Databricks

Sr. Counsel, Employment

Bellevue, Washington; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Mountain View, California; New York City, New York; San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington; Washington, D.C.. Posted 13 days ago

The role

The Senior Counsel, Employment will provide legal advice to the Databricks People Team and business leaders. Focus areas include HR AI adoption, compensation and benefits, pay equity, global mobility, employee privacy, and M&A. The role involves leading complex global projects and resolving U.S. disputes.

What you will do

  • Advise on cash compensation programs, bonus and incentive plans, and pay equity.
  • Provide legal advice on employee benefits including retirement and welfare plans.
  • Draft and review employment-related plans, policies, and agreements.
  • Advise recruiting teams on candidate-facing issues and hiring practices.
  • Advise on global mobility and immigration matters.
  • Support employment-related aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments.
  • Advise on employee privacy and data-use issues.
  • Review and advise on HR AI tools and workflows.
  • Lead global employment-related projects including international expansions.
  • Respond to U.S. demand letters, administrative charges, and other disputes.

Required qualifications

  • JD from a top-tier law school
  • Member of a state bar in good standing
  • 10+ years of relevant employment-law experience
  • Experience with compensation, benefits, pay equity, executive compensation, recruiting, global mobility, and immigration
  • Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments
  • Experience leading multi-jurisdictional or global projects
  • Exceptional drafting skills
  • Strong project-management skills
  • Ability to assess unfamiliar or time-sensitive situations
  • Ability to build strong relationships with executive stakeholders
  • Ability to operate in a fast-moving, high-growth technology company
  • Genuine enthusiasm for AI and emerging technology

Nice to have

  • In-house experience, including firm secondee experience
  • Experience advising on employee privacy, workforce data, HR technology, and AI tools

Benefits

  • Annual performance bonus
  • Equity

About the company

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents.

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