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 resources, and collaborating with various internal teams. Requires 3-5 years of commercial law experience, JD, and active bar membership. Fintech or privacy experience is a plus.

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
  • Negotiating technology and commercial agreements
  • 3 to 5 years of experience practicing commercial law
  • Juris Doctor (JD)
  • Active bar membership
  • Exceptional judgment
  • Attention to detail
  • Integrity
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
  • Entrepreneurial, builder-oriented mindset
  • Willingness to take ownership
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of internal processes and resources
  • Flexible
  • Adaptive
  • 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
  • AI-native contracting tools

What the JD emphasized

  • negotiating revenue-generating agreements
  • negotiate and advise on inbound vendor and procurement agreements
  • manage a high volume of commercial transactions
  • balance risk management with business objectives
  • contract drafting skills
  • negotiating technology and commercial agreements
  • practicing commercial law
  • active bar membership
  • manage multiple priorities and deadlines
  • builder-oriented mindset
  • Fintech experience