Commercial Counsel

Brex Brex · Fintech · San Francisco, CA · Legal

Commercial Counsel at Brex, a fintech company, responsible for negotiating revenue-generating agreements, inbound vendor contracts, and advising on legal risks in a regulated environment. The role involves managing commercial transactions, improving legal processes, and collaborating with various internal teams. Experience with AI contracting tools is a bonus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Draft, review, and negotiate revenue-generating agreements with Brex’s customers and partners
  2. Draft, review, and negotiate inbound commercial contracts, including technology agreements, master and professional services agreements, consulting contracts, and marketing and event agreements.
  3. Contribute to the continuous improvement of commercial legal processes and resources, including developing and refining contracting playbooks, templates, policies, procedures, and workflows. Leverage and optimize contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems and AI contracting tools.
  4. Identify and mitigate contractual risks, escalating complex issues to senior legal team members as needed.
  5. Provide sound, business-oriented legal advice to cross-functional partners on contract terms, deal structures, and commercial legal risks and opportunities.

Skills

Required

  • Strong contract drafting skills with attention to precision and clarity.
  • Demonstrated experience negotiating technology and commercial agreements with sophisticated counterparties.
  • 3 to 5 years of experience practicing commercial law, either in-house at a technology or financial services company or within the corporate or technology transactions department of a reputable law firm.
  • Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership in good standing in at least one US jurisdiction.
  • Exceptional judgment, attention to detail, and integrity, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Entrepreneurial, builder-oriented mindset with a willingness to take ownership and contribute to the continuous improvement of internal processes and resources.
  • Flexible, adaptive, and always open to learning something new.

Nice to have

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

What the JD emphasized

  • highly regulated environment
  • manage a high volume of commercial transactions
  • balance risk management with business objectives