Inc, Ltd, etc.)
• Manage the formation and registration of new entities across countries (currently active in HK, US, with expansion planned)
• Coordinate with local legal firms on corporate setup, registered agents, and compliance filings
• Support entity dissolution and wind-down processes when needed, including tax filings and reserve management
• Maintain a central register of all corporate entities, their officers, registered agents, and compliance status

• Draft, review, and manage NDAs for candidates, partners, and vendors
• Manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle: drafting, redlining, negotiation support, e-signature, and filing
• Maintain and improve template agreements
• Coordinate with the CFO on contractor payment agreements and employment contracts for new hires
• Ensure all agreements are executed under the correct entity

• Review all vendor and partner agreements and SOWs
• Manage legal aspects of partner onboarding and offboarding
• Coordinate with external counsel when needed for specialized legal questions

• Research regulatory requirements for operating in new markets and countries
• Advise on contractor vs. employment classification across different jurisdictions
• Stay current on relevant compliance requirements for digital marketing, e-commerce, and payment processing

• 3+ years of experience in legal operations, corporate law, compliance, or a similar role
• Familiarity with different global corporate structures
• Background in international contractor compliance and cross-border employment law
• Hands-on experience with multi-jurisdiction corporate entity setup (formation, maintenance, dissolution)
• Strong contract drafting and review skills
• Exceptional organizational skills — you'll be managing a portfolio of entities, contracts, and compliance deadlines simultaneously
• Strong written communication in English — our company operates async and written-first
• Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision, proactively flagging risks and recommending solutions

• Prior experience at a fast-growing startup or holding company with multiple entities

• Fully onboarded into the corporate entity portfolio and understand the current structure
• Taken over NDA management and contract coordination from the CFO
• Reviewed all active agreements and created a centralized contract tracker

• Delivered a jurisdiction research report for at least one new target entity
• Streamlined the NDA and contract signing workflow (template library, e-signature process, filing system)

• Independently managing all legal operations with minimal oversight from the CFO
• Established a repeatable process for new entity setup across jurisdictions
• Reduced legal bottlenecks in hiring, vendor onboarding, and partnership agreements