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GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY), the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, seeks an experienced corporate transactions attorney to support domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic investments, and other corporate transactions. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the company’s mergers & acquisitions program and support our growth and strategic vision. This role will report to the VP, Legal – Corporate, M&A, Governance & Legal Operations.
What you'll get to do...
- Lead legal aspects of transactions independently and with minimal direct supervision, interacting directly with internal stakeholders, deal counterparties, external counsel and other advisors
- Develop and execute legal and business strategy in close partnership with the Corporate and Business Development team and business sponsors & their teams
- Counsel the company’s executives and senior leadership on structuring, negotiating and closing strategic transactions, emphasizing a pragmatic, business-oriented approach to problem-solving
- Structure and supervise efficient legal due diligence reviews designed to identify key risks, evaluate their potential impact on the company, and develop effective action plans to mitigate such risks
- Draft and negotiate deal documentation, partnering closely with external counsel for support as needed
- Work closely with colleagues on the Corporate and Business Development & Strategic Initiatives teams to further build and innovate the company’s M&A program
- Design and provide training on M&A and corporate transactions to internal teams
Your experience should include...
- Acting as the lead counsel on domestic and international M&A and other corporate transactions, including being a primary negotiator of key deal terms with counterparties and their counsel
- Demonstrating a depth of legal knowledge, including familiarity with specialized areas that arise frequently in M&A and other corporate transactions (e.g., accounting, corporate tax, employee benefits, employment matters, executive compensation, antitrust, and securities)
- Effectively joining forces with internal and external stakeholders, including Total Rewards, Treasury, Corporate Accounting, Corporate Strategy, Compliance, Litigation and Investor Relations
- Exhibiting excellent business judgment and strategic thinking
- Comfortably and confidently advising and interacting with executives and senior leaders, and having a demonstrated ability to earn their confidence and serve as a trusted advisor
- Displaying excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and a keen attention to detail
- Thriving as part of a collaborative and fun team committed to delivering white-glove client service in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
- Being able to work independently and collaboratively and manage multiple projects in an efficient and timely manner
We've got your back... Enjoy our many benefits (My Wallet), including paid time off, 401k, equity grants and parental leave. Join one of our employee resource groups (Culture). Continue to have a side hustle, if you have one (we love entrepreneurs, remember?). Most importantly, come as you are and make your own way.
About us... GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing all of the help and tools to succeed online. 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 the people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into success. To learn more about the company, visit About Us (https://aboutus.godaddy.net/about-us/overview/default.aspx.)
GoDaddy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of age, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression (including against any individual that is transitioning, has transitioned, or is perceived to be transitioning), marital status or civil partnership/union status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, childbirth, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law. GoDaddy will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements.
If you need help completing an application for a position with GoDaddy, please reach out to our Recruiting Team at myrecruiter@godaddy.com.
GoDaddy doesn’t accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.
Job ID R014621
