Lifted, an Upwork Company

General Counsel

• Lead the review, negotiation, and strategic management of staffing and contingent workforce agreements, including those related to Employer of Record (EOR), Agent of Record (AOR), staff augmentation, and other workforce solutions.
• Manage a wide range of complex, high-impact commercial agreements with clients, vendors, and partners, including MSAs, amendments, NDAs, statements of work, DPAs, pilot agreements, partnership agreements, channel sales agreements, and terms of service.
• Provide counsel on employment law considerations as they intersect with commercial contracting, including worker classification, co-employment, benefits, and compliance with federal, state, and international labor and employment laws.
• Serve as a key advisor to senior leaders across business units, delivering strategic, solutions-oriented legal guidance that aligns business goals with risk posture and drives stakeholder alignment.
• Identify and lead operational improvements, including the design and implementation of scalable contract templates, playbooks, fallback positions, escalation policies, and workflows.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with RevOps, Sourcing, InfoSec, and other partners to address challenges, align on processes, and support forecasting and enablement efforts.
• Support ad hoc legal analysis, corporate transactions as needed, and other projects that arise as Lifted scales.

Commercial Counsel