Director, Associate General Counsel

Summary

Join BlackSky as a Director, Associate General Counsel to support all aspects of its business, including product development, commercial and government contracting, satellite operations, and platform capabilities. You will work directly with operations, design, and contracting teams, as well as domestic and foreign customers and U.S. regulators. Experience in the space and defense sector is preferred. Responsibilities include regulatory and export compliance, analysis and advice, training and policy development, and communication with regulators. The position allows for remote work in certain states with up to 10% travel expected. The ideal candidate will have a Juris Doctorate degree with 6-10 years of experience and a strong understanding of ITAR and EAR.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate degree with 6-10 years experience
• Experience working with ITAR and EAR
• Possess strong team and inter-team cooperation and organization skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a strong understanding of audience
• Ability to sustain a workload effectively which has several concurrent independent activities
• Travel: 10% or less with a visit to the Herndon, VA corporate office a minimum of two times a year

Responsibilities

• Assist development and product teams as lead counsel and provide guidance and advice
• Lead technical and legal review of deliverables, reports, and presentations and provide the business with expert guidance as to export controls
• Assist development and product teams with regulatory requirements and filings with US regulatory agencies, such as FCC and NOAA
• Assess and classify hardware under the EAR or ITAR and review of platform and analytic capabilities for export concerns
• Develop business procedures, policies, and processes
• Draft and file export license applications and agreements as needed
• Organize and compile materials for licenses, including renewals or updates to registration in a timely manner
• Provide annual export training to the operations organization

Preferred Qualifications

• US Government contracting support experience for a US or DOD Government contractor
• Foreign business registration and maintenance
• SEC filing support experience

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance
• BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses!
• 15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs
• Employer matching donations
• Professional development