Associate General Counsel, Product, Card
Associate General Counsel, Product, Card
Seattle, Washington, United States
Brex is the AI-powered spend platform. We help companies spend with confidence with integrated corporate cards, banking, and global payments, plus intuitive software for travel and expenses. Tens of thousands of companies from startups to enterprises — including DoorDash, Flexport, and Compass — use Brex to proactively control spend, reduce costs, and increase efficiency on a global scale.
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.
The Legal team helps the company grow responsibly, advocating for Brex and for the tens of thousands of growing businesses we serve. We protect Brex, provide strategic advice and guidance to all internal teams, 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
You will help us grow, globally scale, and continuously improve our commercial card product and adjacent payments product offerings. You will be a subject matter expert on card regulation and card networks, providing strategic advice on risk and regulatory ambiguity. You will 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.
Responsibilities
- 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
Requirements
- 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”
- Must be willing to work in office 2 days per week on Wednesday and Thursday
- Experience working with Privacy and Security in new product launches and audits; familiarity with GDPR and other privacy regimes
- Experience interacting directly with regulatory agencies
Compensation
The expected salary range for this role is $304,000 - $380,000. 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.
