--- title: 'Commercial Counsel at Fivetran' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/commercial-counsel-fivetran-dublin-ghrpjm8zgn5d' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-13' --- # Commercial Counsel at Fivetran - **Company:** Fivetran - **Location:** Dublin, Ireland - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-09-10 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13 - **Apply:** https://www.fivetran.com/careers/job?gh_jid=7988905003 ## Job description 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 Us Fivetran and dbt Labs are bringing together two industry-leading companies with a shared mission: helping organizations unlock the full value of their data. Together, we’re delivering the data infrastructure layer that helps organizations move, transform, and trust their data — from the moment data moves, through every transformation, to the context teams and AI systems rely on. Fivetran helps organizations automate data movement across the systems, clouds, engines, and tools they rely on. dbt Labs pioneered analytics engineering, helping teams transform data into reliable, governed insights. Together, we support thousands of organizations as they build a trusted foundation for analytics, AI, and better business decisions. As we bring our teams and technology together, we’re building on the strengths of both companies while continuing to deliver the products and experiences our customers know and trust. It’s an exciting time to join us: we’re creating a company with the scale, talent, and technology to help more organizations put their data to work with greater speed, confidence, and impact. ​ During this transition period, you may see references to both Fivetran and dbt Labs throughout our recruiting process as we integrate our teams, systems, and career sites. ## About the Role We’re looking for a business-minded  Commercial Legal Counsel, with approximately 5 years of 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 across the EMEA region.  The ideal candidate is a high impact individual contributor who brings strong legal expertise, sound business judgment, and the ability to operate independently on commercial matters while working closely with senior members of the Commercial Legal Team. This is a full-time, remote position based out of our Dublin, Ireland office. Professional fluency in both English and French is required, as this role will support customers and internal stakeholders across EMEA, including French-speaking markets. Technologies You’ll Use - Ironclad, SFDC, AI tool ## What You’ll Do - Review, revise and negotiate commercial contracts with customers and prospects, including customer paper agreements, for the EMEA region - Serve as one of the designated legal contacts on the EMEA commercial legal team to Fivetran’s EMEA 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 - Help maintain and update commercial legal team playbooks to help drive alignment with internal stakeholders - Support 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, including EU/UK requirements - Complete other special projects given your interest areas and the needs of a rapidly scaling company and team ## Skills We’re Looking For - A commercial attorney with approximately 5 years of experience in negotiating commercial contracts at high-growth technology companies, with interest in data and privacy. - A negotiator with a solid understanding of global commercial transactions, including experience in drafting, reviewing, and finalizing agreements, such as sales agreements, SaaS and enterprise B2B transactions, and data processing agreements (compliance with GDPR and other data protection laws), including on customer paper. - A process-oriented lawyer with an interest in building and optimizing processes and procedures in partnership with legal operations - A track record of achieving high-volume, quick turn on execution of agreements constructed to mitigate risk and support revenue growth, including customer paper review - A strong communicator with excellent written and verbal skills, able to clearly articulate complex legal concepts to both a technical and non-technical audience - High attention to detail, with demonstrated self-initiative that drives a desire for impact and achievement - Qualified solicitor/lawyer (or equivalent) admitted to practice in Ireland, England & Wales, or another European jurisdiction - Professional fluency in both English and French is required, including the ability to independently review, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements in both languages. Bonus Skills​ - Experience using AI tools (such as Claude or similar) to enhance legal workflow efficiency, including contract review, drafting, and research - EU AI Act knowledge - Experience negotiating partner contracts ## #LI-REMOTE ## #LI-LA1 ## Perks and Benefits - 100% employer-paid medical insurance* - Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays (including a year end Global Week of Rest), 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 Click [here](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CdawUwjo1Q1B7ghZJ_owdmmHB8VtqhBu?usp=sharing) to learn more about Fivetran's Benefits by Region. We’re honored to be [valued at over $5.6 billion](https://fivetran.com/blog/hvr-acquisition-series-d), but more importantly, we’re proud of our [core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream](https://fivetran.com/culture). Read about us in [Forbes](https://fivetran-com.s3.amazonaws.com/news/forbes-aug-sept-2022-digital-reprint-10-21-22.pdf). 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. To learn more about Fivetran’s culture and what it’s like to be part of the team, [click here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlhtp4dGh8o) and enjoy our video. To learn more about our candidate privacy policy, you can [read our statement here](https://fivetran.com/candidate-privacy). We are committed to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to participate in our interview process. If you require accommodations at any stage of the process due to a disability, medical condition, or any other circumstance, please don't hesitate to submit your request by filling out this [form](https://forms.gle/V7k3t4u9j523XkEt6). We will work with you to provide reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation and ensure a fair and accessible interview experience. Your request and any information provided will be kept confidential and will not impact your candidacy. We look forward to hearing from you and accommodating your needs to the best of our ability. ## About Fivetran ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Fivetran provides an automated data movement platform that centralizes and transforms data from hundreds of sources into cloud destinations for analytics, operations, and AI. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series D, valued at $5.6B as of 2021) - **Headquarters**: Oakland, California, USA - **Founded**: 2012 (out of Y Combinator in 2013) - **Founders**: George Fraser (CEO) and Taylor Brown ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Data Integration / Automated Data Movement / Modern Data Stack - **Target customers**: B2B, serving both fast-moving startups and Fortune 500 enterprises (5,000+ customers) - **Mission statement**: "Making access to data as simple and reliable as electricity." ## Products & Services - **Fivetran Platform**: Fully managed, high-performance data pipelines that move data from 700+ sources (SaaS apps, databases, ERPs, files) to data warehouses, lakes, and applications. Features include automated schema migration, built-in transformations, and support for open table formats (Iceberg, Delta Lake) via the Managed Data Lake Service. - **Fivetran Transformations**: SQL-based transformation models run directly in the destination, turning raw data into analytics-ready datasets without manual orchestration. - **Teleport Data & HVR (Acquired)**: Strategic acquisitions that expanded the platform’s capabilities to serve enterprises of any size. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: $5.6 billion (Series D, 2021) - **Key Metric**: Revenue grew by more than 50% year-over-year; over 5,000 customers. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Y Combinator (seed); Partners include Google Cloud (Global Technology Partner of the Year), Snowflake (Data Integration Partner of the Year), and Databricks (Data Ingestion Partner of the Year). - **Growth Signals**: - Named to the 2022 Forbes Cloud 100 - Financial Times' The Americas Fastest Growing Companies 2024 - Acquired Teleport Data and HVR in the same year - 2 trillion+ schema changes handled per month; 9.1+ petabytes of data synced per month; 33.5 million+ rows synced per month - Global presence with ten international offices ## Competitive Advantages - **Platform Depth**: 700+ pre-built connectors, fully managed pipelines, and automated schema change handling reduce manual data engineering work. - **Enterprise Trust**: SOC 1 & SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA BAA, PCI DSS Level 1, HITRUST, GDPR compliant — built to meet the standards security teams demand. - **Ecosystem Lock-In**: Deep partnerships with major cloud and data platforms (Google Cloud, Snowflake, Databricks) create a strong network effect. - **Scale**: Processes 156.5 million+ pipeline syncs per month, demonstrating massive operational maturity. ## Strategic Focus - **AI-Ready Data**: Moving from analytics to powering autonomous agents and AI with trusted, real-time data. - **Open Formats**: Investing in Managed Data Lake Service with Iceberg and Delta Lake to standardize lake architecture and reduce costs. - **Enterprise Expansion**: Continuing to serve Fortune 500 companies and large enterprises through acquisitions and platform capabilities. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Named a Great Place to Work over 10 times. 98% of employees say they feel welcomed when they join; 96% say management is honest and ethical. - **Hybrid Model**: 2 days per week in the office for collaboration and connection. - **Compensation**: Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) for all new hires with annual refresh grants. - **Parental Leave**: Generous paid parental leave starting on day one, plus a baby cash incentive. - **Time Off**: 25 days paid time off per year, plus paid holidays and sick time; 2 days of volunteer time off annually. - **Perks**: Free lunches, team events, home office reimbursements, monthly cell phone stipend. - **Locations**: Global HQ in Oakland, CA, with offices in Denver, Dublin, Amsterdam, Novi Sad (Serbia), and more. - **Diversity & Inclusion**: Employee resource groups like Fivetran Women; a stated commitment to building teams with diverse perspectives. ## Sources 1. [Fivetran Website](https://www.fivetran.com/) 2. [Fivetran About Page](https://www.fivetran.com/about) 3. [Fivetran Careers Page](https://www.fivetran.com/careers) 4. [Greenhouse Job Board](https://boards.greenhouse.io/fivetran/jobs/6278611003) 5. 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