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Brex · 1 day ago

Litigation and Risk Counsel

Brex is an AI-powered spend platform that helps companies manage their financial operations with integrated solutions. The Litigation and Risk Counsel will identify and mitigate legal risks, manage litigation and regulatory matters, and collaborate with various departments to implement risk management strategies.

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Responsibilities

Identify legal risks facing the company and develop and implement strategies for mitigating those risks while successfully enabling the company’s business objectives
Manage investigations, enforcement actions, and litigation / arbitration disputes from commencement through resolution, providing appropriate updates to cross-functional partners and leadership regarding risk, financial impact, and opportunities to resolve
Partner closely with Compliance and other departments to provide pragmatic and actionable advice, develop new policies, or implement strategic revisions to existing policies/procedures as part of the company’s risk management
Advise the customer service organization and operational teams regarding customer escalations and customer disputes
Respond timely to requests for information and subpoenas from regulators and others, and assist the company in developing strong procedures for compliance with these requests
Monitor trends and legal developments, particularly those that impact the financial services and technology industries, analyze the implications for the company, and ensure the company is well-positioned to respond and react accordingly

Qualification

Litigation experienceRegulatory enforcement actionsManaging outside counselFintech experienceCustomer service supportEntrepreneurial mindsetLaw degreeCorporate bankruptcy familiarityInteracting with regulatorsCommunication skillsOwnership mentalityTeam player

Required

4+ years working experience in law firms and/or in-house, with a preference for fintech and in-house experience
Deep experience in litigation, arbitration, and/or regulatory enforcement actions, including responsibility for independently managing complex disputes with customers, regulators, third parties, or others from commencement to resolution
Experience managing outside counsel and exercising strong judgment for disputes not being resolved in-house
Experience in supporting customer service or operations organizations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, both internal (memos, guides, presentations) and external (counterparties, regulator communications)
Ownership mentality and comfort working on complex matters that require judgment
Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to work in a fast paced environment
Willingness to be a team player that pitches in to help out on other products and topics; one of our key tenets is 'One Brex'
Law degree and admitted to practice in at least one jurisdiction

Preferred

Familiarity with corporate bankruptcy
Experience interacting directly with financial regulatory agencies

Benefits

Equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package

Company

Brex is a financial service and technology company that provides business credit cards and cash management accounts.

H1B Sponsorship

Brex has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (32)
2024 (50)
2023 (53)
2022 (65)
2021 (70)
2020 (37)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.7B
Key Investors
CitiTiger Global ManagementDST Global
2025-01-13Debt Financing· $235M
2023-07-25Series Unknown
2022-05-18Series D

Leadership Team

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Pedro Franceschi
Founder and CEO
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James Reggio
Chief Technology Officer
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