Lead Counsel, Strategic Alliances

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Location: We're hiring for this role locally to our offices based in Seattle or Bellevue, San Francisco, or Mountain View. This will be a hybrid role with in-office expectations.

Databricks is looking for a talented and experienced Lead Counsel to support strategic technology partnerships and other specialty initiatives. This position offers a unique opportunity to play a leading role in providing business-focused legal support for some of the most strategic and complex matters fueling Databricks' growth.

You will report to the VP & Associate General Counsel, Strategic Alliances & Integration

Strategic partnerships are an essential pillar to Databricks' providing the world's leading data & AI platform, integrating the broadest range of the latest leading technologies from proven partner providers. In this role, you will work closely with Databricks Strategic Alliances and cross-functional stakeholders, orchestrating advice and contributions across internal and external experts, and innovating to provide solutions in a rapidly evolving landscape.

A successful candidate will have deep proven experience navigating and negotiating complex, highly operational agreements with technology partners, including leading AI Model Providers and global hyperscalers, working with a wide range of internal stakeholders at all levels, including regular direct engagement with senior leadership. You must be an agile, resourceful self-starter, comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, and excellent at building strong relationships and giving clear, pragmatic advice. You have a bias for action, enjoy building, thrive on finding creative solutions to new challenges, and value seeing your direct impact on the business.

• Lead and manage all legal aspects of selected Strategic Alliance technology transactions, including term sheet negotiations, running deal processes and negotiations, reviewing, drafting, and negotiating documents, securing and coordinating engagement and contributions from cross-functional stakeholders, including Product, Finance, Security, Procurement, Commercial Legal, Product Legal, GTM Legal, and other internal and external experts
• Facilitate closing of agreements, coordinating with Corporate Legal and Finance for Board approvals where needed, provide expert legal guidance and business-focused advice to clients, cross-functional teams, and leadership throughout the strategic deal process, while ensuring compliance with internal policies and applicable laws and regulations, and addressing integration and advisory issues arising post-signing within Legal and across the company
• Drive or provide legal support for other strategic transactions or projects, including collaborating in developing new partnering motions, and developing new processes and templates to scale our strategic partner practice

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 $274,200—$377,100 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 $246,800—$339,350 USD

• You have at least 10 years of experience at a nationally recognized law firm and / or in-house legal department at a high-tech company

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.

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