Senior Product Counsel, Brex Cash

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Brex is revolutionizing financial services for businesses, starting with corporate cards for startups. We are building the product from first principles, enabling us to have unparalleled features and a seamless, modern experience for our customers. With backing from top venture firms and industry veterans such as Peter Thiel and Max Levchin, Brex is one of the fastest-growing startups to date, and we’re looking for someone to help scale the company with incredible people across the board.

Based in San Francisco, our team is committed to creating a driven and diverse company with ambitious people from wide-ranging backgrounds. We are looking for people with a strong sense for exceptional products, a keen eye to detail, and comfort learning new technologies. Most importantly, we’re looking for people who are enthusiastic about working with a variety of backgrounds, roles, and needs.

The Role:

The Legal and Compliance team makes critical decisions that impact both product development and company direction. Judgment, competence, empathy, ability to collaborate within and across functions, and a good sense of humor are essential to the success of the team. Working in a fast-growing fintech startup also demands that we are solutions-oriented and are comfortable operating in a rapidly-changing environment.

As the Senior Product Counsel to support Brex’s broker-dealer operations you will help accelerate the growth of our newest product, Brex Cash. You will work closely with business and product teams to guide strategy and build for scale. You should be creative and adaptable, with the ability to think on your toes, prioritize business risk, and give clear actionable legal advice.

What you will do:

  • Be the primary legal counsel for Brex’s broker-dealer, working closely with engineering and business teams to support broker-dealer operations and identify and scope new product opportunities
  • Provide guidance on regulatory frameworks that apply to Brex’s products, including the Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Gramm-Leach-Bliley and related broker-dealer statutes and regulations, FINRA and MSRB rules and regulations, Regulation T, broker-dealer financial responsibility regulations, and other federal and state financial services regulations and disclosure requirements
  • Represent Brex with financial partners and regulators
  • Draft agreements and negotiate deals with financial and technology partners to support product and go-to-market teams
  • Stay up to date on developments in the financial services industry and fintech regulatory environment
  • Ad-hoc projects as needed

What you will bring:

  • 8+ years of experience in a combination of technology and traditional financial services companies or in a financial regulatory or transactional practice at a law firm; experience as a fintech product counsel is preferred
  • Broker-dealer or registered investment advisor regulatory experience is required. Knowledge of rules and regulations governing cash management programs is a strong plus.
  • Curiosity, drive, and an ability to come up with creative (and compliant) solutions to regulatory hurdles
  • JD and admitted to practice in New York
  • FINRA securities licenses (SIE, Series 7, Series 14, or Series 24) or experience working at FINRA or the SEC a plus
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