# Product & Privacy Counsel

**Company:** [Brex](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/brex)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, New York, NY
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $220k – $270k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** GDPR, CCPA, Data Privacy, Data Security, Financial Regulation, Regulatory Compliance, Contract Negotiation, Product Counsel, Project Management, Cross-Border Privacy
**Posted:** 2026-08-18

> Provides strategic product, privacy, and financial regulatory counsel for a fintech platform. The role scales privacy and security programs, advises products throughout their lifecycle, negotiates data-related agreements, and requires a J.D., bar admission, and at least four years of relevant experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- **Scale data privacy and security programs:** Work with engineering and business teams to expand and enhance data security, access, and privacy programs, optimizing for Brex’s evolving data landscape.
- **Implement global privacy compliance:** Develop and implement processes for adherence to domestic and international privacy regulations, including GDPR and CCPA, and establish monitoring and testing frameworks with the Compliance team.
- **Negotiate data-related contracts:** Lead drafting and negotiation of external agreements involving data protection, data sharing, and data product legalities.
- **Provide product and regulatory advice:** Offer legal oversight and actionable regulatory and compliance advice for products from scoping and design through go-to-market entry and marketing, while mitigating risks.
- **Represent Brex externally:** Act as a key representative with financial partners and regulatory bodies, building relationships and addressing inquiries.
- **Integrate innovation and compliance:** Collaborate with compliance, engineering, and business teams to identify innovation opportunities within regulatory requirements and assess and mitigate risks.
- **Manage outside counsel:** Manage external legal counsel for regulatory, privacy, and data matters, overseeing strategies and ensuring cost-effective advice.

## Requirements

- 4+ years of experience across a combination of law firm, technology, and fintech companies, including privacy-related and financial regulatory work.
- Deep understanding of CCPA, GDPR, and financial regulatory requirements.
- Exceptional judgment and integrity, with the ability to handle complex matters independently and take a product-minded approach to legal work.
- Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to communicate effectively across a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Ability to translate complex legal and regulatory concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal stakeholders.
- Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple time-sensitive initiatives.
- J.D. from an accredited law school, with a demonstrated record of excellence in privacy and financial regulatory law.
- Bar admission and active standing in at least one U.S. state.

## Nice-to-haves

- Experience in fintech or adjacent innovative financial services sectors, including an understanding of emerging regulatory challenges.
- International privacy experience and expertise navigating cross-border regulatory complexities.

## Compensation

- Expected salary range: **$220,000–$270,000 USD**.
- Starting base pay depends on location, skills, experience, market demands, and internal pay parity.
- Equity and other compensation may be provided depending on the position offered.

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