Head of Legal & Global Trade

We are hiring an exceptional in-house lawyer to own Stellios legal operations, with particular depth in ITAR, EAR, export classification, licensing, and international defense engagement.

This is an enabling role. Your job is not to tell the company why something is difficult. Your job is to understand the legal boundary, protect Stellios, and find the fastest lawful path to accomplish the mission.

• ITAR, EAR, and OFAC — export jurisdiction and classification, technical data controls, licensing, exemptions and exceptions, and DDTC and BIS matters
  
• International defense engagements — advising the CEO and the engineering team on what may be discussed, shared, demonstrated, licensed, or shipped
  
• Customer, supplier, consulting, employment, and commercial agreements
  
• Government contract legal and compliance matters
  
• Corporate governance, board matters, financing, diligence, and equity administration
  
• Employment and HR legal matters
  
• Leases, facilities, insurance, and general corporate legal work
  
• IP strategy and management of outside patent counsel
  
• AI, data, and privacy policies and the legal questions that come with them
  
• Management of Orrick and our other outside counsel
  

Requirements

• JD and active U.S. bar membership
  

• Deep hands-on experience with ITAR, EAR, and defense trade controls
  

• The ability to make, or drive, technically nuanced jurisdiction and classification decisions
  

• Experience supporting international defense or aerospace business
  

• Strong commercial judgment, including contracts and deal structuring
  

• Comfort working directly with engineers and understanding complex hardware
  

• A startup mentality: fast, practical, concise, low bureaucracy
  

• The range to handle broad in-house legal matters beyond trade compliance
  

• Extremely trustworthy, and willing to make independent decisions
  

Benefits

• 100% Employer-Paid Health Insurance Premiums
  
• Competitive PTO and paid company holidays
  
• Equity Package with meaningful ownership potential
  
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience and expertise