9 days ago

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Compliance Counsel

$204k - $255k

Fivetran

RemoteUS

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 Compliance Counsel to join our team.  This is a unique opportunity to lead compliance for Fivetran globally.  This attorney will be responsible for providing legal guidance related to global compliance and to develop standards and operationalize compliance policies to support the maturation and expansion of Fivetran’s compliance infrastructure.  This role has the potential for big impact and increasing responsibilities across our growing global company.  This attorney will help shape governance across the company.  We need a capable and experienced compliance lawyer, as well as a business builder.

This full-time position will report to our Senior Director, Associate General Counsel and can be based out of our Denver, CO or Oakland, CA offices or remotely in the US.

 

What You’ll Do

 

  • Contribute to building and scaling a world-class legal organization. 
  • Own responsibility for Fivetran’s global compliance programs at Fivetran.  
  • Develop policies and procedures related to ethics, export control, sanctions, anti-corruption, and conflicts of interest to encourage a culture of compliance with rules and regulations.
  • Conduct internal investigations of compliance issues, business partner and government inquiries, and handle responses and resolution and assist with overseeing compliance hotline monitoring, responses, resolutions and reports.
  • Oversee compliance training and related programs to foster a culture of compliance.
  • Stay informed of peer company best practices and relevant global legal developments, analyzing their applicability to the companys activities and objectives and advising the business on how to promote the companys goals while complying with applicable regulations. 
  • Drive creative, customer-focused, practical and proactive legal guidance enabling the Company to execute on its goals, objectives, mission, vision and values in a compliant and ethical way.
  • Collaborate across Legal and other departments, including Human Resources, Finance, and Sales to integrate compliance measures into business processes.

 

Skills We’re Looking For

 

  • At least 8 years of compliance experience, including in-house experience with a multinational company; experience with public company compliance preferred. 
  • Experience developing compliance programs for a global company and ability to continue development, maintenance and improvement of Fivetran’s global compliance programs including effective policies, procedures and documentation.
  • Experience providing practical, flexible and risk-adjusted advice, with an eye toward business impact on a global scale. 
  • A problem-solving mentality, willing to make a call and be an active decision maker. 
  • Orientation towards process and operations, and ability to spot and act on improvements to systems, standards, templates, policies and practices that help reduce risk, remove friction, and propel the business. 
  • Proactive nature - a lawyer who is not afraid to also project manage to ensure essential risk reduction strategies and adjustments are carried through to completion. 
  • Team orientation first and foremost, with leadership skills that contribute to maintaining a positive team and company culture. 
  • Ability to work independently and closely manage multiple outside counsel across various countries, with the judgment to know when to outsource to outside counsel vs. make a call internally.
  • Comfort with fast-paced environments and openness to change.
  • Aptitude for working with diverse stakeholders and rolling with the punches.
  • Ability and willingness to work across time zones as needed; some travel may be required.
  • Admitted to practice in at least one jurisdiction, with eligibility to become a registered in-house counsel in either California or Colorado

 

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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. 


Pay Range
$204,127.44$255,159.30 USD

 

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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