Assistant General Counsel - Business Unit Lawyer

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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 offsites.

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

Join our team

The Legal Department, comprised of Law, Compliance, Corporate Audit Services (Internal Audit), Corporate Sustainability/ESG, and Government & Industry Affairs, joins forces across the enterprise to navigate 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 opportunities more inclusive for all.

What you’ll get to do…

• Advise on legal and regulatory risks of business decisions and central initiatives, and help craft pragmatic solutions that mitigate risk and support growth, often in partnership with other teams across the company
• Advise on and draft and negotiate contracts relating to a broad spectrum of commercial transactions, including partnership agreements, marketing agreements, and others
• Instruct and manage external counsel within agreed policies and budget
• Provide training to Legal Department, senior management, and relevant staff, as appropriate
• Work closely with business partners and the compliance group to identify, track, and remediate compliance issues
• Act as a primary lawyer on certain cross-business unit projects, coordinating with other subject matter experts within and outside the Department as needed
• Advise on legal and regulatory elements of the design, build, and execution of products and services
• Work closely with GoDaddy’s Legal Department and GoDaddy’s compliance group to maintain a current understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape, including the support and maintenance of legal and regulatory obligations as these apply to the business
• Develop a strategy for engaging, and navigating communications with, external collaborators, such as customers, partners, and regulators

Please note that roles within GoDaddy may evolve with the needs of the business and the legal and regulatory landscape.

Your experience should include…

• J.D. from an accredited law school with excellent academic qualifications
• Cultivates a culture of inclusion and trust
• Influences, often without formal decision-making authority, large cross-functional teams with varying priorities, subject matter expertise, and levels of experience
• Active license to practice law in any of the 50 states.
• Anticipates needs and proactively and creatively solves problems and resolves potential areas of conflict
• Joins forces across the enterprise, but is not afraid to challenge others in a diplomatic manner
• 8+ years of experience as commercial counsel, product counsel, or corporate transaction counsel.
• Has outstanding written and verbal communication and presentation skills, including confidence in advising executives, and the ability to read audiences and adjust messaging accordingly
• Identifies trends and proposes scalable solutions and processes to support accelerated growth
• Effectively leads through ambiguity and drives outcomes
• Rolls up sleeves and dives into problems and projects, but also pulls back the lens and thinks strategically
• Strives for continuous improvement using problem-solving skills

You might also have…

• Law review and/or moot court team experience

We've got your back... We offer a range of benefits that may include paid time off, retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes), incentive eligibility, equity grants, participation in an employee stock purchase plan, 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 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].

GoDaddy doesn’t accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.

Job ID R018408