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Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies. We're looking for a business-minded Senior Commercial Counsel, with deep experience drafting and negotiating customer agreements with leading global and domestic organizations. This legal team member will be a key partner and liaison to other impacted Fivetran departments and stakeholders. The ideal candidate is a high impact individual contributor who brings deep legal expertise, sound business judgment, and the ability to operate independently on complex commercial matters.
Job Responsibility
Review, revise and negotiate commercial contracts, including customer paper agreements
Serve as one of the designated legal contacts on the commercial legal team to Fivetran's enterprise sales team, including sales team education, training and communications related to any changes to customer agreements
Serve as one of the primary legal contacts on the commercial legal team, providing strategic guidance and oversight on contracting, enablement, and process improvement initiatives
Create and update commercial legal team playbooks to help drive alignment with internal stakeholders
Own and improve key template documents, including periodic revisions and improvements, and help operationalize templates into the contracts management and automation tool
Liaise with Fivetran's product team to understand how product updates may impact existing or new customer agreements
Contribute to the development and implementation of best practices for commercial contract lifecycle management, ensuring efficient review, negotiation, and approval processes
Stay abreast of evolving legal trends and industry best practices in the SaaS and data privacy space
Complete other special projects given your interest areas and the needs of a rapidly scaling company and team
Requirements
8+ years of experience in negotiating commercial contracts at high-growth technology companies
demonstrated experience and interest in data and privacy
deep understanding of global commercial transactions, including expertise in drafting, reviewing, and finalizing complex agreements, such as sales agreements, SaaS and enterprise B2B transactions, and data processing agreements (compliance with GDPR, CCPA and other data protection laws), including on customer paper
process-oriented lawyer with a passion for building and optimizing processes and procedures in partnership with legal operations
proven track record of achieving high-volume, quick turn on execution of agreements
strong communicator with exceptional written and verbal skills
high attention to detail with demonstrated self-initiative
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
experience using AI tools (such as Claude or similar) to enhance legal workflow efficiency preferred
Nice to have
CIPP (US) certification is a plus
What we offer
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