Product and Regulatory Counsel

Brex Brex · Fintech · Remote · Legal

This role is for a Product and Regulatory Counsel at Brex, an intelligent finance platform. The counsel will advise on commercial card and banking products, focusing on regulatory compliance and risk management within the fintech space. They will collaborate with various teams, draft agreements, and stay updated on financial laws and regulations.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide pragmatic, actionable advice on requirements and best practices for existing and new card and banking products and features
  2. Advise a variety of cross-functional stakeholders on critical regulatory questions
  3. Track and analyze financial US and international laws and regulations and help Brex stay ahead of trends
  4. Advise on product and marketing collateral, customer communications, and disclosures
  5. Draft, update, and maintain customer agreements, terms, and disclosures for card and banking related products

Skills

Required

  • 4+ years working experience in a combination of law firms and fintech companies, ideally interacting with bank partners, financial regulators, and card networks
  • Familiarity with federal, state, and international laws and regulations that can apply to fintech companies, such as UDAP, anti-money laundering law, CARD Act, ACH rules, money transmission regulations
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, both internal (memos, guides, presentations) and external (disclosures, regulator communications)
  • Ownership mentality and comfort working on complex matters that require sound judgment
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Law degree and admitted to practice in at least one jurisdiction

Nice to have

  • Prior in-house counsel experience at a scaling fintech or payments company
  • Experience interacting directly with regulatory agencies

What the JD emphasized

  • financial regulations
  • card and banking products
  • regulatory ambiguity
  • financial laws and regulations