Senior Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs, Employment

<div class="content-intro"><h2 style="font-family: GothamBold,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #662d91;">Teamwork makes the stream work.</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3 style="font-family: GothamBold,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><strong>Roku is changing how the world watches TV</strong></h3> <p>Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers.</p> <p>From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><p>&nbsp;</p> <h3 class="mt-6 mb-2 font-semibold text-xl" data-streamdown="heading-3"><span class="font-semibold" data-streamdown="strong">What is the role?</span></h3> <p class="text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-200 my-2.5 last:mb-0 first:mt-0 ">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 &amp; 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.&nbsp;</p> <h3 class="mt-6 mb-2 font-semibold text-xl" data-streamdown="heading-3"><span class="font-semibold" data-streamdown="strong">How will I use AI at Roku?</span></h3> <p class="text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-200 my-2.5 last:mb-0 first:mt-0 ">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.</p> <p class="text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-200 my-2.5 last:mb-0 first:mt-0 ">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.</p> <h3 class="mt-6 mb-2 font-semibold text-xl" data-streamdown="heading-3"><span class="font-semibold" data-streamdown="strong">What are the responsibilities of the role?</span></h3> <ul class="list-inside list-disc whitespace-normal [li_&amp;]:pl-6" data-streamdown="unordered-list"> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Advise People Business Partners, People Shared Services, Compensation &amp; Benefits, and other partner teams on employment matters including hiring, performance management, grievances, disciplinary actions, investigations, redundancies, reorganizations, and wage and hour compliance</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">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</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Support the development and maintenance of a global employment and labor framework, including handbooks, policies, and procedures</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Research and monitor employment legislation and legal developments, proactively implementing compliance and risk-mitigation strategies</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Review and advise on contractual agreements with third-party service providers, vendors, and staffing agencies, as well as internal practices for engaging contingent workers</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Draft and negotiate employment agreements, performance and disciplinary notices, settlement agreements, and other employment-related documentation</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Advise on complex and sensitive employment matters, facilitating pre-dispute resolution and positioning the organization for potential employment litigation</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Manage employment-related claims and litigation globally, including overseeing outside counsel, responding to complaints and settlement demands, and negotiating resolutions</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Assist with preparing, reviewing, and implementing employee training programs</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Support additional legal projects and initiatives as needed</li> </ul> <h3 class="mt-6 mb-2 font-semibold text-xl" data-streamdown="heading-3"><span class="font-semibold" data-streamdown="strong">What experience would help someone be successful in this role at Roku?</span></h3> <ul class="list-inside list-disc whitespace-normal [li_&amp;]:pl-6" data-streamdown="unordered-list"> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">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</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Deep knowledge of