Commercial Counsel

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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