Sr. Counsel, Regulatory
Core
Lead Databricks' response to the rapidly evolving global regulatory landscape outside of privacy and export controls, serving as the primary internal subject matter expert on emerging frameworks.
Role type
Senior Counsel, Regulatory (Corporate Legal)
Builds
Centralized regulatory roadmap, incident response playbooks, and scalable customer-facing collateral for the Data Intelligence Platform and agentic AI workflows.
Domain
Technology, Data, and AI regulation (Global)
Deliverable
Production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Global regulatory expertise (DORA, NIS-2, EU AI Act, DMA, DSA, CRA), antitrust/competition law, payments regulation, SaaS/cloud/data-platform legal experience, commercial negotiation, risk assessment, cross-functional leadership
Preferred skills
Experience with EU data sovereignty, advising on novel legal issues, training business teams on compliance
Technologies
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, Lakehouse, agentic AI workflows
Responsibilities
Lead strategic implementation of complex legislative requirements; partner cross-functionally to embed compliance by design into product architecture; unblock high-stakes enterprise deals and partnerships; act as regulatory point of contact for highly regulated customers; operationalize compliance controls with Corporate Operations; support strategic international expansion efforts.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic ownership
