Senior Director and Senior Counsel, Head of Global Labor and Employment

Location Details:Remote, United States

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.

Join our team

We're looking for a Senior Counsel and Senior Director, Head of Global Labor and Employment to join our team at GoDaddy! In this role, you'll serve as the Head of Employment Legal, reporting to the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel – Risk & Compliance. You'll lead our global labor law function by coordinating a team spanning the U.S. and international markets—while staying actively involved in complex, high-impact employment matters.

As our primary in-house expert on employment and labor law, you'll blend strategic leadership with hands-on execution. You'll operate at the executive level while directly advising on sensitive workforce issues that shape our business.

This highly visible leadership role puts you at the center of setting and executing a global employment legal strategy across our multinational workforce. You'll partner closely with executive leadership, our broader Legal team, and People Operations to drive risk-informed decisions and support continued business growth.

What you'll get to do...

• Lead and coordinate all global workforce legal issues related to employee relations and labor matters across GoDaddy's corporate and international operations
• Build, develop, and inspire a distributed team of employment attorneys (U.S. and international), fostering alignment, accountability, and high performance
• Serve as a trusted advisor to our C-suite and executive leadership on workforce strategy, risk, and compliance
• Personally handle and closely advise on our most complex and sensitive matters, including executive-level issues, internal investigations, reorganizations, and reductions in force
• Develop and implement global employment policies, practices, and governance frameworks that align with local laws and company objectives
• Shape and deliver clear, practical legal guidance on employment risk to enable informed business decision-making
• Partner with our Litigation team to manage employment-related disputes, agency matters, and outside counsel strategy
• Drive a proactive, risk-based approach to employment law by monitoring legal developments and implementing scalable compliance solutions
• Advise on international labor matters, including works councils (e.g., Germany) and other jurisdiction-specific re