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Associate General Counsel

New York, New York, United States

Flex is a growth-stage, NYC headquartered FinTech company that is creating the best rent payment experience. It’s hard to believe that it’s 2025 and paying rent on time is expensive, inflexible, and difficult. We’re here to change that! Flex enables our users to pay rent throughout the month on a schedule that better fits their finances and budget. Our mission is to empower as many renters as possible with flexibility over their most significant recurring expense. After deliberately keeping a stealth profile as we built up unprecedented investor support and an enthusiastic user base, we are looking for motivated individuals to help us keep our mission growing. Will you be a part of the team?

About the role

As Associate General Counsel, you will be a key, early member of Flex’s growing Legal & Compliance team.  Your primary mission will be to lead and own complex transactions that are critical to Flex’s business - including bank partnerships, structured credit / secured financing arrangements, and other strategic commercial deals - while also supporting Flex’s broader commercial needs.  You’ll partner directly with the VP Legal and other senior stakeholders to provide pragmatic legal support to our cross-functional business partners, with a primary focus on transactions tied to Flex’s commercial and capital structure, and occasional support on other corporate, product and business matters that come our way.  You’ll work closely with our Capital Markets, Treasury, Partnerships and Go-to-Market teams, and collaborate with our Product Counsel and Compliance teams to spot and escalate regulatory issues in new products and deal structures.

This rare opportunity is ideal for an entrepreneurial candidate, as you will be empowered to “think like an owner” and build materials and processes from the ground up, in collaboration with the VP Legal and business owners.  You will serve as a thought partner to the business, helping to build the frameworks, templates and playbooks that allow Flex to build and scale.

This is a hybrid position with on-site expectations of 3 days per week in our New York Headquarters. For candidates outside of the NY/NJ area, you may be eligible for our relocation assistance program.

What you’ll do

  • Serve as lead counsel on complex bank and capital markets transactions, including bank partnerships and/or structured credit / secured debt facilities, running negotiations end-to-end from term sheet to closing
  • Negotiate and draft key strategic commercial agreements with financial and other partners, including high-impact revenue, distribution, partnership and payments-related deals, and support the broader commercial contracting function for complex or escalated deals
  • Build out and maintain playbooks, policies and frameworks and templates for Flex’s bank, partner and capital transactions, including clear standards, fallback positions, and escalation paths.
  • Develop solutions to scale Flex’s legal capabilities by leveraging training and technology
  • Help build the foundation of a best-in-class legal team, including our in-house commercial function.
  • Keep the department and business apprised of new laws and regulations that could have an impact on the company’s commercial business, both regionally and nationally.
  • Voice your opinion and a drive for continuous improvement.
  • Close strategic deals by finding pragmatic solutions to any issue you encounter.
  • Adapt to change in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

Key qualifications

  • 8+ years of post-JD transactional experience, with a background that includes law firm and/or in-house roles.  Experience at a top firm is a strong plus, but not required.
  • Meaningful experience with bank partnerships or structured credit / secured debt transactions (for example, bank-fintech partnership agreements, warehouse or other credit facilities secured by receivables or similar assets, forward flow or loan sale arrangements, or comparable structures). You do not need both, but you should be strong in at least one of these areas.
  • Experience working with fintech, payments, or consumer credit businesses, such as bank-fintech partnerships, lending platforms, neobanks, or payments companies.
  • Demonstrated track record of leading complex transactions end-to-end with minimal supervision, including direct negotiation with banks, capital providers, or other strategic partners.
  • Ability to work out of our New York City office on a hybrid basis (3 days per week in office)
  • Strong interpersonal skills to build productive cross-functional relationships, and the ability to communicate directly and candidly in a culture that values clear feedback (and the occasional dry joke).
  • Low-ego and open to feedback, with a commitment to continually refining your judgment and approach
  • Persistence, drive and a goal-focused mindset as you own projects from initiation to completion. 
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to effectively prioritize tasks within a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • A bias for action, clear and concise communication skills, and a willingness to prioritize what truly matters.
  • JD from an accredited law school and member in good standing of a US state bar.

The compensation range for this role will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and Flex's internal leveling guidelines and benchmarks. For working locations in NY/NJ/CA, the base salary pay range will be $270,000 - $297,000.

Life at Flex:

We understand that it takes a diverse team of highly intelligent, curious, determined, empathetic, and self aware people to grow a successful company. Our HQ is located in New York City, but we have employees located throughout the US, Australia, Canada and South America. We are growing quickly, but deliberately, with a focus on building an inclusive culture. Our dynamic team has incredible perspectives to share, just as we know you do, and we take great pride in being an equal opportunity workplace.

We offer many employee benefits & perks. For full-time U.S based positions we offer:

  • Competitive medical, dental, and vision available from Day 1
  • Company equity
  • 401(k) plan with company match (our company match kicks off at the beginning of 2026)
  • Unlimited paid time off + 13 company paid holidays
  • Parental leave 
  • Flex Cares Program
  • Free Flex subscription

 For full time non-US employees, we offer

  • Competitive compensation + company equity
  • Unlimited PTO

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