# Vice President, Government Affairs

**Company:** [Fivetran](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fivetran)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $315k – $356k/yr
**Experience:** 12+ years
**Skills:** Government Affairs, Public Policy, Lobbying, Political Strategy, Campaign Finance, Policy Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Regulatory Strategy, Fiscalnote, Quorum
**Posted:** 2026-06-22

> Build and lead Fivetran’s government affairs function from the ground up. Drive lobbying, political engagement, and public policy strategy while shaping regulatory outcomes in data, AI, privacy, and technology.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do
- Build and own Fivetran’s government affairs and political strategy from the ground up
- Design and execute a comprehensive lobbying and policy engagement strategy aligned with company priorities
- Develop and manage Fivetran’s political engagement strategy, including campaign contributions, PAC/C4 alignment, and external political relationships
- Establish and maintain relationships with policymakers, regulators, trade associations, and industry coalitions
- Lead development of Fivetran’s policy positions, including drafting briefs, comment letters, and external communications
- 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
- Support regulatory strategy, investigations and potential litigation efforts
- Identify and mitigate policy or regulatory risks, including those driven by competitors or market dynamics
- Act as the quarterback for all government affairs-related communications and engagement, ensuring alignment across Legal, Communications, and executive leadership

## Skills We’re Looking For
- 12+ years of experience in government affairs, public policy, political strategy, or related fields
- Proven track record of building and leading government affairs or policy functions, ideally in tech or a highly regulated industry
- Deep expertise in U.S. political and regulatory systems, including lobbying, campaign finance, and policy development
- Strong network across U.S. Federal, State and local policymakers, regulators, and political stakeholders
- Experience advising senior executives and orchestrating high-level government engagement
- Ability to operate independently as a founding leader of the function in a fast moving, build-from-scratch environment
- Exceptional communication and influence skills, including experience shaping policy narratives and external positioning
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as political science, government or equivalent experience. JD, MPP/MPA also welcome, but not required.

## Technologies You’ll Use
- Policy and regulatory tracking tools (e.g., FiscalNote, Quorum)
- CRM and stakeholder engagement platforms
- Data analysis tools to assess regulatory and policy impact
- Collaboration tools (Slack, Google Workspace)
- Legal and compliance research platforms
- AI tools (e.g., ClaudeAI, ChatGPT, Gemini)

## Perks and 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

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