Legal Lead
Posted 5 days ago by 1772877438
Negotiable
Inside
Remote
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Summary: The Legal Lead role is focused on providing expert legal advice on labor law and procurement frameworks, particularly in relation to AI and digital technology implementations. This position will serve as the primary legal advisor for External Workforce Management, ensuring compliance and supporting policy design across global operations. The role requires collaboration with various stakeholders to mitigate risks and enhance compliance in workforce solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive legal experience and a strong understanding of labor regulations and AI implications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary legal advisor on all External Workforce topics, including classification, co-employment risk, tenure rules, and country-specific restrictions.
- Advise on the legal implications of workforce solutions and EWM policy design in partnership with P&O, Legal, and Procurement.
- Ensure adherence to local labor laws, regulatory updates, and audit requirements across global operations.
- Support the development, update, and maintenance of global and local EWM compliance frameworks.
- Oversee legal input for supplier agreements, contracting templates, and negotiation guidance for external workforce providers.
- Partner with Procurement to ensure compliance in the source-to-contract lifecycle, including supplier governance, pricing discussions, umbrella agreements, and commercial escalations.
- Ensure contract language is aligned with worker classification and regulatory requirements.
- Provide legal oversight on the use of AI models in worker classification, sourcing, or HR workflows.
- Assess compliance risks related to AI usage (GDPR, discrimination, transparency, explainability).
- Guide design governance, policy updates, and change management related to AI-enabled HR tools.
- Serve as a standing member in consultation forums, SteerCos, and HR/Legal alignment meetings related to External Workforce and AI implementation.
- Act as escalation point for country audits, worker classification issues, or policy deviation requests.
- Partner closely with P&O, Legal, Procurement, Finance, IT, and TalentFlex operational teams to ensure smooth global rollout.
- Identify, mitigate, and document legal risks related to EWM operations and AI deployment.
- Support global/local audits and risk assessments; lead alignment on remediation actions.
- Contribute to operational excellence by reducing delays associated with fragmented legal support and improving decision-making efficiency.
Key Skills:
- Master’s degree in Law; specialization in labor/employment law strongly preferred.
- 7 years of legal experience in labor law, employment regulations, or external workforce governance (in-house or law firm).
- Solid understanding of procurement-related contracting and commercial negotiations.
- Proven ability to assess regulatory implications of HR and workforce policies.
- Experience with AI implementation (ethical, legal, compliance aspects) preferred.
- Strong understanding of global labor regulations and cross-border engagement complexities.
- Excellent ability to translate legal concepts into operational guidance for HR and business teams.
- Strong stakeholder management; ability to influence without authority across global teams.
- Outstanding communication skills and ability to simplify complex legal topics for non-lawyers.
- Analytical mindset; ability to balance compliance with business needs.
- Structured, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities in parallel.
Salary (Rate): £165 per day
City: Dublin
Country: Ireland
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
URGENT HIRE: Legal Lead
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 12 months
Location: Remote UK and Ireland
Pay rate: €150 - €180 per day
About the Role
We are seeking a seasoned legal professional with strong expertise in labor law, procurement frameworks, and ideally AI and digital technology implementations.
The role will serve as the primary legal advisor for External Workforce Management, ensuring global and local compliance, supporting policy design, and guiding the implementation of AI-enabled tools related to worker classification, sourcing, and HR decision-making.
This role will work cross functionally with P&O, Procurement, Legal, IT, and senior business stakeholders to reduce risk, enhance compliance, and support the global rollout of integrated workforce and AI solutions. The position directly addresses the need identified in internal EWM governance for a dedicated legal resource to drive decisions and streamline escalations.
Key Responsibilities
- Legal Strategy & Advisory (External Workforce)
- Act as the primary legal advisor on all External Workforce topics, including classification, co employment risk, tenure rules, and country-specific restrictions.
- Advise on the legal implications of workforce solutions and EWM policy design in partnership with P&O, Legal, and Procurement.
- Ensure adherence to local labor laws, regulatory updates, and audit requirements across global operations.
- Support the development, update, and maintenance of global and local EWM compliance frameworks.
- Procurement & Contracting
- Oversee legal input for supplier agreements, contracting templates, and negotiation guidance for external workforce providers.
- Partner with Procurement to ensure compliance in the source-to-contract lifecycle, including supplier governance, pricing discussions, umbrella agreements, and commercial escalations.
- Ensure contract language is aligned with worker classification and regulatory requirements.
- AI & HR Technology Implementation
- Provide legal oversight on the use of AI models in worker classification, sourcing, or HR workflows—particularly where AI improves accuracy or decision-making (e.g., classification models improving up to 95%).
- Assess compliance risks related to AI usage (GDPR, discrimination, transparency, explainability).
- Guide design governance, policy updates, and change management related to AI-enabled HR tools.
- Cross-Functional Governance & Stakeholder Management
- Serve as a standing member in consultation forums, SteerCos, and HR/Legal alignment meetings related to External Workforce and AI implementation.
- Act as escalation point for country audits, worker classification issues, or policy deviation requests.
- Partner closely with P&O, Legal, Procurement, Finance, IT, and TalentFlex operational teams to ensure smooth global rollout.
- Risk Management, Audits & Operational Excellence
- Identify, mitigate, and document legal risks related to EWM operations and AI deployment.
- Support global/local audits and risk assessments; lead alignment on remediation actions.
- Contribute to operational excellence by reducing delays associated with fragmented legal support and improving decision-making efficiency.
Required Qualifications
- Education & Expertise
- Master’s degree in Law; specialization in labor/employment law strongly preferred.
- 7 years of legal experience in labor law, employment regulations, or external workforce governance (in-house or law firm).
- Solid understanding of procurement-related contracting and commercial negotiations.
- Technical & Functional Skills
- Proven ability to assess regulatory implications of HR and workforce policies.
- Experience with AI implementation (ethical, legal, compliance aspects) preferred.
- Strong understanding of global labor regulations and cross-border engagement complexities.
- Excellent ability to translate legal concepts into operational guidance for HR and business teams.
- Soft Skills
- Strong stakeholder management; ability to influence without authority across global teams.
- Outstanding communication skills and ability to simplify complex legal topics for non-lawyers.
- Analytical mindset; ability to balance compliance with business needs.
- Structured, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities in parallel.