✨ One platform, a whole world of opportunity
Right now, the best jobs are limited to people in a handful of the world’s wealthiest cities, yet brilliant people are everywhere. Driven to overturn the status quo and distribute opportunities equally around the world, Oyster launched its global employment platform to help companies hire, pay, and care for talent anywhere. When it comes to global employment, we walk the walk. We’re proof that companies don't need an office to create a highly-engaged culture. Since the company’s inception in January 2020, Oyster has:🌏 Created a fully-distributed, vibrant team of 500+ employees across 60+ countries👩💻Featured in Forbes having ranked #9 in Flexjobs Top 30 Companies for remote jobs 🌈 Established a diverse leadership team and an employee base that’s 60% female🏆 Achieved one of the highest employee engagement scores in its class🦄 Raised $286 million to date, with a current valuation of $1.2 billion!💚 B Corp status achieved in 2023Our momentum speaks to the power of global employment—and we’re just getting started! If you want to change the world with Oyster and be empowered to work remotely while doing so, we’d love for you to apply!
👩💻 The Role
Location:
To create the best experience for this employee and to meet the business needs, this role requires you to be based within India with the required right-to-work status.
We are looking for a high-performing Specialist to join our Corporate Governance team who can assist in keeping up with the demands of a growing global HR/tech company.In this role, you will be working with members of Legal’s Governance Team and our outsourced entity management partner, primarily handling things related to corporate governance, along with other responsibilities, all of which will require critical thinking, innovation, and integrity.Being a fully distributed company, you will work synchronously and asynchronously with team members all over the world.
We are looking for someone with wonderful attention to detail, strong multi-task skills, high energy, a positive attitude, and no camera shyness.You will be bright, energetic, and a self-starter. The successful candidate will be able to handle any responsibility assigned, who can successfully work on their own but is also not afraid to ask for help.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Governance Manager, you will keep Oyster’s subsidiaries, up and running. This will include, but certainly is not limited to,
- Assisting outside vendor with corporate entity creation and entity management tasks
- Working with various external and internal teams to create and maintain corporate governance-related databases, FAQs, and other internal resources, as necessary
- Coordinating filings and documentation related to company secretarial services, directorship and registered address
- Coordinating contract and document signatures using company’s preferred electronic signature software
- Managing vendor relationships including assisting with invoicing, addressing governance-related queries, and coordinating effectively with external partners.
- Leading cross-functional initiatives to ensure governance standards meet evolving business and regulatory requirements.
- Working collaboratively, and independently, on corporate governance-related matters or projects as needed
- Driving process improvement initiatives in governance tasks, independently identifying areas for enhancement, and collaborating with the Governance Manager to implement sustainable changes.
- Providing input into or development of governance strategies that align with organizational goals.
- Assisting with legal escalations including responding to inquiries from internal business stakeholders regarding our corporate subsidiaries
- Working cross-functionally to fulfill Oyster's Mission and Vision
- Build and maintain strong relationships within the Legal department and with cross-functional departments
Core Requirements
We are looking for someone bright, energetic, and a self-starter. The successful candidate will be able to handle any responsibility assigned, who can successfully work on their own but is also not afraid to ask for help.
- Knowledge of corporate governance/entity management activities; prior corporate governance experience a plus
- Organized and detail-oriented, with excellent communication skills
- Thrives in a dynamic, high-performance environment, maintaining focus and delivering results under pressure
- Exhibits a proactive mindset and exercises sound independent judgment in decision-making
- Demonstrates enthusiasm for solving problems and adding value to the company
- [BONUS] Experience with remote work
- [BONUS] Proficient in Google Suite of products (Gmail, Google Doc, Google Sheets)
- [BONUS] Experience with Entity Management software preferred (e.g., Klea, or the like)
- [BONUS] Familiarity with a client relationship management system (such as Zendesk, Salesforce, ServiceNow) a plus
- [BONUS] Electronic signature software experience preferred (e.g., HelloSign, DocuSign)
- [BONUS] Working in Notion and Asana very helpful
You'll also need
- A reliable home internet connection (or be able to get one)
- Fluent English language skills
🦪 How we work together at Oyster
Our values guide the work we do, the decisions we make, and the culture that makes us special. We elevate talent. 🙌 We build trust. 🤝 We thrive together. 🌍Our mission is to create a more equal world—one global hire at a time. Everything we do ladders up to our mission—and that doesn’t just mean building software. We develop programs, participate in workshops, and create dedicated teams to ensure we successfully support companies and knowledge workers in this new world of work. We embrace asynchronous communication and collaborative work—and we share how we work in the Oyster Public HQ—to help other global teams learn from our experiences.
💌 How YOU work
Different countries have different statutory benefits, different cultures have different norms, and different people have different needs! In order to best support and encourage our diverse team, we’ve created How YOU Work; a program of policies, practices, and perks to support your whole human experience as an employee at Oyster.
- Work from anywhere: Oyster is a borderless, HQ-less company. As long as your work gets done on time, your team has the support they need, and you're authorized to work where you live, the world is truly your Oyster.
- Paid time off: We’re all about taking breaks—we all need it. Oyster provides employees with 40 days off each year, which includes public/bank holidays and vacation/holiday leave (unless your country mandates more).
- Mental health support: We consider your mental health a top priority. We offer access to Plumm, a mental well-being service, to support your mental health.
- Wellbeing allowance: Each month, Oyster will top up your ThanksBen wallet with a wellbeing allowance. You can get pretty much anything that your heart desires! ThanksBen offers a wide array of options for spending your wellbeing allowance. Check out their benefits catalogue here for inspiration.
- Flexible parental leave: Families are created in lots of different ways. Our parental leave policy applies to all employees who are becoming parents, regardless of how they become a parent. Oysters are eligible for a minimum of three months of paid parental leave and your job will be held for 12 months (or longer if required by local jurisdiction).
- WFH stipend: Stipend to spend on your laptop and any other equipment you need for your home office; we'll get you up and running in no time!
✨ The best jobs should be available to everyone
At Oyster, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences and we’ve intentionally built our product and our company with an inclusive, global mindset. We know from experience that people from underrepresented groups often don’t apply for roles they don’t feel they meet all the criteria for. We’re committed to elevating talent by creating a trust-based environment where we can all thrive together. So if you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily check every single box, please consider applying.
We’d love to hear how you might contribute to our mission and our team.Oyster is committed to ensuring equal opportunity of employment for qualified persons with disabilities and actively fosters an inclusive work environment. If you require reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process, please email jobs@oysterhr.com with the subject line: Interview Accommodations.Our available positions are published on our careers page and should you be invited to interview with us, our recruitment team will only ever contact you directly from an @oysterhr.com email address.
We will never ask you to send us money as part of a job offer. If you receive a suspicious email relating to opportunities at Oyster from any other email domain where someone is claiming to be a part of our recruitment team, or are directed to anywhere other than www.oysterhr.com/careers to view our available jobs we encourage you to submit a report through our Compliance and Ethics Helpline.
