Legal Counsel (Latin America)

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">GAQ326R449</p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> This position will be based in either San Jose, Costa Rica or Sao Paulo, Brazil.  This will be a hybrid role with in-office expectations. </p> <p><strong>About the Role:</strong></p> <p>Databricks is seeking a qualified Attorney to join Databricks growing commercial legal team. You will be the first attorney hired to provide direct legal support to our growing commercial business in the Latin America (LatAM) region. Reporting to the Director, Assistant General Counsel, you will negotiate Master Cloud Services Agreements (MCSA), DPAs, NDAs, SOWs, and other contract terms relevant to our business (e.g., AI Terms). </p> <p>You have a minimum of 4+ years of relevant commercial legal transactional experience with direct experience operating in the LatAM region. You have meaningful experience negotiating complex SaaS commercial transactions and strong knowledge/experience counseling on legal issues related to data privacy, information security, artificial intelligence, and intellectual property, including open source software.</p> <p><strong>What You Will Do</strong></p> <ul> <li>Negotiate, draft, and close MCSAs with LatAM prospects and customers, ensuring compliance with data privacy, information security, and regulatory requirements.</li> <li>Partner with cross-functional teams locally and at HQ  (sales, finance, product, compliance) to drive revenue-generating transactions while mitigating risks.</li> <li>Help maintain and update our legal agreements, ensuring that terms and internal policies are positioned to continue enabling rapid revenue growth and maintaining long-term stability for the company.</li> <li>Serve as a solutions-oriented legal business partner by providing pragmatic, sound legal cou