Regulatory Counsel, International Expansion

Fora•New York City, NY

6d•Onsite

About The Position

About Fora Fora is the modern travel agency, empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs to build thriving travel advisory businesses. We're modernizing the $100B+ travel industry with AI woven through every part of the advisor's workflow, plus global supplier relationships, personalized training, and a vibrant community, all in one place. That's what lets advisors build businesses that scale, while their taste and service create trips no algorithm alone could plan. At the heart of it all is our mission: to help the next generation of travel entrepreneurs turn their love for travel into a fulfilling career, whether full-time or part-time. We're mission-driven and obsessed with our customers, and we believe humans and AI are both essential: the best work here comes from people and technology at their best, together. That's not just a philosophy about our product, it's how we build our team. Everyone at Fora gets hands-on with frontier AI tooling as part of the job. At Fora, you'll learn to be AI-fluent, with real experience applying AI to solve problems day to day, wherever you sit in the company. Founded in 2021, Fora has grown to a team of 250+ full-time employees based in downtown New York City . In 2026, we closed a $60 million Series D led by Forerunner and Tactile Ventures, with continued backing from Thrive Capital, Insight Partners, and Heartcore Capital. We've been named a LinkedIn Top Startup (2024), one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies (2023 and 2025), and one of TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies (2026). Come build something that hasn't existed before. About The Role We’re seeking a highly motivated Regulatory Counsel to oversee Fora’s global regulatory compliance, including data and privacy. This is a strategic role in a high-growth technology environment presenting an opportunity to own and build the regulatory and compliance framework for international expansion. As Fora’s international footprint grows, this role will have the opportunity to build and lead a regulatory compliance function, including hiring additional regulatory operations support.

Requirements

6+ years of legal/compliance and regulatory operations experience (combined Big Law and in-house in a startup, technology or other dynamic environment)
J.D.
Experience with market entry or product expansion in a travel tech, fintech, healthcare, e-commerce/marketplace or other highly regulated industry
Commercial with excellent judgment balancing legal and business risk with appropriate escalations
Clear, effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally and build trusted relationships
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, cross-functional workflows, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Enthusiastic with proven track record of learning quickly, taking initiative, resourcefulness and willingness to step in where needed to fill gaps
Ability to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting privacy/security, AI and other emerging tech transactional considerations
Knowledge of travel industry-specific regulations (ATOL, Package Travel Regulations in EU/UK and seller of travel regulations)
Experience coordinating outside/local counsel across multiple jurisdictions

Responsibilities

Lead and evaluate regulatory research and corporate structuring to inform the international expansion strategy
Serve as a trusted advisor to the International Team in evaluating new markets, and providing pragmatic guidance that enables business priorities
Assess licensing and compliance requirements (e.g., package travel regulations, payments, data privacy regimes, seller-of-travel laws) for each target market and translate them into clear, actionable requirements for the business
Manage and coordinate local counsel across multiple jurisdictions, synthesizing their input into a coherent internal strategy with clear recommendations for internal stakeholders
Build lightweight, scalable processes for monitoring regulatory changes across active and prospective markets
Digest regulatory and legal requirements into tangible requirements and partner with International, Product and Operations teams on implementation
Review training materials and resources to ensure advisors understand their local licensing/regulatory responsibilities
Develop policies, playbooks, legal templates and frameworks that standardize regulatory operations across markets
Help define the long-term organizational structure and capabilities needed to support Fora’s global regulatory obligations
Provide compliance oversight, including conducting risk assessments and driving compliance initiatives that ensure we’re operating effectively while adhering to applicable laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions
Engage with regulators and manage responses to examinations/audits
Stay current on legal and regulatory developments to inform senior leaders of business impacts and keep Fora ahead of its compliance obligations
Establish systems and controls to ensure Fora fulfills legal and regulatory obligations to remain in good standing as its international footprint expand
Own business registrations/qualifications and annual/periodic filings and reporting obligations (license renewals, bonding/trust reporting, etc.), keeping the company in good standing as we expand