Commercial Counsel

Brex Brex · Fintech · San Francisco, CA · Legal

Commercial Counsel role at Brex, an AI-native fintech platform. The role focuses on negotiating revenue-generating agreements with customers and partners, as well as inbound vendor and procurement agreements. Responsibilities include drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, managing deal velocity, allocating risk, and collaborating with various internal teams. The role also involves contributing to the development of legal resources like playbooks and templates, and optimizing CLM systems and AI contracting tools. Requires 3-5 years of commercial law experience, JD, and active bar membership. Fintech or financial services 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

  • Commercial law
  • Contract drafting
  • Contract negotiation
  • Risk management
  • Legal advice
  • Collaboration
  • Juris Doctor (JD)
  • Active bar membership

Nice to have

  • Privacy issues
  • Fintech experience
  • Financial services product structures
  • Contract lifecycle management (CLM) technology
  • AI 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
  • driving deal velocity
  • thoughtfully allocating risk
  • complex fintech environment
  • balance risk management with business objectives
  • Strong contract drafting skills
  • Demonstrated experience negotiating technology and commercial agreements
  • 3 to 5 years of experience practicing commercial law
  • active bar membership
  • manage multiple priorities and deadlines
  • fast-paced environment
  • Fintech experience