Legal Counsel (Product and Regulatory)

Join Navan, a rapidly growing global travel and expense management platform, as a Legal Counsel (Product and Regulatory). In this role, you will serve as the primary legal partner for Navan's travel products and contribute to expense management matters. You will provide expert legal advice, review and negotiate commercial agreements, educate business partners on legal risks, and support Navan's expense management products. The ideal candidate has 5-7 years of experience, a J.D. degree, and a strong background in e-commerce and regulatory issues.

• Serve as the primary legal partner for Navan's travel products and a key contributor on expense management matters, providing expert legal advice on product, commercial, and regulatory issues.
• Review, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements, including travel supply, distribution, partnership, advertising/marketing, expense-related vendor and technology service provider agreements.
• Proactively educate business partners on legal risks and regulatory developments affecting travel and expense products, and help teams build compliance into their planning processes.
• The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes ownership of matters end-to-end and is energized by the challenge of supporting a rapidly scaling global platform. The position is based in San Francisco, California
• J.D. degree and membership in good standing in at least one state bar
• Clear, crisp communication skills, exceptional judgment, and a practical, business-minded approach are essential for success in this role
• Drive for results and the ability to keep pace with Navan’s rapid global growth and fast-paced culture while managing a high volume of complex, time-sensitive matters with competing deadlines and minimal supervision
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and making judgment calls when precedent or clear guidance is unavailable
• Ideal qualities include experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial transactions and a strong background in e-commerce (e.g., Internet privacy, advertising law, product counseling, consumer-facing product terms and other regulatory issues); experience with travel industry regulations or payment card and financial services compliance is a plus
• Minimum 5-7 years experience as a practicing attorney is required; prior in-house counseling experience at a technology company is strongly preferred
• Track record of establishing strong working relationships with business clients at all levels and within the legal department or law firm