Legal Counsel, Nitra
$190-230k
+ Equity
More information about location
4+ days a week in office
Financial products for healthcare professionals
Be an early applicant
Financial products for healthcare professionals
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$190-230k
+ Equity
More information about location
4+ days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
Nitra’s mission is to overhaul the healthcare industry with radically efficient and transparent solutions.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of experience as counsel in the financial industry
- Minimum 2 years of big law experience is highly preferred
- Experience at a FinTech start-up a plus
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with different teams across the company
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Comfortable with working with internal and external senior level executives
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a detail-oriented attorney with excellent business judgment to join our legal team, reporting to the General Counsel
- In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to leadership and cross functional teams, helping the company navigate complex legal and regulatory issues while supporting strategic growth
- You will take ownership of a wide range of legal matters, from commercial/financial agreements and corporate governance to regulatory compliance and intellectual property, while playing a key role in shaping practical, risk aware solutions that enable the business to move forward with confidence
- This is a high impact role for a lawyer who enjoys working in a fast paced environment, collaborating closely with stakeholders, and building scalable legal processes that support a growing company
- Providing legal guidance on issues such as corporate governance, employment law, contracts, data protection, and intellectual property rights
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of agreements including commercial contracts, partnership agreements, and vendor contracts
- Ensuring the company’s compliance with financial regulations, credit risk procedures, and applicable statutory requirements
- Managing corporate governance for Nitra, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements
- Overseeing the protection of intellectual property including patents, trademarks, and copyrights
- Advising on funding rounds, equity plans, and other financial transactions
- Collaborating with management to devise strategies that minimize legal risks and enhance business operations
- Handling any litigation or legal disputes that arise
- Educating and providing training to company staff on compliance and legal issues
- Coordinating with external counsel as needed to ensure comprehensive legal coverage
Our take
Nitra is attempting to play a part in the reshaping of the archaic financial systems we all interact with today, specifically targeting the inefficiencies of the US healthcare system. To do this, it is bringing transformational and disruptive digital finance to thousands of healthcare professionals struggling with complex medical business processes that do not align well to traditional forms of credit.
Nitra started with a credit card built specifically for doctors, and has since expanded its offerings to deliver expense management, product inventory management, and lending services. Its all-in-one platform is powered by machine learning and blockchain technologies, bringing physicians and medical clinics around the country the financial services they need and deserve.
Its vision is clearly an ambitious one, but one that has resonated with healthcare professionals and investors alike. Funding from 2022 has been used to scale the team and accelerate growth, all while launching its new products. Nitra also continues to add to the many benefits that come with the Nitra Visa Business Card, ensuring it remains a strong option for its users.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2026
$50m
SERIES B
Aug 2025
$22m
SERIES A
Total funding: $88m
Company benefits
- Flexible vacation policy
- Retirement benefits (401K match)
- Equality - everyone at Nitra is an owner, when the company wins, you win
- Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance options
Company HQ
World Trade Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Jonathan Chen
(Founder & President)Serial entrepreneur. Built, launched and sold Boba meets Bagel in a few weeks. Founded FiscalNote, an aggregator of government data widely used in D.C. Also founded and was CTO of Pathover, an API-based intelligent routing and logistics solution to the last mile problem.
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