Commercial Counsel

Brex is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets.

By combining global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, Brex enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend effortlessly.

As Commercial Counsel at Brex, you will be an integral and versatile member of the Legal team and will support all aspects of the Company's commercial legal efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer agreements, from initial legal review through final signature, in partnership with sales, deal desk, and other stakeholders.
• Support the legal review and negotiation of a wide variety of inbound commercial contracts, including AI, SaaS, and other technology agreements, master and professional services agreements, consulting agreements, marketing, agency, and media contracts, event agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.
• Drive continuous improvement in commercial contracting processes, including developing and refining contracting playbooks, internal policies and procedures, and leveraging and optimizing AI contracting tools and contract lifecycle management (CLM) workflows.
• Identify and mitigate contractual risks within established parameters, escalating complex issues to SMEs and senior legal team members as needed.
• Provide sound, business-oriented legal advice to cross-functional partners on contract terms, deal structures, and commercial legal risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to understand business needs, contextualize transactions, and translate business, operational and product requirements into clear legal terms and conditions.

Requirements:

• Entrepreneurial mindset and comfort with taking ownership and acting upon it; you welcome challenges and thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments!
• Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience practicing commercial law, either in-house at a technology company or within the corporate/tech transactions department of a reputable law firm.
• Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership in good standing in at least one US jurisdiction.
• Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex technology and commercial contracts; experience with both customer-facing and vendor/inbound contracting is ideal.
• Exceptional judgment, attention to detail, and integrity, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Bonus Points:

• Fintech or financial services experience, or familiarity with fintech product structures.
• Working knowledge of privacy issues in a commercial context.
• Experience working directly with a deal desk team.
• Experience working with AI contracting tools or contract lifecycle management (CLM) technology.

The expected salary range for this role is $220,000-$270,000 USD.