Senior Counsel, Roku
Business & Legal Affairs, Employment
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4+ days a week in office
Convenient & affordable TV streaming players
Posted today
Convenient & affordable TV streaming players
1001+ employees
Posted today
More information about location
4+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide its users with a more convenient and cost effective way of watching the programs they love.
Role
Who you are
- At Roku, AI agents and AI-enabled tools handle a growing share of first-draft, repetitive, analytical, and execution-heavy work across the company. Our people lead those systems; setting direction, providing context, exercising judgment, and stepping in when work needs correction or deeper thinking. If you are excited about working this way, we want to talk to you
- You can describe specific examples where you used AI tools, agents, or workflow automation to move faster, raise quality, or scale your impact
- You frame problems well, guide AI-assisted work, verify results, and ramp quickly in unfamiliar domains. Above all, you bring curiosity, adaptability, good judgment, and a willingness to learn new ways of working
- At Roku, we're embracing AI as a powerful tool to amplify human creativity, accelerate innovation, and deliver better results for our customers. Across teams, we're exploring how AI can enhance our work—and we're only looking for people who are curious, adaptable, and excited to grow alongside these technologies
- Qualified legal professional with 6 or more years of post-qualification experience advising on employment and labor matters at a law firm or in-house legal department
- Deep knowledge of UK employment and labor laws, with exposure to additional EMEA jurisdictions or India preferred
- Prior in-house legal experience strongly preferred
- Experience advising on employment and labor issues in the technology, entertainment, or content production industries preferred
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects and deadlines across stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
- Proven ability to work collaboratively across departments and functions
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Proactive approach to identifying and suggesting process improvements
- Ability to work independently with an entrepreneurial mindset
What the job involves
- Roku is seeking a Senior Counsel, Employment and Labor to join its Legal team, providing strategic guidance on a broad range of employment, labor, benefits, and related matters across the UK, EMEA, and global operations
- In this role, you will partner closely with People Business Partners, People Shared Services, Compensation & Benefits, and other cross-functional teams to translate complex legal requirements into clear, actionable advice
- You will draft and negotiate employment agreements, settlement agreements, and other key documents, while managing employment-related claims, litigation, and outside counsel relationships
- You will monitor evolving employment legislation and proactively drive compliance strategies and risk mitigation across the organization
- This position requires an entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, innovative environment, balancing multiple priorities and stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in UK employment and labor law, with exposure to additional EMEA or international jurisdictions, and a commitment to practical, business-oriented legal counsel
- Advise People Business Partners, People Shared Services, Compensation & Benefits, and other partner teams on employment matters including hiring, performance management, grievances, disciplinary actions, investigations, redundancies, reorganizations, and wage and hour compliance
- Provide counsel on agency worker and contractor engagement, reasonable accommodations, flexible work requests, leaves of absence, employee privacy, data security, benefits, TUPE transfers, and works councils
- Support the development and maintenance of a global employment and labor framework, including handbooks, policies, and procedures
- Research and monitor employment legislation and legal developments, proactively implementing compliance and risk-mitigation strategies
- Review and advise on contractual agreements with third-party service providers, vendors, and staffing agencies, as well as internal practices for engaging contingent workers
- Draft and negotiate employment agreements, performance and disciplinary notices, settlement agreements, and other employment-related documentation
- Advise on complex and sensitive employment matters, facilitating pre-dispute resolution and positioning the organization for potential employment litigation
- Manage employment-related claims and litigation globally, including overseeing outside counsel, responding to complaints and settlement demands, and negotiating resolutions
- Assist with preparing, reviewing, and implementing employee training programs
- Support additional legal projects and initiatives as needed
Our take
According to Nielsen data, the average streamer spends over seven minutes searching for something to watch. Streaming services use customers' viewing history to make suggestions, but these are limited to programs licensed for that particular service.
Roku provides an integrated streaming service that offers TV channels, movies and third-party streaming services, resulting in an all-in-one streaming platform. The service can be accessed through a variety of customized subscription packages and fees.
Roku stands out in the streaming industry by bringing many competitors together in one package. The startup provides further innovative services such as a weekly TV series named 'Roku Recommends' which uses first-party data to recommend essential viewing to users.
Alongside funding filmmakers through its "Change Makers Program", Roku also acquired its own original library of shows through its acquisition of now-defunct Quibi's library. Then, after successful collaborations with TCL and Hisense, the first in-house "Roku Television" was released. In 2026, it was announced that media giant FOX would acquire Roku, which the companies say will create the third largest player in US TV by share of viewing.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2016
$45.5m
LATE VC
Nov 2015
$45.5m
SERIES H
Total funding: $247.8m
Company benefits
- Medical, wellness and financial benefits
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
Company HQ
Newhall, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Anthony Wood
(Founder & CEO)Studied Engineering at Texas A&M before founding their first company in 1986. They held VP roles at both Adobe and Netflix.
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