Commercial Counsel

Brex; New York (NY); On-site; USD 220,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Brex is seeking a Commercial Counsel to join its Legal team. You will handle the negotiation of Brex customer contracts, work with sales and deal desk, and ensure terms protect the company's interests while supporting rapid growth.

You will also draft and negotiate vendor agreements, advise on privacy, security, and cross-functional issues, and help develop contracting playbooks and CLM workflows to scale our commercial operations.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of commercial law experience in-house or at a tech firm.
• JD and active bar membership in at least one US jurisdiction.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex technology and commercial contracts.
• Strong judgment, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer agreements with sales and deal desk.
• Support inbound vendor contracts and other tech agreements.
• Improve contracting processes and implement CLM tools.
• Advise cross-functional teams on contract terms and risks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into legal terms.

Skills

Commercial law

In-house experience

Contract negotiation

Technology contracts

JD and Bar

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent

Tools

Contract lifecycle management

AI contracting tools

Job description

Why join us

Brex is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets. By combining global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, Brex enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend effortlessly. Brex’s AI-native automation and world-class service eliminate manual expense and accounting tasks for customers so they can focus on what matters most. Tens of thousands of the world's best companies run on Brex, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood, Zoom, Plaid, Reddit, and SeatGeek.

Working at Brex allows you to push your limits, challenge the status quo, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We’re committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture and believe your potential should only be limited by how big you can dream. We make this a reality by empowering you with the tools, resources, and support you need to grow your career.

Legal at Brex

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.

What you’ll do

As Commercial Counsel at Brex, you will be an integral and versatile member of the Legal team and will support all aspects of the Company's commercial legal efforts. You will handle legal review and negotiation of Brex customer contracts, working closely with sales and other revenue-supporting teams to close deals efficiently while protecting the Company’s interests. You'll also support vendor and partner contracting, negotiating a range of contracts that serve teams and departments across Brex. You will advise on legal issues that intersect with commercial matters, and collaborate with a wide range of cross-functional partners, including deal desk, ops, procurement, privacy, security, marketing, and people. You will contribute to the development and implementation of commercial legal resources and processes, including internal policies and procedures and contracting workflows. You'll provide sound and pragmatic legal advice and take a business-oriented approach to problem solving!

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer agreements, from initial legal review through final signature, in partnership with sales, deal desk, and other stakeholders.


• Support the legal review and negotiation of a wide variety of inbound commercial contracts, including AI, SaaS, and other technology agreements, master and professional services agreements, consulting agreements, marketing, agency, and media contracts, event agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.


• Drive continuous improvement in commercial contracting processes, including developing and refining contracting playbooks, internal policies and procedures, and leveraging and optimizing AI contracting tools and contract lifecycle management (CLM) workflows.


• Identify and mitigate contractual risks within established parameters, escalating complex issues to SMEs and senior legal team members as needed.


• Provide sound, business-oriented legal advice to cross-functional partners on contract terms, deal structures, and commercial legal risks and opportunities.


• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to understand business needs, contextualize transactions, and translate business, operational and product requirements into clear legal terms and conditions.


• Be a business partner, not just an attorney!

Requirements

• Entrepreneurial mindset and comfort with taking ownership and acting upon it; you welcome challenges and thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments!


• Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience practicing commercial law, either in-house at a technology company or within the corporate/tech transactions department of a reputable law firm. Experience at fast-paced growing technology companies is preferred.


• Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership in good standing in at least one US jurisdiction.


• Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex technology and commercial contracts; experience with both customer-facing and vendor/inbound contracting is ideal.


• Exceptional judgment, attention to detail, and integrity, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.


• You are a builder, motivated by the continuous development and improvement of internal processes and resources.


• Flexible, adaptive, and always open to learning something new.

Bonus Points

• Fintech or financial services experience, or familiarity with fintech product structures.


• Working knowledge of privacy issues in a commercial context.


• Experience working directly with a deal desk team.


• Experience working with AI contracting tools or contract lifecycle management (CLM) technology.

Compensation

The expected salary range for this role is $220,000-$270,000 USD. However, the starting base pay will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s location, skills, experience, market demands, and internal pay parity. Depending on the position offered, equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.

Brex LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital One, N.A.

Please be aware, job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by malicious actors looking for personal data. Brex recruiters will only reach out via LinkedIn or email with a brex.comdomain. Any outreach claiming to be from Brex via other sources should be ignored.