Senior Legal Counsel (France)

Databricks Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Databricks as EMEA Senior Legal Counsel and be part of a dynamic legal team supporting a leading technology company. You will handle contract negotiations, address legal and regulatory issues, and guide stakeholders in a fast-paced, cutting-edge environment, with opportunities for substantial impact.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits tailored to employees' needs

Diverse and inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant legal experience, ideally in tech sector.
• Experience managing workload in fast-paced environments.
• Expertise in cloud services and data privacy.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate complex agreements across jurisdictions.
• Advise sales teams on deal processes and contract management.
• Lead localization projects and standardize documentation.

Skills

Fluency in English

Fluency in French

Negotiation skills

Legal drafting skills

Knowledge of commercial law

Education

Qualified attorney or solicitor (or EU equivalent)

Job description

As EMEA Senior Legal Counsel, you will join the rapidly growing global legal team supporting Databricks' business activities. You will work on diverse matters including:

• Developing our business across multiple jurisdictions
• Negotiating commercial contracts
• Addressing security and privacy issues

You should be agile, highly organized, and possess the skills, drive, and flexibility to support and accelerate this leading technology company, tackling cutting-edge legal issues and organizational challenges.

The impact you will have:

• Drafting and negotiating complex, non-standard agreements
• Advising sales teams on deal processes and contract management
• Leading French localisation OKR projects
• Understanding product, data security, and privacy issues to guide negotiations and support across the business
• Standardizing documentation across jurisdictions
• Gaining a thorough understanding of Databricks' internal structures, products, technology, security, and policies to provide comprehensive support
• Providing general legal support across all areas of the business

What we look for:

• Fluent English and French (first language or CERF C2), with the ability to draft complex obligations in both languages
• Qualified attorney or solicitor (or EU equivalent) with 8+ years of relevant experience, including in an English-speaking jurisdiction
• Relevant in-house legal experience in the tech sector
• Understanding of cloud services, technology, channel, and professional services contracts
• High-level negotiation and legal drafting skills
• Solid knowledge of business processes related to commercial law, intellectual property, and data privacy, ideally gained in-house
• Experience managing workload in a fast-paced environment with competing demands
• A strong desire to be part of a dynamic legal team supporting a leader in data and AI

About Databricks:

Databricks is a data and AI company relied upon by over 10,000 organizations worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies like Comcast, Condé Nast, and Grammarly. Headquartered in San Francisco, Databricks was founded by the creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow. Learn more by following Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

Benefits:

We offer comprehensive benefits tailored to our employees' needs. For regional details, visit our benefits page.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

We foster a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. Our hiring practices are inclusive and adhere to equal employment opportunity standards, considering applicants without regard to age, race, gender identity, disability, ethnicity, and other protected characteristics.

Compliance:

Access to export-controlled technology or source code may require a U.S. government license. We reserve the right to decline applicants on this basis.