Senior Counsel, Employment
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 provide practical legal advice to the People Team and business leaders on HR AI adoption, compensation and benefits, pay equity, global mobility, employee privacy and M&A. You will be U.S.-based, advise on U.S. matters, lead complex global projects, draft policies and agreements, and respond to disputes. This is a full-time role reporting to the Senior Director and Associate General Counsel of Global Employment Legal.
Requirements
- JD from a top-tier law school and state bar membership in good standing
- 10+ years of relevant employment-law experience
- Experience with compensation, benefits, pay equity, recruiting, global mobility and immigration
- Experience supporting M&A and strategic investments
- Experience leading multi-jurisdictional projects
- Exceptional drafting skills
- Strong project-management skills
- Enthusiasm for AI and emerging technology
Responsibilities
- Advise on compensation programs, pay equity and related disclosures
- Provide legal advice on employee benefits
- Draft, review and update employment plans, policies, agreements and templates
- Advise recruiting teams on offers, hiring practices and negotiations
- Advise on global mobility and immigration matters
- Support employment aspects of mergers, acquisitions and investments
- Advise on employee privacy and data-use issues
- Review HR AI tools and workflows
- Lead global employment projects including international expansions
- Monitor legal developments and translate them into guidance and training
- Implement process improvements and AI-enabled solutions
- Respond to U.S. demand letters, charges and disputes
Benefits
- Annual performance bonus eligibility
- Equity eligibility
