Offer Letter (Portugal) by Seedsummit
This document is a template for an offer letter extended to a prospective employee. It outlines the essential terms of employment, including the job title, remuneration (fixed income and potential equity), work schedule, direct reporting structure, and start date. The template provides clear instructions for customization and includes placeholders for both the company's representative and the employee's signatures.
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OFFER LETTER
Private and Confidential
[Sender]
[Address]
[Recipient]
[Address]
[Date]
Dear [Recipient],
We’re happy to extend you an offer as [job title]¹.
¹ After inserting the job description, sender may insert a brief description of the job being offered. Frequently, the reasoning of the offer is laid out, along with key factors of assessment for growth inside the company.
We would like to lay out the conditions² of our offer:
Remuneration:
Fixed income³ :
(Equity)⁴:
Work day⁵:
Direct report⁶:
Start date⁷:
² Conditions may vary and others can be added such as place of work, signing bonus, etc.
³ Gross value per year, split by the nr of months.
⁴ To be inserted if there will be Employee Stock Options Plan (ESOP), vesting years and cliff.
⁵ Days of week, sender may choose to instead describe weekly working hours, etc.
⁶ Insert job title to whom the new employee will report to.
⁷ Starting date: day, month, year.
We believe you will be a key piece in helping us scale [company] and we hope to work with you soon.
Please return this offer letter signed so that we can proceed with the legal documentation.
_____________________________ | ________________________________ |
[Name of employee] | [Representative of the Company] |
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