Description
As Salesforce’s Head of Antitrust/Competition Legal, Associate General Counsel, you will define and drive the company’s global competition and antitrust strategy and execution, providing expert and hands-on counsel on complex regulatory, enforcement, M&A, and policy matters across Salesforce’s full portfolio of products and services. Serving as the company’s principal antitrust advisor, you will offer strategic guidance to the company amid a rapidly evolving global regulatory landscape.
In this role, you will lead a high-performing global antitrust team and collaborate closely with senior leaders across Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Corporate Development, Public Policy, and Government Affairs. You will enable innovation and growth while effectively managing risk, ensuring Salesforce navigates competition law responsibly and in alignment with our core value of Trust.
Key Responsibilities:
Define and lead Salesforce’s global competition and antitrust strategy, including risk assessment, regulatory engagement, and long-term policy positioning.
Serve as a trusted advisor to the EVP of Global Litigation, Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Development Team, Executive Leadership Team, and Board on antitrust risk, enforcement trends, and competition policy.
Provide practical, business-oriented guidance on antitrust issues related to AI, cloud and SaaS business models, platform conduct, ecosystem partnerships, pricing and licensing practices, and emerging technologies, including AI, Agentics, and data.
Lead and manage global antitrust engagement, investigations, inquiries, and enforcement matters, including engagement with the DOJ, FTC, European Commission, CMA, and other competition authorities.
Oversee antitrust strategy for M&A (especially including regulatory clearances), strategic investments, partnerships, and alliances, including filings, approvals, and remedies.
Design, implement, and continuously enhance Salesforce’s global antitrust compliance program, including policies, training, and monitoring.
Drive executive and business enablement to ensure consistent adoption of competition law standards across the organization.
Monitor and operationalize global regulatory developments impacting AI, cloud, digital, and enterprise software markets.
Partner with Public Policy, Government Affairs, Privacy, and Regulatory teams to align legal strategy with external engagement and advocacy.
Build, develop, and lead a high-performing global competition and antitrust legal team.
Provide high-touch and hands-on engagement, support, counseling and execution on priority matters.
Required Experience:
10+ years of legal experience with deep expertise in U.S. and international competition/antitrust law.
Significant experience in a large global technology or enterprise software company, top-tier law firm, and/or competition authority (e.g., DOJ, FTC, European Commission).
Proven success managing complex, high-profile antitrust investigations, regulatory engagements, and merger reviews globally.
Experience advising senior executives and Boards of Directors on antitrust risk and regulatory strategy.
Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing global legal teams across multiple regions (U.S., EMEA, APAC).
Strong strategic judgment, business partnership mindset, and executive presence.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with the ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and at scale.
For roles in San Francisco and Los Angeles: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.