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Sr. Counsel, Regulatory

Databricks· Corporate Legal
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Hybrid (Washington, DC), Hybrid (Bellevue, WA), Hybrid (Seattle, WA)$197.8k - $272.1k + bonusfull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Senior Counsel, Regulatory to lead Databricks’ response to evolving global regulatory frameworks outside privacy and export controls, acting as the primary internal subject matter expert and partnering across Legal, Product, Security, GTM, and Corporate Operations toembed regulatory compliance by design.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary internal subject matter expert on emerging global regulatory frameworks outside of privacy and export controls—including DORA, NIS-2, CSR, EU Data Act, EU AI Act, CRA, DMA, and DSA—as well as various global antitrust and competition regimes and payments regulation
  • Lead and drive the strategic implementation of these complex legislative requirements, taking ownership of the centralized regulatory roadmap, triage process, and incident response playbooks
  • Partner cross-functionally to embed regulatory compliance by design into the architecture of the Data Intelligence Platform, Lakehouse, and agentic AI workflows, providing early visibility into regulatory blocker issues before they derail product launches or customer deployments
  • Partner closely with Product Legal, Commercial Legal and GTM Legal to unblock high-stakes enterprise deals and partnerships, draft specialized negotiation fallbacks, and build scalable, customer-facing collateral to accelerate the sales cycle
  • Act as the empowered regulatory point of contact on customer calls for white-glove and highly regulated customers (e.g., financial services and public sector), making decisions and proactively implementing new playbook fallbacks to maintain deal velocity
  • Work directly with Corporate Operations to operationalize regulatory compliance controls, bridging the gap between legal advice and business execution
  • Support strategic international expansion efforts, including navigating local AI and data regulations proactively and future-proofing for EU data sovereignty
  • Stay current on relevant legal developments and industry trends to offer proactive advice, training, and support to the business, while leading OKRs to continuously improve and scale processes related to regulatory compliance
  • Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across multiple geographical locations to ensure effective communication and collaboration

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience at a nationally recognized law firm or in-house legal department with substantial focus on technology, data, or regulatory matters
  • J.D. from a top-tier law school
  • Member of a state bar in good standing for U.S. candidates
  • Experience advising on global data, digital, and/or technology regulation; familiarity with EU AI Act, EU Data Act, DORA, NIS-2, DSA, DMA or analogous regimes preferred
  • Experience supporting SaaS, cloud, or data-platform products and partnering with Engineering, Product, and Security teams to operationalize regulatory requirements
  • Experience supporting commercial and go-to-market teams in customer-facing negotiations, including with enterprise customers in highly regulated sectors
  • Ability to assess risk and provide concise, actionable, business-focused legal advice
  • Ability to build strong cross-geographical relationships and manage multiple projects with minimal supervision

Skills

Required:Regulatory strategyCross-functional collaborationRegulatory framework knowledgeNegotiation support for enterprise deals

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package (region-specific details available via linked page)
Last updated Sep 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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