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Sr. Legal Counsel

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London, Greater London, England
Senior level
London, Greater London, England
Senior level
As EMEA Senior Legal Counsel, you'll negotiate complex contracts, advise sales teams on processes, and provide legal support for diverse business matters.
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As EMEA Senior Legal Counsel you will join the rapidly growing global legal team supporting Databricks' business activities and working on diverse matters including the development of our business across multiple jurisdictions, negotiating commercial contracts, and solving issues relating to security and privacy. You will be agile, highly organized and have the skills, drive and flexibility to support and accelerate this leading technology company, addressing cutting-edge legal issues and organizational challenges. This role is based in London. 

The impact you will have:

  • Draft and negotiate complex, strategic non-standard agreements;
  • Advise and partner with sales teams on deal process and contract management;
  • Lead on OKR projects and the development of templates and internal guidance;
  • Understand product, data security, financial services regulation and privacy process issues to guide the sales team during negotiations, and in many other contexts;
  • Help with standardization of documentation across multiple jurisdictions;
  • Understand Databricks' internal structures, product offerings, technology, security/data protection systems and policies to give you a foundation for providing support across all lines of business; &
  • Provide general legal support across all areas of the business.

What we look for:

  • Expertise negotiating complex agreements for SaaS and AI products with highly regulated entities including Financial Services customers across EMEA, with subject matter expertise in financial services regulation (principally the EBA Guidelines and DORA); 
  • Qualified attorney or solicitor (or EU equivalent) with 8+ years of relevant experience post-qualification, including time in an English speaking jurisdiction;
  • Relevant tech sector in-house legal experience;
  • Understanding of cloud services, technology, channel, and professional services contracts;
  • High-level negotiation and legal drafting skills;
  • Solid knowledge of business process, ideally gained in-house, relating to commercial, contract, intellectual property, and data privacy law;
  • Experience managing high workload in a fast-paced environment with competing demands; and 
  • You  have a strong desire to be part of a dynamic legal team supporting the recognized leader in data and AI.

About Databricks

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Benefits
At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region, please visit https://www.mybenefitsnow.com/databricks. 

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

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