Paralegal
About Payoneer
Founded in 2005, Payoneer is the global financial platform that removes friction from doing business across borders, with a mission to connect the world’s underserved businesses to a rising global economy. We’re a community with over 2,500 colleagues all over the world, working to serve customers, and partners in over 190 countries and territories.
By taking the complexity out of the financial workflows-including everything from global payments and compliance to multi-currency and workforce management, to providing working capital and business intelligence-we give businesses the tools they need to work efficiently worldwide and grow with confidence.
Paralegal, China
Role summary - The Paralegal supports company chop management and legal operations in Mainland China, including local corporate filing and other operational legal support. The position is based in Shanghai and will report to the Legal Director, China.
Location: Shanghai, China
On-site
Full-time
What you’ll do
The successful candidate in this position will be responsible for supporting the China Legal team across corporate, commercial and regulatory legal matters. The primary responsibilities are:
- Managing company chop usage and maintaining chop control records for China entities, including coordination of approvals, execution, and proper record retention.
- Assisting with corporate governance and entity management matters, including company secretarial support, statutory filings, powers of attorney, authorization documentation, and document retention.
- Supporting the execution and organization of corporate and commercial documents, including contracts, board resolutions, HR-related documents, and other company materials.
- Conducting basic or preliminary legal research on PRC laws and regulations.
- Liaising with outside counsel and external service providers in the region as needed.
- Assisting with ad hoc projects and administrative tasks to support the China Legal team.
Who you are
Must-have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Law or a related field.
- 2-4 years of relevant experience as a paralegal, legal assistant, corporate governance, or legal operations professional.
- Proficiency in both Chinese and English, spoken and written.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Good to have:
- PRC legal qualification or overseas bar admission.
- Overseas education or work experience exposure.
- Prior experience in an in-house legal team, law firm, or multinational company environment.
- Comfortable working across multiple stakeholders and able to take ownership of routine matters with supervision.
The Payoneer Ways of Working
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Do it. Own it.
Being fearlessly accountable in everything we do.
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Always striving for a higher standard than our last.
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Helping each other grow, as professionals and people.
If this sounds like a business, a community, and a mission you want to be part of, apply today.
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace. Payoneer is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment no matter your race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any stage of the hiring process, please speak to the recruiter managing the role for any adjustments. Decisions about requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.