Senior Counsel of Business & Legal Affairs, Roku
Employment
$230-260k
+ Equity
In office Monday - Thursday
4 days a week in office ( San Jose, CA)
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
Be an early applicant
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$230-260k
+ Equity
In office Monday - Thursday
4 days a week in office ( San Jose, CA)
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
- The successful candidate must have a strong working knowledge of employment and labor laws and hands-on experience translating legal requirements into actionable advice for the People and other teams
- The role requires an entrepreneurial mindset that enables you to work independently
- JD with at least 7 years of experience handling employment and labor issues in a demanding and innovative business and legal environment
- Expertise in employment counseling with a strong understanding of state and federal employment and labor laws (with an emphasis on California, Texas, and New York)
- Prior in-house experience strongly preferred
- Admission to the New York or California Bar preferred
- Experience advising on employment and labor issues unique to the technology and/or entertainment/content production industries preferred
- Knowledge of international employment and labor laws a plus
- Strong Microsoft Office skills including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, utilizing effective organizational skills to prioritize and manage deadlines for multiple simultaneous projects for multiple stakeholders
- Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-department and cross-functional role
- Willingness to actively suggest process improvements in the course of completing assignments
- Strong written and oral communication skills, attention to detail and good judgment
What the job involves
- Roku, Inc Is seeking a Senior Counsel, Business and Legal Affairs (Employment) to join its growing legal team
- You will work closely with Roku’s Legal and cross-functional teams advising on a wide variety of employment-related matters
- Provide advice and counsel to the People Business Partner, People Shared Services, Compensation & Benefits, and other partner team on a broad range of employment issues including hiring, performance management, discipline and separations, reorganizations, wage and hour compliance, pay equity and transparency, contingent worker/contractor issues, reasonable accommodations, leaves of absence, privacy, benefits, workplace investigations, and other employment-related matters
- Review and provide guidance on the development of global employee practices, policies, and procedures
- Research and monitor employment-related legal developments and engage proactively to drive compliance and implement risk-mitigating strategies
- Draft and negotiate employment offers and agreements, separation and settlement agreements and other employment-related agreements and documents
- Review and advise on contractual agreements with third-party service providers, vendors, and/or staffing agencies, and internal processes and practices related to engagement of third-party workers
- Advise on complex and/or sensitive employment matters and help resolve matters through pre-dispute resolution and positioning Roku for potential employment litigation
- Manage employment-related claims and litigation, including managing outside counsel and responding to administrative charges, complaints, attorney letters, settlement demands and claims globally. Negotiate appropriate resolutions to claims and other pending matters
- Assist with preparing, reviewing and implementing training programs
- Assist with other projects 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 in 2021. After successful collaborations with TCL and Hisense, the first in-house "Roku Television" was released in 2023, further exemplifying the streaming company's wider ambitions in the media sector.
Kirsty
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
- Free snacks and access to the company fitness center
Company HQ
Newhall, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Anthony Wood
(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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