[Hiring] Legal Operations Associate @OnHires

Role Description

Provide hands-on legal operations support across multiple EU jurisdictions - handling day-to-day employment law queries, supporting contract drafting, and helping internal teams and clients navigate compliance. In Switzerland specifically, you'll act as the company's named Responsible Person under Swiss labour-leasing law (SECO), ensuring the entity remains fully compliant with local employment legislation and GAV requirements. This is a hands-on, practical role - no full legal qualification required.

Key Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day employment law and compliance queries from clients and internal teams across multiple EU jurisdictions.
• Assist with drafting and reviewing standard employment contracts, offer letters, and mutual separation agreements.
• Provide first-line support on routine employment matters — terms & conditions, policy questions — escalating anything complex or high-risk.
• Research employment legislation across EU jurisdictions and translate requirements into clear, practical guidance for internal teams.
• Support disciplinary-related processes by preparing standard documentation.
• Liaise with employees and clients on legal and compliance queries, handling sensitive information with professionalism.
• Help coordinate ad hoc legal matters with external counsel across jurisdictions.
• Act as the named Responsible Person for the Swiss entity under Swiss labour-leasing law.
• Ensure compliance with Swiss labour-leasing legislation, employment law, and the staffing industry GAV (minimum wages, equal treatment).
• Maintain documentation required for SECO and cantonal audits and inspections.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for SECO and cantonal authorities.

Qualifications

• Practical legal exposure of ~3 years - e.g. a law degree with an employment law focus, a paralegal or junior legal role, in-house legal support, or an employment law internship (a full legal qualification or Swiss bar admission is not required).
• Exposure to contract drafting, advising on routine employment terms or policy questions, and assisting with compliance documentation.
• Comfort dealing directly with employees and clients on sensitive legal matters.
• Strong research skills with the ability to translate legislation into clear, practical guidance.
• High attention to detail and comfort with process-driven, repetitive compliance work.
• Self-starter mindset - comfortable with ambiguity, knows when to escalate and works independently.
• Strong communication, organisational and administrative skills.
• Right to work and physical presence in Switzerland (Swiss/EU citizenship, Permit B or C).

Nice to Have

• German or French language skills (strongly preferred for SECO communication).
• Exposure to employment law in other EU jurisdictions.
• Experience in a legal-ops or HR-tech environment.

What We Offer

• Fully remote role, based anywhere in Switzerland (full-time or 50% part-time).
• Opportunity to shape legal operations in a fast-growing international company.
• Health insurance contribution.
• Share incentive plan.
• Generous PTO plus 4 weeks "work from anywhere" per year.
• Continuous learning support (courses, mentorship).
• International, ambitious team environment.