Sr. Counsel, Product

Databricks Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 336,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks Inc. is seeking a Senior Product Counsel to guide the legal strategy for product teams, focusing on data privacy, data protection, and AI.

You will advise engineering and product management, draft and negotiate DPAs/BAAs, and lead cross-functional collaboration with marketing, security, and operations to mitigate risk while enabling innovation. You will join a collaborative, fast-paced legal team reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, Product, with opportunities to shape

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant legal experience at a top law firm and/or in-house (a combination of both is a plus) with a minimum of 2 years focused experience in product, privacy, and/or IP law.
• Experience with AI, FedRAMP requirements, or payments a plus.
• Experience working for a company offering platform services to business customers is a plus.
• Deep understanding of cloud and software technology, and a strong desire to work on legal issues in these areas.
• Technical background -- either engineering or hard science, demonstrated ability to acquire deep product understanding, or strong technology affinity.
• State bar membership required.
• Ability to prioritize and manage time and client expectations in a fast-scaling environment.
• Comfortable working with distributed teams.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in raising issues and collaborating with others.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end product counseling from ideation to end of life.
• Draft and update form agreements regarding products and services, and negotiate product and security-related changes to customer contracts (including DPAs and BAAs).
• Advise on cybersecurity issues as a member of incident response teams.
• Work cross-functionally with commercialization, product marketing, marketing, and communications teams to bring offerings to market.
• Collaborate with other legal leaders across commercial, go-to-market, compliance, corporate, and public affairs on product issues.
• Assist product stakeholders in developing process improvements.
• Partner with teams across Databricks and external partners building, deploying, and operating technology for users.

Skills

Product counseling

Data protection

AI regulatory

Business judgment

Communication skills

Education

State bar membership

Job description

GAQ427R191

Databricks is seeking a Senior Product Counsel to help the Databricks legal team provide cutting-edge, practical legal advice to Databricks' engineering and product management teams as we navigate rapidly evolving global laws and regulations in big data, including data privacy, data protection, and AI. This role will report to the Assistant General Counsel, Product.

The Impact You Will Have

• Demonstrate expertise in product counseling, data protection laws, marketing, and technology transactions, as well as the capacity to be a generalist and learn new areas of law and legal skills quickly.
• Exercise keen business and legal judgment. You know when to say “yes”, “no, unless …”, and “no”, but you also know when to escalation concerns.
• Contribute to developing processes to improve our product counseling function.
• Provide end-to-end product counseling - from ideation to end of life.
• Partner with teams across Databricks and close external partners that are building, deploying, and operating technology for external and internal users.
• Work cross-functionally with the commercialization, product marketing, marketing, and communications teams to bring our transformative offerings to market.
• Collaborate with other legal leaders in commercial, go-to-market, compliance, corporate, and public affairs with respect to product issues.
• Deeply understand product and data risk issues to be able to hear and answer questions that aren’t asked and translate technical and security concerns into answers understandable to non-technical lawyers.
• Assist your product stakeholders in developing process improvements.
• Draft and update form agreements regarding products and services, and negotiate product and security-related changes to customer contracts, including those in DPAs and BAAs.
• Provide general legal support on a flexible, as-needed basis with respect to other areas of the business.
• Work with potential vendors to understand data flows to determine privacy and data protection risk, and coordinate with the privacy legal team as appropriate.
• Advise on cybersecurity issues as a member of incident response teams.
• Contribute as a team player to further the legal department's reputation as an effective, respected, and valued resource within the company.

What We Look For

• 8+ years of relevant legal experience at a top law firm and/or in-house (a combination of both is a plus), with a minimum of 2 years focused experience in product, privacy, and/or IP law
• Experience with AI, FedRAMP requirements, or payments a plus
• Experience working for a company offering platform services to business customers is a plus
• Deep understanding of cloud and software technology, and a strong desire to work on legal issues in these areas
• Technical background -- either an engineering or hard science academic background, demonstrated ability to acquire deep product understanding, or significant life experience as a general technology nerd
• State bar membership required
• Ability to prioritize and manage time, and client expectations, in the face of competing demands, often without direct guidance as we scale our rapidly expanding business
• Comfortable working with distributed teams
• Ability to exercise good judgment in raising issues and when collaborating with others
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.

Zone 1 Pay Range

$244,200-$335,850 USD

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.

Zone 2 Pay Range

$219,800-$302,300 USD

About Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide - including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 - rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

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 click here.

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.

Compliance

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