Compliance Counsel

Summary

Join Fivetran as their Compliance Counsel and lead global compliance efforts. This role involves developing and implementing compliance programs, conducting internal investigations, overseeing training, and advising on legal matters. You will collaborate with various departments to integrate compliance measures into business processes. The position requires at least 8 years of compliance experience, including in-house experience with a multinational company. This full-time role reports to the Senior Director, Associate General Counsel and can be based in Denver, CO, Oakland, CA, or remotely in the US. Fivetran offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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 company's activities and objectives and advising the business on how to promote the company's 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

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