Melissa Nally

About Melissa Nally

Legal leader with experience supporting fast-growing enterprise SaaS companies across a wide range of legal functions, including commercial, intellectual property, litigation, procurement, and privacy. At Braze, I lead commercial legal for the Americas, partnering closely with sales to move strategic deals from negotiation through close. I’m comfortable balancing speed with precision and often act as the closer on the company’s largest and most complex deals. My work spans the full range of enterprise agreements (MSAs, DPAs, BAAs, order forms, and amendments) across industries like financial services, retail, consumer goods, media, and healthcare. As a team leader, I enjoy building and supporting high-performing legal teams, creating scalable processes, and helping translate legal requirements into operationally workable solutions. I aim to bring a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach to the table. I’m known for making thoughtful decisions quickly and for being a trusted partner to sales, my teammates, and leadership.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Legal

   Braze

   Aug 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Braze ($BRZE) is a leading customer engagement platform that powers lasting connections between consumers and brands they love. Braze allows any marketer to collect and take action on any amount of data from any source, so they can creatively engage with customers in real time, across channels from one platform. From cross-channel messaging and journey orchestration to Al-powered experimentation and optimization, Braze enables companies to build and maintain absolutely engaging relationships with their customers that foster growth and loyalty. The company has been recognized as a 2024 U.S. News Best Technology Companies to Work For, is a 2023 UK Best Workplace for Women by Great Place to Work, and was named a Leader by Gartner® in the 2023 Magic Quadrant™ for Multichannel Marketing Hubs and in The Forrester Wave™: Cross-Channel Marketing Hubs, Q1 2023. Braze is headquartered in New York with 10+ offices across North America, Europe, and APAC. Learn more at braze.com.

Education

• Villanova University

  BA, English, Political Science, Global Interdisciplinary Studies, Honors

• Cardozo School of Law

  JD, Intellectual Property Law

  2011 — 2014

Skills

• Blogging
• Research
• Software Quality Assurance
• Legal Writing
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Copy Editing
• Trademarks
• Editing
• Copyright Law
• Legal Research
• Event Planning
• Intellectual Property
• Contractual Agreements
• Fundraising
• Interviewing
• Public Speaking
• Social Media
• Theatre
• Writing/Editing