Corporate Counsel - Compliance

Location Details: Remote, United States

At GoDaddy the future of work looks different for each team. Some teams work in the office full-time, others have a hybrid arrangement (they work remotely some days and in the office some days) and some work entirely remotely.

This position may be a hybrid or fully remote position, as decided by your manager. If designated as hybrid, you’ll divide your time between working remotely from your home and an office location, so you should live within commuting distance. If designated as remote, you’ll be working remotely from your home and may occasionally visit a GoDaddy office to meet with your team for events or meetings. Your hiring manager can share more about this role’s hybrid or remote designation.

This position is not eligible to be performed in Alaska, Mississippi, North Dakota, or the Virgin Islands.

GoDaddy is not currently considering candidates for this role in California, Seattle, or NYC.

Join our team

At GoDaddy, we are seeking a Compliance Counsel (U.S.) who is a highly motivated, detail-oriented teammate ready to take ownership of key compliance responsibilities in our growing global Compliance function. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to deepen expertise in complex regulatory areas while supporting a best-in-class and scalable compliance program.

This position will support GoDaddy’s global Compliance/Regulatory Excellence function, with a focus on U.S. sanctions, outbound calling, vendor compliance, AML/KYC, conflicts, and policy governance, while also partnering with colleagues on EU/UK sanctions, the Digital Services Act, and modern slavery compliance. The Senior Compliance Counsel will collaborate cross-functionally with Privacy, Security, and Legal to support the continuous improvement of GoDaddy’s compliance posture.

What you'll get to do...

• Promote a culture of compliance and ensure efficient and effective risk and compliance management practices are adhered to across the business.
• Own U.S. sanctions and vendor compliance administration, including OFAC and 50-state sanctions requirements.
• Lead TCPA and outbound calling compliance across all 50 U.S. states.
• Handle FinCEN/KYC escalations, conflict reviews, and U.S. government contract obligations (FAR compliance).
• Oversee Code of Conduct governance, investigation portal, and compliance policy lifecycle.
• Serve as backup on RFI responses and compliance mailbox, supporting timely sanctions alert resolutions.
• Coordinate closely with the Privacy team on GDPR, international data transfer, and data protection compliance matters.
• Partner with colleagues to own EU/UK sanctions, international outbound calling compliance, Digital Services Act, and modern slavery compliance.
• Oversee global compliance training and development programs, including Code of Conduct, Conflicts of Interest, Sanctions, AML/KYC, and Modern Slavery.
• Support investigations into reports received via the compliance portal, ensuring consistent case handling and documentation.
• Monitor evolving global regulations (e.g., AML, sanctions, privacy, ESG, AI) and provide practical advice to business leaders.
• Partner with leadership to measure compliance program effectiveness and report on progress to senior collaborators.

Your experience should include...

• Juris Doctor (JD) and active license in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar, with 5+ years of experience focused on regulatory compliance and employee investigations (in-house or at a law firm).
• Strong experience in OFAC/sanctions screening and escalation management, including RFI handling.
• Familiarity with AML/KYC processes, conflicts of interest reviews, and vendor due diligence.
• Knowledge of TCPA, outbound calling compliance, and U.S. government contracting obligations (FAR).
• Experience conducting employee investigations, including documentation, interviewing, and coordination with Legal and People Operations.
• Experience drafting and implementing compliance policies, procedures, and training materials.
• Experience supporting investigations and documenting case outcomes.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills; ability to work effectively across teams and geographies.
• Ability to balance detail-oriented risk analysis with practical, business-focused solutions.
• Proficiency in leveraging AI tools for compliance workflows, research, and monitoring.

We've got your back...  We offer a range of total rewards that may include paid time off, retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes), bonus/incentive eligibility, equity grants, participation in our employee stock purchase plan, competitive health benefits, and other family-friendly benefits including parental leave. GoDaddy’s benefits vary based on individual role and location and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process.

We also embrace our diverse culture and offer a range of Employee Resource Groups (Culture). Have a side hustle? No problem. We love entrepreneurs! Most importantly, come as you are and make your own way. 

About us...  GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing the help and tools to succeed online, making opportunity more inclusive for all. GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers, sell their products and services, and manage their work. Our mission is to give our customers the tools, insights, and people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into success. To learn more about the company, visit About Us. 

At GoDaddy, we know diverse teams build better products—period. Our people and culture reflect and celebrate that sense of diversity and inclusion in ideas, experiences and perspectives. But we also know that’s not enough to build true equity and belonging in our communities. That’s why we prioritize integrating diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging principles into the core of how we work every day—focusing not only on our employee experience, but also our customer experience and operations. It’s the best way to serve our mission of empowering entrepreneurs everywhere, and making opportunity more inclusive for all. To read more about these commitments, as well as our representation and pay equity data, check out our Diversity and Pay Parity annual report which can be found on our Diversity Careers page.

GoDaddy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. GoDaddy will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements. Refer to our full EEO policy.

Our recruiting team is available to assist you in completing your application. If they could be helpful, please reach out to [email protected]. 

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