From Fivetrans 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. Were proud that more
organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly dat
About the Role:
Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for
thousands of companies.
Were looking for a business minded attorney to join our growing Legal team as
Associate Counsel - IP & Product who will report to the Product and
Compliance Managing Counsel. This role offers exposure to a range of issues
including securing and expanding Fivetrans global IP portfolio, product
feature development, public facing content review, engineering and open
source, and legal term drafting - all with a vision towards enhancing
Fivetrans mission. In this role you will work collaboratively with
stakeholders across the legal team and multidisciplinary teams within the
business primarily covering intellectual property and product.
This role will require a talented, agile and creative lawyer with a process
and operations-orientation to help educate the business and develop the IP
portfolio as Fivetran scales. You will be responsible for staying informed of
peer company best practices and relevant global legal developments,
analyzing applicability to Fivetrans activities and objectives, and advising
on a trademark & IP program. You will also work with Compliance Counsel as
needed regarding legislative and regulatory requirements by assisting and
improving global compliance programs.
The right candidate has IP and trademark experience, who has a
service-oriented mindset and the curiosity to find ways to improve the
organization. Your expertise will help 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 w
This is a full-time position based out of the US (Denver in-office or US
Remote).
Technologies Youll Use:
Ironclad, Salesforce, Height, AllVoices, Slab, Slack, Descartes
What Youll Do:
* Play an impactful role in all matters relating to intellectual property -
including continued development of Fivetrans global IP portfolio, trademark
and copyright filings, IP enforcement, IP harvesting and coordination with
outside counsel for patent prosecution.
* Rely on an inquisitive mindset to work cross-functionally across Fivetran
teams to provide legal counsel and support related to the IP aspects of
product development, strategic partnerships, and marketing.
* Collaborate with privacy, compliance, commercial, corporate, and
employment legal stakeholders to surface, communicate, and drive
resolution around concerns related to Fivetran Products.
* Stay updated on relevant law, regulations and evolving developments in the
law, providing legal advice to the business and other attorneys and
recommending policy and/or process changes as needed.
* Creatively solve problems, be strategic, and enable the business to take
calculated and informed risks by being able to hear and answer questions that
aren't asked and translate technical concerns into answers understandable to
non-technical lawyers.
* Work to optimize and scale processes and enablement materials for the areas
and teams we counsel.
* Demonstrate expertise in product counseling, compliance laws, and
technology transactions with the capacity to expand your legal and business
knowledge.
* Perform other related duties and tasks as necessary or as assigned.
Skills Were Looking For:
* 3-5 years combined experience in-house and/or at a law firm counseling
SaaS companies on product and/or intellectual property. Enterprise level
experience preferred, patent prosecution and/or IP litigation experience
is a plus.
* Excellent c mmunication skills (oral and written) with the ability to
clearly articulate and defend risk analysis; critically examine business
practices to ensure they are aligned with legal requirements; break down
legal concepts into plain language for non-lawyers; provide advice regarding
business practice risk.
* Successful candidate is a proven team player and consensus builder that
takes a business approach to law.
* Excellent organizational skills; ability to manage competing priorities in
a fast-paced environment, follow through and meet deadlines.
* Demonstrates a creative mindset and an ability to find solutions where
others see barriers.
* Success requires self-motivation, inquisitiveness, confidence,
diligence and a passion to learn about new technologies and to pave ways in
unchartered territories.
* Member of a state bar/ active license to practice law required
* IP and trademark experience with a service-oriented mindset and curiosity to
find ways to improve the organization
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Pay Range
$118,854 $142,625 USD
Perks and Benefits