Commercial Counsel

From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.

About the Role

Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies.

We’re looking for a business-minded Commercial Counsel, with experience drafting and negotiating customer, partner and vendor agreements with leading global and domestic organizations. This legal team member will report directly to the VP & Deputy General Counsel, and will be a key partner and liaison to other impacted Fivetran departments and stakeholders. 

This is a full-time position based out of our Denver office, or Remote in the US.

Technologies You’ll Use

Ironclad, Coupa, SFDC

What You’ll Do

• Review, revise and negotiate a wide variety of commercial contracts, including customer, data protection, partner and vendor agreements 
• Partner with the procurement and finance teams to optimize coordination and processes across the vendor lifecycle, including renewals
• Support the marketing team on events, sponsorship and other demand generation agreements
• Draft and negotiate partner contracts, including reseller and referral agreements
• Provide overflow support for the commercial legal team supporting GTM, negotiating and drafting Fivetran MSA’s and related revenue-bearing agreements
• Contribute to the development and implementation of best practices for commercial contract lifecycle management, ensuring efficient review, negotiation, and approval processes
• Complete other special projects given your interest areas and the needs of a rapidly scaling company and team

Skills We’re Looking For

• 3-5 years’ experience negotiating and drafting vendor, partner and sales agreements with domestic and international parties
• Experience providing contracts and legal support to finance, marketing and procurement teams  
• A process-oriented lawyer with a passion for building and optimizing processes and procedures in partnership with legal operations 
• A proven track record of achieving high-volume, quick turn on execution of agreements constructed to mitigate risk and support revenue growth
• A strong communicator with exceptional written and verbal skills, you can clearly articulate complex legal concepts to both technical and non-technical audience
• High attention to detail, with demonstrated self-initiative that drives a desire for impact and achievement 
• JD and admitted to practice in at least one jurisdiction, with eligibility to become a registered in-house counsel in either California or Colorado preferred

Bonus Skills​

• CIPP (US or EU) certification is a plus

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The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the target position and level. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Our job titles may span more than one career level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, business need, market demands. The pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your location during the hiring process.

This range represents base salary only and does not include incentive for sales roles, equity, or  benefits, if applicable. 

Perks and Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical insurance*
• Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
• RSU stock grants*
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.

*May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information

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We’re honored to be valued at over $5.6 billion, but more importantly, we’re proud of our core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream. Read about us in Forbes.     

Fivetran brings together high-quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers. We value and recognize that our customers benefit from having innovative teams made of people from many backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us build a world-class company to better serve our customers, our people and our communities.

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