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Director of Legal Affairs, EMEA

Papaya Global

Papaya Global

Legal
Israel · Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel · Herzliya, Israel · Dolj County, Romania
Posted on Mar 7, 2026
Papaya Global is a rapidly growing, award-winning B2B tech unicorn with a mission to revolutionize the payroll and payments industry. With over $400M raised from top-tier investors, our innovative technology provides a comprehensive solution for managing global workforces, from hiring and onboarding to managing and paying employees in over 160 countries.

As part of our continued growth, we’re expanding our in-house Legal Team and are now looking for a Director of Legal Affairs, EMEA to join us. Our ideal candidate is an experienced High-Tech/technology lawyer with both law firm and in-house experience. As a Legal Director, you will be working on a wide variety of commercial contracts, including services agreements and vendor agreements, privacy matters, as well as other general corporate and privacy law advice.

You will:

  • Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of legal contracts with clients, partners, vendors, and third parties (services agreements, DPAs, SaaS license agreements).
  • Interact and work with the company's departments (Sales, Product, Finance, Marketing) on diverse legal issues providing legal support and recommendations.
  • Update and create both internal procedures and external company wide legal policies.
  • Perform and provide other general corporate law advice as needed.
  • Manage and oversee a Legal team.

Requirements:

  • A licensed attorney with 5-8 years' experience in a High-Tech department of a law firm and In-house commercial legal counsel.
  • Proven legal experience in negotiations, data protection and process building.
  • Fluent English (written and oral).
  • Attention to detail.
  • Exceptional interpersonal, organizational and time-management skills.
  • Self-motivated and persistent.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.