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Sr. Counsel, Privacy Compliance

Databricks
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Hybrid (Multiple)$219.8k - $302.3kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior legal role focusing on building and maturing Databricks' privacy program, providing AI-enabled privacy solutions and regulatory guidance across global privacy and AI laws.

Responsibilities

  • Advise on compliance with global privacy and data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, ADMT, and U.S. state laws); monitor regulatory developments and translate into actionable business guidance.
  • Privacy Program & Governance Leadership: Build and mature the privacy program, develop core components for compliance with new regulations (data subject rights, privacy notices, consent management, PIA/DPIAs, policy management).
  • Risk assessments: Conduct DPIAs, PIAs, transfer impact assessments; support RoPA records of processing activities.
  • Contract Negotiation and Transactions: Draft/update form agreements; negotiate data protection provisions in contracts (DPAs, SCCs, data-transfer instruments).
  • Policies, training, and governance: Develop/update privacy policies/notices, deliver training, operationalize privacy and AI governance frameworks.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration & Legal Partnership: Collaborate with commercial, go-to-market, compliance, corporate, and public affairs teams on privacy issues.
  • Business and Legal Judgment: Exercise practical judgment on approvals, conditions, declines, or escalations.
  • Team Contribution: Provide general legal support across the business as needed.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of relevant legal experience at top law firm and/or in-house, with 5+ years focused on privacy and leading a privacy program
  • Deep knowledge of GDPR/UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, EU AI Act, and U.S. state privacy/AI laws; familiarity with cross-border transfer mechanisms (SCCs, IDTA, adequacy, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework)
  • Working knowledge of DPIAs/PIAs, RoPA, data mapping, DSR processes, privacy by design, and third-party risk management
  • Technical proficiency in using AI tools to build skills and automated tasks
  • J.D. from a top-tier law school; State bar membership in good standing
  • One or more privacy certifications (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, FIP) preferred; CIPM valued for leadership roles

Skills

Required:Privacy program leadershipRegulatory compliance (privacy laws)Data protection impact assessments (DPIA) / PIAsContract negotiation (DPAs, SCCs)
Nice to have:Privacy tooling (e.g., OneTrust)

Benefits

  • Not disclosed in the description
Last updated Sep 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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