Legal Counsel, EMEA Commercial

Job title: Legal Counsel, EMEA Commercial

About the Role Databricks is seeking a motivated Legal Counsel to support the EMEA commercial business. You will review and negotiate customer agreements, provide legal support for revenue-generating activities, and help scale the legal function as the business grows in EMEA. You will report to the Director & Assistant General Counsel, EMEA Commercial Legal.

What You'll Do

• Review, draft and negotiate commercial agreements (MSAs, SOWs, Order Forms) to protect Databricks' risk position and ensure internal compliance.
• Support end-to-end contract management lifecycle and provide practical, commercially-minded advice to sales and professional services teams on contractual risks and commercial matters.
• Partner with sales teams to enable transactions, resolve issues for smooth and timely deals, and escalate to senior team members when appropriate.
• Actively test and adopt AI tools to improve efficiency of contract review and the wider legal function; contribute to process improvements and best practices to help scale.
• Provide enablement to sales on key contractual requirements, best practices and contract management processes.
• Develop a strong understanding of Databricks' offerings, security/data protection positions, and internal policies to support multiple lines of business.
• Build cross-functional relationships with key stakeholders to support go-to-market efforts across EMEA.
• Contribute as a team player to raise the status of the legal department as a trusted partner within the company.

What We're Looking For

• 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/quarterly sales cycle.
• Solid experience negotiating MSAs, NDAs, Order Forms and amendments with enterprise customers.
• Familiarity with, or willingness to quickly learn, large CRM systems (like Salesforce) and contract management systems (like Ironclad).
• A genuine willingness to test and adopt AI tools to improve the efficiency and quality of legal work.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritise time and business needs in the face of competing demands.
• Experience working with sales teams.
• Appetite for supporting a world-leading data and AI company operating at hyper-growth scale.

Compensation & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and perks; region-specific details available via the benefits page.
• Databricks is committed to diversity and inclusion and to fostering an inclusive culture where everyone can excel.