Senior Counsel - Employment and Internal Investigations

Location Details: United States - Remote

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

GoDaddy is looking for a dedicated and experienced attorney to serve as our primary internal investigator. The majority of your work time will be devoted to conducting investigations into employment-related concerns raised internally or via our Ethics Helpline. This position plays a critical role in maintaining GoDaddy’s high ethical standards and ensuring compliance with employment (and other) laws.

What you'll get to do...

• Carry out fair and efficient investigations on serious company policy violations. This involves handling sensitive topics, conducting interviews, reviewing legal and compliance rules, and using data from different systems when necessary.
• Use excellent judgment and extensive knowledge of employment laws for reviews of company policies and procedures.
• Author clear, concise, and professional investigation reports promptly and maintain well-organized and accurate case files.
• Partner with Employee Relations and other members of the Compliance & Risk team within legal, business leadership, and outside counsel to promote consistency and fairness in all practices.
• Train, guide, and mentor members of Employee Relations with respect to the investigations their team conducts.
• Engage in strategy to craft and help implement both proactive and responsive programs and plans to minimize risk to the Company.
• Sometimes, you might handle other employment issues and projects, giving reliable legal advice on topics such as employee relations, hiring, training, performance management, discipline, payroll, benefits, and employee leave and accommodation requests.

Your experience should include...

• J.D. from an accredited law school with an active license to practice law in at least one U.S. state. Arizona, California, and/or Washington, licenses a plus.
• 8+ years of legal experience in employment law.
• Experience conducting employment investigations. This includes fact-finding interviews and building trust to handle sensitive situations tactfully.
• Flexible with work hours to respond to urgent issues and situational needs, including interviewing witnesses based on their shift schedules.
• You strive for continuous improvement and use data, experimentation, and technology to identify changes that deliver better outcomes.
• Strong business insight to understand and anticipate the nature and magnitude of issues that could arise in various settings.
• Strong task prioritization based on the level of risk to the organization and business priorities.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

You might also have...

• In-house legal experience.
• Law review and/or moot court team experience.
• Experience or study in Human Resources or related fields.
• SPHR or SHRM certification

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 myrecruiter@godaddy.com. 

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