Senior Product Counsel

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💎 Seniority level: Senior, 6+ years

📍 Location: United States

🔍 Industry: Legal

🏢 Company: GoDaddy👥 5001-10000💰 $800,000,000 Post-IPO Equity over 3 years ago🫂 Last layoff over 1 year agoWeb Hosting Domain Registrar Web Development Online Portals

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 6+ years

🪄 Skills: Product ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct DevelopmentStrategyBusiness OperationsCommunication SkillsCollaborationNegotiationComplianceRisk Management

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; law review and/or moot court team experience strongly preferred
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

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