Legal Counsel, EMEA Commercial

About the role

Databricks, the global leader in data and AI, is looking for a Legal Counsel to join its growing EMEA business. You will report to the Director & Assistant General Counsel, EMEA Commercial Legal, and help the team review and negotiate customer agreements, support revenue-generating activities and help the business scale. The role sits in London.

Key responsibilities

• Work with sales teams to help companies adopt the Databricks Data and AI platform, resolving legal issues and escalating them where appropriate.
• Review, draft and negotiate commercial agreements such as MCSAs, SOWs and Order Forms, protecting Databricks' risk position and meeting compliance requirements.
• Support the end-to-end contract management lifecycle and advise sales and professional services teams on contractual risks.
• Test and adopt AI tools to speed up contract review and the wider legal function, and contribute to process improvements.
• Enable sales teams on contractual requirements, best practices and contract management.
• Build knowledge of Databricks' products, technology, security and data protection positions and policies, and of its commercial offerings.
• Cultivate cross-functional relationships with key stakeholders to support go-to-market efforts across EMEA.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent).
• Qualified lawyer (or equivalent) with approximately 3 years' PQE.
• In-house experience at a leading SaaS company (or private practice supporting one) with a regular or quarterly sales cycle.
• Solid experience negotiating MSAs, NDAs, Order Forms and legal amendments with enterprise customers.
• Experience working with sales teams.
• Willingness to test and adopt AI tools to improve legal work (a must).

Required skills

• Familiarity with, or willingness to quickly learn, large CRM systems such as Salesforce and contract management systems such as Ironclad.
• Ability to manage and prioritise competing business needs.