<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>About the Role</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fivetran is a leading automation data integration platform, enabling businesses to centralize, secure and transform data. Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">As AI and AI policy develop in real time, securing the movement of data has never been more important or urgent. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We’re looking for a VP of Government Affairs to drive this critical technology policy and articulate Fivetran’s role at the center of it.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In this role you will build and lead Fivetran’s government relations function as a single-threaded owner. Reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer, this role will define and execute the company’s strategy across lobbying, political engagement, and public policy—ensuring Fivetran is proactively shaping the regulatory and political landscape in which it operates.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This is a highly strategic, externally facing role responsible for influencing policy outcomes, building relationships with key decision-makers, and coordinating company-wide engagement on government affairs. You will partner closely with executive leadership, including the CEO, to elevate Fivetran’s presence in policy discussions and navigate complex regulatory and competitive dynamics.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This is a full-time work from home position based out of Washington, D.C. with travel as needed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><strong>Technologies You’ll Use</strong></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Policy and regulatory tracking tools (e.g., FiscalNote, Quorum)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">CRM and stakeholder engagement platforms</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Data analysis tools to assess regulatory and policy impact</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Collaboration tools (Slack, Google Workspace)</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Legal and compliance research platforms</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">AI tools (e.g., ClaudeAI, ChatGPT, Gemini)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Build and own Fivetran’s government affairs and political strategy from the ground up</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Design and execute a comprehensive lobbying and policy engagement strategy aligned with company priorities</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Develop and manage Fivetran’s political engagement strategy, including campaign contributions, PAC/C4 alignment, and external political relationships</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Establish and maintain relationships with policymakers, regulators, trade associations, and industry coalitions</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lead development of Fivetran’s policy positions, including drafting briefs, comment letters, and external communications</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Deploy an AI-enabled policy function to track legislative and regulatory developments in the data, AI, privacy, competition/antitrust and technology landscapes, identify and engage stakeholders, and generate engagement strategies and policy positioning to disseminate actionable recommendations across the organization</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Support regulatory strategy, investigations and potential litigation efforts</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Identify and mitigate policy or regulatory risks, including those driven by competitors or market dynamics</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Act as the quarterback for all government affairs-related communications and engagement, ensuring alignment across Legal, Communications, and executive leadership</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><strong>Skills We’re Looking For</strong></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">12+ years of experience in government affairs, public policy, political strategy, or related fields</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Proven track record of building and leading government affairs or policy functions, ideally in tech or a highly regulated industry</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Deep expertise in U.S. political and regulatory systems, including lobbying, campaign finance, and policy development</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Strong network across U.S. Federal, State and local policymakers, regulators, and political stakeholders</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience advising senior executives and orchestrating high-level government engagement</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ability to operate independently as a founding leader of the function in a fast moving, build-from-scratch environment</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Exceptional communication and influence skills, including experience shaping policy narratives and external positioning</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as political science, government or equivalent experience. JD, MPP/MPA also welcome, but not required.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br><br></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">#LI-REMOTE #LI-SR1</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>The compensation range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire compensation for the target position and level, and may include sales incentives or target bonuses depending on the role. Our compensation ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Our job titles may span more than one career level. Within the range, individual compensation is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, business need, market demands. The compensation range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your location during the hiring process.</p></div><div class="title">Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$315,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$356,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p> </p>
<p class="p-rich_text_section" style="line-height: 1.3;"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Perks and Benefits</strong></p>
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<li>100% employer-paid medical insurance<strong>*</strong></li>
<li>Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off</li>
<li>RSU stock grants*</li>
<li>Professional development and training opportunities</li>
<li>Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities</li>
<li>Monthly cell phone stipend</li>
<li>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.</li>
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<p style="line-height: 1.3;"><em><strong>*</strong>May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information</em></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.3;"><em>Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CdawUwjo1Q1B7ghZJ_owdmmHB8VtqhBu?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a> to learn more about Fivetran's Benefits by Region.</em></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.3;">We’re honored to be <a class="c-link" href="https://fivetran.com/blog/hvr-acquisition-series-d" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://fivetran.com/blog/hvr-acquisition-series-d" data-sk="tooltip_parent">valued at over $5.6 billion</a>, but more importantly, we’re proud of our <a class="c-link" href="https://fivetran.com/culture" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://fivetran.com/culture" data-sk="tooltip_parent">core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream</a>. Read about us in <a class="c-link" href="https://fivetran-com.s3.amazonaws.com/news/forbes-aug-sept-2022-digital-reprint-10-21-22.pdf" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://fivetran-com.s3.amazonaws.com/news/forbes-aug-sept-2022-digital-reprint-10-21-22.pdf" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Forbes</a>. </p>
<p style="line-height: 1.3;">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.</p>
<p style="line-height: 1.3;">To learn more about Fivetran’s culture and what it’s like to be part of the team, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlhtp4dGh8o" target="_blank">click here</a> and enjoy our video.</p>
<p style="line-height: 1.3;">To learn more about our candidate privacy policy, you can <a href="https://fivetran.com/candidate-privacy" target="_blank">read our statement here</a>.</p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.3;"><em>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 <a href="https://forms.gle/V7k3t4u9j523XkEt6">form</a>. 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.</em></p></div>