Senior Product Counsel

Location Details: Remote, US

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 is a remote position, so you’ll be working remotely from your home. You may occasionally visit a GoDaddy office to meet with your team for events or meetings.  

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

The Legal Department, comprised of Commercial, Corporate Governance & Operations, Compliance & Risk, and Corporate & Government Affairs, joins forces across the enterprise to navigate rapidly evolving challenges and support GoDaddy’s mission and strategic priorities while continuously innovating, prudently managing risk, and maintaining GoDaddy’s dedication to integrity and regulatory excellence. This is an exciting opportunity to play a role in advancing GoDaddy’s mission of empowering entrepreneurs everywhere, making opportunity more inclusive for all, while contributing to innovative product offerings like GoDaddy Airo, our cutting-edge AI solution.

What you'll get to do...

• Serve as a key product counsel, advising on legal and regulatory considerations throughout the product lifecycle, from concept and development through launch and ongoing operations
• Collaborate closely with product, engineering, marketing, compliance, and other cross-functional teams to enable product innovation while managing legal risk
• Act as primary lawyer on certain cross-business unit initiatives, coordinating with other subject matter experts within and outside the Legal Department as needed
• Advise on legal and regulatory risks of business decisions and strategic initiatives, and help craft pragmatic solutions that mitigate risk and support growth
• Provide legal guidance on product designs, policies, go-to-market strategies, and customer communications to ensure alignment with legal requirements and best practices
• Work closely with GoDaddy’s Legal Department and compliance group to maintain a current understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape, including support and maintenance of legal and regulatory obligations as they apply to the business
• Draft, review, and negotiate product-related third-party agreements, including technology licensing, data sharing, and vendor agreements
• Develop strategy for engaging, and navigate communications with, external collaborators, such as customers, partners, and regulators
• Work closely with business partners and the compliance group to identify, track, and remediate compliance issues
• Build operational mechanisms that drive measurable operational efficiencies and improve legal and business workflows
• Provide training to business partners, senior management and relevant staff, as appropriate
• Instruct and manage external counsel within agreed policies and budget

Your experience should include...

• 6+ years experience as commercial counsel, product counsel, or corporate transactions counsel, including 2+ years of direct support for product teams
• J.D. from an accredited law school with excellent academic qualifications required; law review and/or moot court team experience strongly preferred
• Active license to practice law in any of the 50 states

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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