Lead, Employment Counsel

New York, NY (HQ) · 8+ years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 16, 2026

At a glance

Ramp is building the smart infrastructure for finance teams, embedded in the transaction flow of every dollar a business spends. We automate how over $200B in annualized spend flows in and out of 70,000+ companies: authorizing payments, flagging risk, categorizing spend, and closing books.
The problems are high-stakes, data-dense, and unforgiving.
We hire people with high agency and high urgency. We look for slope over intercept. We care less about where you trained and more about what you’ve built. At Ramp, everyone is a builder who owns problems end to end and makes consequential decisions that shape the outcome.
The median Ramp customer saves 5% and grows revenue 16% in their first year – far in excess of businesses operating without Ramp. We believe every ambitious company deserves the same.
If you want to build systems that directly shape how companies move and manage billions, Ramp is the place to do it.

Ramp is seeking an Employment Counsel to join their Legal team as a generalist employment professional with a broad scope.
The role involves handling U.S. employment counseling, covering non-U.S. jurisdictions, and owning immigration and global mobility.
You will partner directly with various teams including People, Talent, Total Rewards, Finance, Tax, Equity Admin, Compliance, and business leaders.

Advise People partners and managers on hiring, worker classification, compensation, leaves and accommodations, performance management, discipline, separations, and more
Collaborate with the People team on the immigration program, including work authorization outside the U.S.
Set and communicate the sponsorship policy, manage outside immigration counsel and case volume, and partner with Talent on offer-stage decisions
Support relocations, cross-border remote work requests, and business travel, and work with Finance and Tax on permanent establishment and mobility tax exposure
Collaborate with the People team on internal investigations and advise on findings and outcomes
Handle demand letters, agency charges, arbitrations, and litigation with outside counsel
Own offer letters, employment agreements, separation and release agreements, contractor and consultant agreements, restrictive covenants, and local-law variants
Support employment and immigration diligence, employee transitions, and post-close integration for M&A and new-market entry
Produce manager training, policies, self-serve guidance, and repeatable processes as the company expands in the US and globally

8+ years practicing employment law, with a combination of top law firm and in-house experience at a high-growth technology company
JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (New York or California preferred)
Deep U.S. employment counseling experience across the full employee lifecycle, including wage and hour, leaves and accommodations, investigations, performance management, and separations
Working knowledge of employment law outside the U.S. and the judgment to triage a cross-border question quickly
Hands-on experience with U.S. business immigration and global mobility, including running a sponsorship program and managing immigration counsel at volume
Demonstrated ability to independently run multiple time-sensitive matters
Exceptional written and verbal communication
High judgment on sensitive and confidential matters, and the steadiness to advise on them under time pressure
Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift and processes are still being built, and a bias toward action

Experience at a fintech, payments, or regulated financial services company
Experience standing up employment infrastructure in a new country, including EOR-to-entity transitions and works council or employee representative consultation
Employment experience across EMEA, APAC, LATAM, or Canada
A track record of using AI or automation to eliminate manual legal work

Flexible PTO
Centralized home-office equipment ordering
Health and wellness stipend
Budget for intra-office travel
Weekly coffee stipend
100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you, with partial coverage for dependents
One Medical annual membership
401(k), including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp
Fertility HRA (up to $10,000 per year)
Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (birthing + bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay