Counsel, Coast
Product & Corporate
$175-205k
+ Signing bonus + Equity
Payments platform & fuel card for fleets
Be an early applicant
Payments platform & fuel card for fleets
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$175-205k
+ Signing bonus + Equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
Coast's mission is to make fleet management easy.
Role
Who you are
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in the U.S
- 7+ years of legal experience, with a mix of law firm and in-house experience (prior experience in high-growth startups and/or fintech or payments company preferred)
- Strong knowledge of regulations applicable to B2B financial services
- Experience providing product counsel and regulatory guidance in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills, particularly with technology/SaaS agreements
- Strong communication skills with ability to explain complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders
- Business-minded, pragmatic approach to problem-solving with excellent judgment
- Self-starter with ability to work independently while maintaining strong collaboration skills
What the job involves
- As Counsel, Product & Corporate, you will be the second member of our legal team, reporting directly to the General Counsel (Renata Stepanov)
- You will serve as a key legal advisor at Coast, providing strategic guidance on product development, regulatory compliance, and commercial transactions
- This role requires a business-minded approach to legal issues, balancing risk management with business objectives
- You will be instrumental in developing scalable legal processes and ensuring Coast's products and services comply with applicable laws and regulations in the fintech space while negotiating and structuring important strategic partnerships and commercial deals that drive Coast's growth
- Provide strategic legal guidance on product development, feature launches, and platform enhancements to ensure compliance with applicable regulations
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including customer contracts, vendor agreements, NDAs, partnerships, and SaaS agreements
- Partner closely with product, engineering, sales, and compliance teams to provide pragmatic legal guidance that enables business growth while managing risk
- Develop and implement scalable legal processes, templates, and policies to improve efficiency
- Monitor regulatory developments in the fintech space and advise on potential impacts to Coast's business
- Provide the company with support on privacy issues, policies and initiatives
- Assist with corporate governance and compliance matters
- Handle day-to-day legal operations including managing routine legal inquiries, maintaining records, managing diligence processes and handling basic employment matters
Our take
In recent years, companies like Ramp, Brex, Divvy, and others have emerged to provide easier ways for companies to allow their employees to pay for job-related expenses through corporate cards. However, none of these services really work for businesses operating automobile fleets - approximately 10% of B2B card spend in the US.
That’s where Coast comes in, offering a modern card issuing expense solution specifically built for fleets. The Coast card meets the demands of fleets-specific controls, security, and visibility, contributing to preventing fraud and unauthorized use. Its platform allows fleet managers to visualize spend, block or flag transactions for review, and set their own rules for card holders.
With back-to-back funding rounds awarded in 2024, Coast has been focused on expanding its team and the platform’s capabilities, offering a wider range of financial products - including parking, maintenance, and other on-the-road expenses on top of just fuel. Its Visa Fleet card program, which enables Coast Visa Fleet cardholders to make payments wherever Visa is accepted, makes it an attractive option in the market as fleet management continues to modernize.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2024
$40m
SERIES B
Mar 2024
$25m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $98.5m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Meaningful stock options
- Flexible vacation policy
Company HQ
SoHo, New York, NY
Leadership
Daniel Simon
(CEO)Previously co-founded consumer finance startup Bread, which sold to Alliance Data Systems for over $500 million in 2020.
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