Senior Commercial Attorney

1 month ago


Seattle, Washington, United States Databricks Full time
Job Title: Legal Counsel Seattle, Washington

Databricks is seeking an experienced commercial attorney to join its growing commercial and go-to-market legal team. As Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for reviewing and negotiating customer agreements and providing legal support for Databricks revenue-generating activities.

About the Role:
  • 4+ years of relevant commercial legal transactional experience with a focus on complex technology transactions.
  • Meaningful experience negotiating SaaS commercial transactions and strong knowledge/experience counseling on legal issues related to data privacy, information security, artificial intelligence, and intellectual property, including open source software.
  • Become an important member of the commercial and go-to-market legal team responsible for reviewing and negotiating commercial customer agreements.
  • Cultivate strong relationships with field sales by providing sound, strategic counsel to close sales transactions and support ongoing go-to-market efforts.
  • Help maintain and update our legal agreements, ensuring that terms and internal policies are positioned to continue enabling rapid revenue growth and maintaining long-term stability for the company.
  • Serve as a solutions-oriented business partner by providing pragmatic, sound legal counsel to internal Databricks clients and our growing customer base based on your understanding of Databricks' technology, product portfolio, information security architecture, and data privacy/compliance policies.
  • Work cross-functionally with our business partners (e.g., Finance, Information Security, Product, and privacy) to align, communicate, and enforce applicable policies and controls to our global contracting processes.
Requirements:
  • Minimum of four (4) years of technology transactions experience either at a law firm and/or in-house Attorney role.
  • Relevant commercial transactional experience working for and/or supporting cloud-based software companies, including an understanding of consumption/commit-based business models and the quarterly sales cadence.
  • Substantial experience drafting, negotiating, and closing complex software sell-side transactions and a strong understanding of contractual issues related to information security, data privacy, artificial intelligence, and intellectual property, including open source software.
  • Proven ability to successfully navigate and counsel on complex legal issues while balancing and/or mitigating material risk.
  • Demonstrated experience prioritizing competing demands and being responsive to client expectations in a fast-paced environment within a limited time period.
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
  • Growth mindset, strong attention to detail, excellent critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
  • Teaming approach with a focus on building strong interlock with clients, business partners, and key stakeholders.
  • JD and good standing to practice law in the relevant jurisdiction.
What We Offer:
  • Zone 2 Pay Range: $129,800 — $229,600 USD
  • Comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all employees.
  • A commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel.
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.



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