Sr. Counsel, Public Sector

GAQ227R106

While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered.

About Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including over 60% of the Fortune 500 and 80% of federal agencies — rely on Databricks to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified Data Intelligence Platform that includes Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, Lakebase and Unity Catalog. Widely regarded as one of the best companies to work for in recent years, Databricks has earned recognition from top sources, including Glassdoor, Fortune, and Newsweek, among others.

About the Role

Databricks is seeking a motivated and pragmatic attorney to serve as Senior Legal Counsel, Commercial (Public Sector) to support our US federal and SLED sales and GTM teams. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in driving direct and channel SaaS and outcome-based professional services transactions with public sector customers (and public sector-adjacent commercial customers like systems integrators and prime contractors) while advising on the full range of US public sector regulatory compliance areas applicable to a rapidly growing Data and AI company.

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to navigate complex commercial and public sector SaaS transactions, a curiosity for our technical Data Intelligence Platform, and a growth mindset. This role is a significant opportunity to help scale Databricks’ burgeoning US public sector business and have a major impact on government efficacy, US national security, and mission impact.

Location: This position will be based in the Washington, DC metro area. This will be a hybrid role with in-office expectations.

Reporting: The role reports to the Sr. Director & Associate General Counsel for Commercial Legal, and will work in close coo