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About the Role
The Legal team at Brex provides strategic advice and guidance to all Brex teams, protects Brex, advises on risk, and represents the company externally. This role will serve as a trusted legal partner to Brex’s People team, offering practical, business-minded advice on employment matters for Brex’s global workforce.
Responsibilities
- Provide business-minded legal guidance and support to Brex’s People team on day-to-day employment issues, including performance management, terminations, recruiting, hiring, leaves of absence, employee accommodations, compensation and benefits, and wage and hour matters.
- Support the development and implementation of policies and practices governing Brex employees and contingent workers, in partnership with the People team and senior Legal team members.
- Assist in managing employment-related complaints, disputes, litigation, investigations, and responses to regulatory inquiries and charges (e.g. EEOC charges).
- Help manage outside legal counsel retained to assist Brex on employment matters, ensuring their work is efficient and drives value for Brex.
- Identify employment- and contingent worker-related risks and recommend practical solutions for managing and mitigating them.
- Research and analyze employment-related laws that apply in the locations where Brex employees and contingent workers work, including throughout the United States and in Brex’s international office locations, and monitor employment law developments and their potential impact on Brex.
- Support the development and delivery of employment-related training to managers and employees.
- Assist with responses to employee or contingent worker-related subpoenas, personnel records requests, and other information or legal requests and orders.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience counseling on employment law matters at a reputable law firm, an in-house or corporate legal department, or both.
- Experience partnering directly with People / HR functions as their day-to-day legal advisor.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and manage competing priorities.
- Practical, problem-solving mindset with the ability to navigate a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Team player who collaborates effectively with colleagues and business partners to drive meaningful results.
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with the ability to translate legal complexity into clear guidance for non-lawyers.
- Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership in good standing of the bar of at least one U.S. state.
Skills
- Employment law
- Legal guidance
- Policy development
- Dispute management
- Risk mitigation
- Legal research
- Training development
- Subpoena response
- California employment law
- International employment law
- Financial services industry
- Regulatory compliance
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Juris Doctor (JD)
- Active bar membership
Salary/Compensations
- $220,000 - $270,000 USD
About the Company
- Brex is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets.
- Brex combines global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software.
- Brex’s AI-native automation and world-class service eliminate manual expense and accounting tasks.
- Tens of thousands of the world's best companies run on Brex, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood, Zoom, Plaid, Reddit, and SeatGeek.
- Brex LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital One, N.A.