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.
About the RoleWe're looking for an Employment Counsel to join Ramp's Legal team. This is a generalist employment role with broad scope. You will handle U.S. employment counseling as your base load, cover non-U.S. jurisdictions as needed, and own immigration and global mobility. You will partner directly with People, Talent, Total Rewards, Finance, Tax, Equity Admin, Compliance, and business leaders, and you will manage outside counsel in jurisdictions where we do not hold the expertise in house. We are a small, high-leverage team supporting a company that moves quickly, so you will cover a lot of ground and be trusted to run matters independently.
What You'll DoDay-to-day employment counseling: Advise People partners and managers on hiring, worker classification, compensation, leaves and accommodations, performance management, discipline, separations, and more
Immigration and global mobility: 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
Investigations: Collaborate with the People team on internal investigations and advise on findings and outcomes
Disputes: Handle demand letters, agency charges, arbitrations, and litigation with outside counsel
Agreements and templates: Own offer letters, employment agreements, separation and release agreements, contractor and consultant agreements, restrictive covenants, and the local-law variants of each
Transactions: Support employment and immigration diligence, employee transitions, and post-close integration for M&A and new-market entry
Build for scale: Produce manager training, policies, self-serve guidance, and repeatable processes as we expand 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. You can turn an employment law question into guidance a manager can act on in one reading
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
Pet insurance
In-office perks: lunch, snacks, drinks, and more
Relocation expense coverage to NYC or SF (if needed)
Group medical, dental, and vision coverage through Sun Life
Life, AD&D, and disability coverage
Fertility drug coverage (up to $4,000 lifetime)
Group Retirement Plan with employer match (RRSP + DPSP)
Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (birthing + bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay, with additional time available at reduced pay
Employee Assistance Program and virtual care through Lumino Health
Private medical insurance through Freedom Elite
Virtual GP and at-home care via eMed x Livi
Workplace pension through Penfold, with salary sacrifice option
Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (birthing + bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay with additional time available at reduced pay
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Skills Required
- 8+ years practicing employment law
- Combination of top law firm and in-house experience at a high-growth technology company
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
- Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
- 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.
- Hands-on experience with U.S. business immigration and global mobility, including running a sponsorship program and managing immigration counsel at volume
- Ability to independently manage multiple time-sensitive matters
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- High judgment when handling sensitive and confidential matters under time pressure
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and evolving processes
- New York or California bar membership
- Experience at a fintech, payments, or regulated financial services company
- Experience establishing 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
- Track record of using AI or automation to eliminate manual legal work
Ramp Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is positioned as competitive or top-of-market in core technical roles, with strong base pay and total compensation ranges cited for engineers and product roles. Compensation is also framed as including meaningful equity alongside salary, making offers feel compelling versus many startup benchmarks.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, often including medical, dental, and vision, with additional primary-care access via a One Medical membership. The package is portrayed as above-average on employer coverage for employees, increasing perceived value of the benefits bundle.
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Retirement Support — Retirement Support: A 401(k) with an employer match is consistently included as a core benefit. Immediate or meaningful matching is presented as a concrete financial benefit that goes beyond a basic plan offering.
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What We Do
Ramp is building the next generation of finance tools—from corporate cards and expense management, to bill payments and accounting integrations—designed to save businesses time and money with every click. More than 10,000 customers cut their expenses by 3.5% per year and closing their books 8x faster by switching to the Ramp platform. Founded in 2019, Ramp powers the fastest-growing corporate card and bill payment software in America and enables billions of dollars of purchases each year. Ramp continues to grow at an increasingly large scale, more than doubling its revenue run rate in the first half of 2022. Valued at $8.1 billion, Ramp's investors include Founders Fund, Stripe, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Coatue Management, D1 Capital Partners, Redpoint Ventures, General Catalyst, and Thrive Capital, as well as over 100 angel investors who were founders or executives of leading companies. The Ramp team comprises talented leaders from leading financial services and fintech companies—Stripe, Affirm, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Capital One—as well as technology companies such as Meta, Uber, Netflix, Twitter, Dropbox, and Instacart. Ramp was named Fast Company’s most innovative finance company in 2022.
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