US Paralegal

Come meet Datarails ! We're a fast-growing (~300 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.

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts, including SaaS agreements, partnership deals, vendor contracts, and NDAs.
• Lead and evolve privacy and data protection compliance efforts (CCPA, GDPR, and other emerging frameworks).
• 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.
• 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.
• Conducting comprehensive vendor assessments and due diligence to evaluate security posture and compliance.
• Completing detailed security questionnaires to verify vendor adherence to security standards and policies.

• Target salary is $90-110k annually, depending on skillset, years, and relevance of experience, and location.
• Competitive compensation, ongoing recognition, and, most importantly, a chance to learn, contribute, and develop your skills.
• A supportive, agile, and creative work environment with brilliant colleagues!
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees
• 100% paid medical and 80% paid dental and vision coverage for dependents
• HSA & FSA Options
• 401 (k) with up to 4% match
• Calm app membership and counseling sessions through Spring Health
• $540/year toward glasses, sunglasses, or contact lenses from XP Health for employees enrolled in any Guardian Vision plan
• Flexible, unlimited sick time and PTO (we recommend 18-25 vacation days annually)
• Parental leave policy
• 12 paid company holidays
• Equity!
• CPA/CFA license renewal reimbursement

*Please note, if you start on the first of the month, your medical benefits are available right away. Otherwise, they will kick in on the 1st of the following month*

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.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of legal experience from a SaaS company
• Deep knowledge and practical experience in U.S. and global data privacy laws and frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, DPA).
• Good knowledge and vast experience working in the field of privacy, confidentiality, and data protection.
• Proven track record negotiating and managing complex commercial agreements.
• 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.