US Paralegal

Description

Come meet Datarails! We're a fast-growing (~235 employees globally) FP&A platform designed to streamline and automate data consolidation, reporting, and planning—all while letting finance teams keep using Excel. Our solution integrates with top accounting systems, ERPs, and CRMs to give finance teams a single source of truth, helping them reduce risk, drive decisions, and ensure the right data is always at their fingertips.

As US Paralegal you’ll serve as a trusted advisor across the company, managing a variety of commercial agreements, ensuring compliance, and navigating the complex intersection of fintech and data privacy. You’ll work cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Success, Procurement, Product, and leadership to drive business forward while safeguarding the company’s legal and regulatory interests.

This is a 100% remote position in the Eastern time zone in the United States.

What You'll Do

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts, including SaaS agreements, partnership deals, vendor contracts, and NDAs.
• Support cross-functional teams (Sales, Customer Success, Finance) with legal guidance on a day-to-day basis.
• Advise business stakeholders on legal risks, rights, and obligations related to commercial relationships, strategic initiatives, and corporate matters.
• Lead and evolve privacy and data protection compliance efforts (CCPA, GDPR, and other emerging frameworks).
• Stay on top of regulatory developments in fintech, SaaS, and data privacy, translating complex requirements into clear business guidance.
• Support and strengthen internal policies, training, and best practices on legal and ethical standards.

What We Need

• 3+ years of legal experience, ideally a combination of a top-tier law firm and in-house at a tech or high-growth company.
• Proven track record negotiating and managing complex commercial agreements.
• Deep knowledge and practical experience in U.S. and global data privacy laws and frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, DPA).
• Strong business judgment, with the ability to balance legal risk and business priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Exceptional communication skills and a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach.

What We Offer

• Top-of-the-line healthcare (medical, vision, and dental), with 100% paid coverage for you and 80-100% paid coverage for your dependents.
• 12 paid company holidays/year + sick leave, flexible/unlimited vacation, and parental leave policy!
• 401k with up to 4% match, or 4% RRSP contributions for our Canadian employees
• Life insurance
• Equity
• Perks include: mental health & wellness services, HSA + FSA options, and more!

EEO Statement

We want to make sure everyone has an equal chance to participate and make a difference. Datarails is an equal opportunity employer and prioritizes building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants of any type and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state, and local laws. Datarails’ policy is to comply with all applicable laws related to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.