Product Counsel

Summary

Join GoDaddy's Legal Department as a Product Counsel and play a key role in advising on legal and regulatory matters throughout the product lifecycle. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage legal risks, and provide guidance on product designs, policies, and customer communications. This remote position requires 6+ years of experience as commercial, product, or corporate transactions counsel, including 2+ years supporting product teams, a J.D. from an accredited law school, and an active law license. GoDaddy offers a range of benefits, including paid time off, retirement savings, bonuses, equity grants, health benefits, and parental leave. The position is remote, but occasional office visits may be required. This role is not available in certain states.

Requirements

• 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
• Active license to practice law in any of the 50 states

Responsibilities

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

Law review and/or moot court team experience

Benefits

• 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
• Parental leave