Contracts Specialist

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

We’re hiring for a Contracts Specialist! Want to have an impact at one of the fastest-growing companies in the Bay Area? Join the Legal team at Fivetran! Fivetran was recently named to the Cloud 100 list as one of the hottest cloud software companies today. We’re looking for a detail-oriented Contracts Specialist to join our global SaaS company and growing Legal team. This person will be a key team player supporting our rapidly growing go-to-market team, and can be based remotely, or out of either our Oakland or Denver offices (preferred).

What You’ll Do 

• An unparalleled opportunity to bring your commercial contracts skills and business acumen to help us meet the expanding needs of our company and our customers within a fast-moving, focused, and collaborative environment. 
• Review high volume of customer order forms in various stages of negotiation. Working collaboratively with Commercial Legal attorneys, Deal Desk, Finance and other stakeholders to ensure that order forms are being processed in accordance with internal controls in a timely manner.
• Experienced with commercial contracts, including review, revision and negotiation of master subscription agreements, NDA's, DPA’s and all types of amendments.
• Assist with due diligence and compliance responsibilities relating to the Commercial Legal function
• Respond to a range of questions, and provide support to business partners, regarding Fivetran’s commercial contracts, negotiating positions, and related processes.  
• Help build and maintain contracting playbooks, contract templates and clause libraries, legal process wikis, training materials, and other tools to help scale the legal function.
• Lead or assist with projects to increase the efficiency of the commercial legal function.
• The ability to thrive in an ever-changing environment that’s filled with ambiguity and to independently manage multiple projects with competing deadlines;
• Other special projects given your interest areas and the needs of a rapidly scaling company & team

Skills we’re looking for

• Deep experience  with commercial contracts, including review and negotiation of master subscription agreements, NDAs, DPA’s and all types of amendments.
• 4+ years of in-house contracts management experience, including experience with a SaaS or other technology company.
• Cross-functional experience working with stakeholders (including Finance, Deal Desk, Security or Privacy) on contract requirements;
• Prolific documenter of processes, business rules, FAQ’s, and other supporting documentation for internal and external consumption.
• Strong familiarity with contract management systems (preferably Ironclad). 
• Ability to draft and negotiate a broad range of inbound and outbound agreements.
• The ability to issue spot and assess legal risks and communicate both to business partners in straight forward terms (non-legalese).
• A proactive, can-do approach to contract review, focused on practical solutions and out-of-the-box thinking.
• Excellent bedside manner with internal and external clients is essential;
• A belief and practice that no task is too big or too small
• A customer service orientation and attention to detail 
• Curiosity that drives a desire to learn new contexts and communication styles;
• Comfort with fast-paced environments and openness to change

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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
• Recharge, reenergize, and pursue personal and professional goals with a 30-day paid leave after 5 years*
• 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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