Sr. Counsel, Privacy Compliance

GAQ327R249

Databricks is at the forefront of data and AI innovation and our Legal team plays a vital role in supporting this mission. We are dedicated to navigating complex legal landscapes and ensuring compliance within the rapidly evolving technology sector. Our team is composed of diverse legal professionals with expertise in technology privacy intellectual property corporate law cybersecurity employment law tax regulatory compliance and litigation.

Databricks is seeking a talented and experienced Senior Counsel Privacy to serve as a trusted advisor across the this role you will own and mature our privacy program lead legal initiatives that deliver cutting-edge practical legal advice as we navigate rapidly evolving global privacy and AI laws. Reporting to the Director & Assistant General Counsel Privacy you will develop AI-enabled solutions for operating and maturing the privacy processes and controls that keep Databricks compliant.

You will be agile and highly organized with the skills drive and flexibility to build and scale a program at a leading technology company addressing cutting-edge legal issues and organizational challenges. A successful candidate will be an AI proficient builder resourceful self-starter comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment and excellent at building strong relationships and driving cross-functional execution.

• Legal advice and regulatory interpretation. Advise on compliance with global privacy and data protection laws (e.g. GDPR CCPA/CPRA ADMT and other U.S. state laws Monitor legal and regulatory developments and translate them into actionable guidance for the business.
• Privacy Program & Governance Leadership: Build and mature Databricks privacy program to continue meeting evolving regulatory expectations including contributions to AI governance. Develop core program components for compliance with new regulations including data subject rights requests privacy notices consent management PIA/DPIAs and policy management.
• Risk assessments. Conduct gap analysis and risk assessments including Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and transfer impact assessments to identify assess and help mitigate privacy risk and support the organizations records of processing activities (RoPA).
• Contract Negotiation and Transactions: Draft and update form agreements and counsel on and negotiate data protection provisions in commercial contracts including data processing addendums (DPAs) standard contractual clauses (SCCs) and related data-transfer instruments.
• Policies training and governance. Develop and maintain internal privacy policies external privacy notices and standards. Design and deliver privacy training and awareness programs and help operationalize privacy and AI governance frameworks and cross-functional privacy committees.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Legal Partnership: Build deep cross-functional relationships and collaborate with other legal leaders in commercial go-to-market compliance corporate and public affairs on privacy issues.
• Business and Legal Judgment: Exercise practical judgment about when to approve approve with conditions decline or escalate.
• Team Contribution: Provide general legal support on a flexible as-needed basis across other areas of the business and contribute as a team player to further the legal departments reputation as an effective respected and valued resource within the company.

• 7 years of relevant legal experience at a top law firm and/or in-house (a combination of both is a plus) with 5 years focused on privacy and demonstrated experience building operating or leading a privacy compliance program (not solely advisory work)
• Deep current knowledge of global privacy and AI frameworks including the GDPR/UK GDPR CCPA/CPRA EU AI Act and the growing patchwork of U.S. state comprehensive privacy and AI laws and familiarity with cross-border data transfer mechanisms (SCCs IDTA adequacy EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework).
• Working knowledge of the operational building blocks of a privacy program DPIAs/PIAs ROPA and data mapping data subject rights processes privacy by design and vendor/third-party risk management
• Technical proficiency in using AI tools to build skills agents and other automated tasks.
• Capacity to be a generalist and learn new areas of law and legal skills quickly as the business evolves
• Deep understanding of cloud and software technology and a strong desire to work on legal issues in these areas
• Experience working for a company offering platform services to business customers is a plus
• Familiarity with privacy management tooling (e.g. OneTrust or comparable) is a plus
• J.D. from a top-tier law school
• State bar membership required in good standing
• One or more privacy certifications (e.g. CIPP/E CIPP/US CIPM CIPT FIP) preferred; CIPM is particularly valued for a program-leadership role

• You can set the direction for a program and drive it into execution prioritizing and managing time and client expectations amid competing demands often without direct guidance as we scale our rapidly expanding business.
• You exercise good judgment in raising issues assessing risk and providing concise actionable business-focused legal advice and counsel.
• You build strong deep working relationships with internal stakeholders across multiple geographies and functions and are comfortable working with distributed teams.
• You are a self-starter who operates independently and interacts confidently with senior management influencing without authority.
• You have a strong work ethic excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage many cross-functional projects simultaneously with minimal supervision.
• You have outstanding written and verbal communication skills and can make complex privacy and regulatory concepts clear to both legal and non-legal audiences including executives.