Hiring: Sr. Counsel, Privacy Compliance Company: Databricks Location: Washington, DC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 14:52:52 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, Databricks, GDPR, Microsoft Excel, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management About the job Experience: •7+ years of relevant legal experience at a top law firm and/or in-house (a combination of both is a plus), with 5+ years focused on privacy and demonstrated experience building, operating, or leading a privacy compliance program (not solely advisory work) Required Skills: •The impact you will have •Legal advice and regulatory interpretation. Advise on compliance with global privacy and data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, ADMT, and other U.S. state laws, Monitor legal and regulatory developments, and translate them into actionable guidance for the business. •Risk assessments. Conduct gap analysis and risk assessments, including Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), and transfer impact assessments to identify, assess, and help mitigate privacy risk, and support the organization's records of processing activities (RoPA). •Contract Negotiation and Transactions: Draft and update form agreements, and counsel on and negotiate data protection provisions in commercial contracts, including data processing addendums (DPAs), standard contractual clauses (SCCs), and related data-transfer instruments. •Policies, training, and governance. Develop and maintain internal privacy policies, external privacy notices, and standards. Design and deliver privacy training and awareness programs, and help operationalize privacy and AI governance frameworks and cross-functional privacy committees. •Cross-Functional Collaboration & Legal Partnership: Build deep cross-functional relationships and collaborate with other legal leaders in commercial, go-to-market, compliance, corporate, and public affairs on privacy issues. •Business and Legal Judgment: Exercise practical judgment about when to approve, approve with conditions, decline, or escalate. •Team Contribution: Provide general legal support on a flexible, as-needed basis across other areas of the business, and contribute as a team player to further the legal department's reputation as an effective, respected, and valued resource within the company. Qualifications: •You can set the direction for a program and drive it into execution — prioritizing and managing time and client expectations amid competing demands, often without direct guidance, as we scale our rapidly expanding business. •You exercise good judgment in raising issues, assessing risk, and providing concise, actionable, business-focused legal advice and counsel. •You build strong, deep working relationships with internal stakeholders across multiple geographies and functions, and are comfortable working with distributed teams. •You are a self-starter who operates independently and interacts confidently with senior management, influencing without authority. •You have a strong work ethic, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to manage many cross-functional projects simultaneously with minimal supervision. •You have outstanding written and verbal communication skills and can make complex privacy and regulatory concepts clear to both legal and non-legal audiences, including executives. Compensation: •$219,800 - $302,300 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!