Lead Counsel, Strategic Alliances
Databricks is a data and AI platform that lets organizations build analytics, AI agents, and applications on a unified, governed lakehouse.
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About Databricks
Data engineers, analysts, and AI teams use Databricks to process large datasets, build reliable pipelines, and train models on a single governed platform. Users can run SQL analytics, serve ML predictions in real time, and deploy AI agents grounded in enterprise data. Its open lakehouse architecture provides consistent security and governance across analytical and operational workloads.
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About the Role
You will lead legal work on strategic alliance technology transactions: term sheets, deal processes, drafting and negotiating agreements, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, facilitating closing and Board approvals, and advising on post-signing issues. You'll also build new processes and templates to scale the partner practice.
Requirements
- 10+ years at a nationally recognized law firm and/or in-house at a high-tech company
- J.D. from a top-tier law school and member of a state bar in good standing
- Understanding of AI/foundation model platform technology and contract models
- Familiarity with open source licensing models
- Fluency in OEM, resale and marketplace partnering models
- Ability to advise senior leadership
Responsibilities
- Lead legal aspects of strategic alliance technology transactions
- Negotiate term sheets and agreements
- Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders
- Facilitate closing and Board approvals
- Provide legal guidance ensuring compliance
- Support other strategic projects and develop processes and templates
Benefits
- Annual performance bonus eligibility
- Equity eligibility