Associate General Counsel, Brex

• Deep experience in card regulation (e.g. TILA/Reg Z, PCI DSS, PSD2, the CARD Act, the Durbin Amendment to Dodd-Frank, EU credit directives)
• 8+ years working experience in a combination of law firms and fintech companies, ideally interacting with card networks and/or card issuers
• Familiarity with federal, state, and international laws and regulations that can apply to fintech companies, such as ECOA, Anti-Money Laundering law, and UDAAP
• 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
• Willingness to be a team player who pitches in to help out on other products and topics; one of our key tenets is “One Brex”

Desirable

• The Legal team helps the company grow responsibly, advocating for Brex and for the thousands of growing businesses we serve.
• We provide strategic advice and guidance to all Brex teams, protect Brex, advise on risk, and represent the company externally, negotiating with partners and interacting with regulators.
• Reimagining the financial system in a highly regulated environment requires creativity and resourcefulness, and we welcome the challenge
• You will help us grow, globally scale, and continuously improve our commercial card product and adjacent payments product offerings.
• You’ll be a subject matter expert on card regulation and card networks, providing strategic advice on risk and regulatory ambiguity.
• You’ll collaborate directly with stakeholders (including product, engineering, marketing, sales, and partnerships) to find creative solutions to business issues.
• You know how to break a project down into first principles and see it from ideation to launch.
• You understand when to figure out a solution in-house and when to strategically and cost-effectively deploy outside counsel
• Provide pragmatic, actionable advice on requirements and best practices for existing and new card products and features
• Advise a variety of cross-functional stakeholders on critical regulatory questions
• Track and analyze international laws and help Brex stay ahead of trends
• Advise on product and marketing collateral, customer communications, and disclosures
• Draft, update, and maintain customer agreements, terms, and disclosures for card and related products
• Provide strategic guidance on product structuring and implementation
• Assist with license applications for new card products and markets as needed
• Draft and negotiate partnership and commercial agreements to support our card products and services as we expand globally