Vice President, Government Affairs

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.

About Us

Fivetran and dbt Labs are bringing together two industry-leading companies with a shared mission: helping organizations unlock the full value of their data. Together, we’re delivering the data infrastructure layer that helps organizations move, transform, and trust their data — from the moment data moves, through every transformation, to the context teams and AI systems rely on. Fivetran helps organizations automate data movement across the systems, clouds, engines, and tools they rely on. dbt Labs pioneered analytics engineering, helping teams transform data into reliable, governed insights. Together, we support thousands of organizations as they build a trusted foundation for analytics, AI, and better business decisions.

As we bring our teams and technology together, we’re building on the strengths of both companies while continuing to deliver the products and experiences our customers know and trust. It’s an exciting time to join us: we’re creating a company with the scale, talent, and technology to help more organizations put their data to work with greater speed, confidence, and impact. During this transition period, you may see references to both Fivetran and dbt Labs throughout our recruiting process as we integrate our teams, systems, and career sites.

About the Role

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.

As AI and AI policy develop in real time, securing the movement of data has never been more important or urgent. 

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.

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.

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.

This is a full-time work from home position based out of Washington, D.C. with travel as needed.

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

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)

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.

#LI-REMOTE #LI-SR1   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.

Pay Range $315,000 — $356,000 USD

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.

• May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information

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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.

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