Associate General Counsel jobs in Waco, TX

About the Team

The mission of the legal department at Databricks is to help scale the business overall while ensuring governance and compliance, contributing to customer and corporate security and corporate risk management and mitigation.

Outcomes

Databricks seeks a VP, Associate General Counsel, Commercial. The VP, AGC Commercial must have demonstrated ability to build teams, have strong business acumen beyond legal topics, and be a great cross-functional collaborator. This role is for someone who is a proven and experienced leader in the commercial legal space, with deep expertise in leading complex, strategic transactions as well as a passion for creativity and innovation and leveraging technology to better scale a rapidly growing organization.

Responsibilities:

• Effectively lead and manage the commercial legal team for the Americas and have strategic foresight
• Manage the drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements that comply with company policies and risk tolerance
• Continuously improve standard form agreements, legal processes, and contract management systems
• Handle complex matters such as global data privacy issues, technology and IP agreements and commercial contracting across a broad range of industry sectors
• Manage day to day counseling of assigned business clients, both domestically and globally
• Build strong relationships with GTM leaders, and collaborate across the company to continuously refine our GTM strategy and business opportunities
• Support cross functional pragmatic leadership within the legal department and business partners
• Manage commercial legal budget and forecasting
• Ability to pivot quickly with the business needs and be extremely responsive to clients and senior leadership

Qualifications & Experience

• The ideal candidate will be an energetic, business-minded, and self-motivated attorney with at least 20 years’ experience practicing law in a corporate environment with extensive experience in commercial matters, including contract drafting and negotiation
• Experience at a SaaS company, in particular in the Cloud space, and experience with global data privacy matters; public company experience desirable
• Must have prior experience leading a commercial team with at least 20 legal professional direct reports or General Counsel for a small company
• Excellent written, oral, listening, and organizational skills with proven ability to interact effectively with varied audiences, including executive team members
• Excellent communication, negotiation skills, and executive level presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize and manage workload, manage simultaneous tasks, and meet deadlines with a changing fast-paced environment
• Proven ability to lead a team and excellent coach and mentor who values the success of his/her team
• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence with the ability to stand firm on issues with business clients when necessary
• Collaborative team player
• A high degree of self-sufficiency, independent judgment and a business appreciation all with a view to managing risk in the most cost-effective manner
• Superior legal and analytical skills – excellent judgment and initiative in selecting the most effective solutions and possess a business-oriented approach to problem solving
• Exposure to regulated industries and public sector transactions
• Strong business acumen including the ability to think like a business person and integrate legal and business issues, so as to partner effectively with business leaders.
• Business-oriented approach to problem solving, tempered by an appreciation for legal complexity and risk
• Detail-oriented and resourceful with excellent follow-through skills
• Collaborative, business minded and team orientated promoting innovation and motivation throughout the team.
• “Roll up the sleeves” mind set
• Prior International experience is a plus
• Intellectual property/licensing agreement experience is desirable
• Experience with corporate compliance matters is desirable
• Have state bar membership in either California or Washington

Benefits (U.S.)

• Medical, dental, vision
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Catered lunch (everyday), snacks, and drinks
• Gym reimbursement
• Employee referral bonus program
• Awesome coworkers
• Maternity and paternity plans