Product Counsel

Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies.

About the role

We’re looking for a business-minded attorney to join our Legal team as Product Counsel, reporting to the Director - Legal Product & Strategy. You’ll handle day-to-day product counseling by providing practical, solution-oriented legal advice throughout the product-development lifecycle, helping teams navigate complex issues while moving quickly and thoughtfully.

This role will partner closely with stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Privacy, and GTM functions to support innovation, manage risk, and enable the next generation of data and analytics solutions. You will need to translate complex legal issues into practical guidance that helps stakeholders make informed decisions. Success in this role will depend on a growth mindset, building trusted relationships, understanding our products and technology, and balancing thoughtful risk management with execution speed.

Responsibilities

• Advise Product, Engineering, and other cross-functional stakeholders on legal issues throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Review and assess new products, features, and initiatives, providing timely, business-oriented legal guidance that balances risk management with innovation and execution speed.
• Counsel teams on intellectual property, software licensing, privacy, AI, security, and regulatory considerations affecting company products.
• Develop scalable legal guidance, policies, playbooks, and training materials that empower teams to make informed decisions.
• Partner with commercial, privacy, security, compliance, and corporate legal colleagues to address cross-functional legal issues and drive alignment.
• Monitor emerging legal, regulatory, and industry developments and translate them into actionable guidance.
• Perform other related duties and tasks as necessary or as assigned.

Requirements

• J.D. and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
• 4-7 years of relevant legal experience counseling SaaS companies.
• Deliver high-quality legal analysis, attention to detail, and execution across a broad range of product counseling matters.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) with the ability to clearly articulate and defend risk analysis and communicate complex concepts clearly and effectively to technical, business, legal, and executive audiences.
• Operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments while balancing competing priorities and business objectives to drive results.
• Creative mindset and an ability to find solutions where others see barriers.

Skills

• Experience advising software, SaaS, cloud infrastructure, or developer tools companies regarding open-source software licensing, compliance, and governance (a bonus).
• Experience using AI tools (such as Claude or similar) to enhance legal workflow efficiency.

Technologies You’ll Use

• Ironclad
• Salesforce
• Jira
• Notion
• Slack