Senior Legal Compliance Manager (Space)

Location: Remote, with locations listed in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Salary: $135–$175 per year

Company

hirify.global is a space and data analytics company using thermal satellite imagery, Earth observation data, and geospatial intelligence for agriculture, water management, infrastructure, government, and defense.

What you will do

• Lead regulatory compliance for satellite operations and remote sensing, including FCC, NOAA, and European frameworks, licensing, authorizations, and reporting.
• Lead export control and international trade compliance under ITAR, EAR, EU dual-use, and sanctions regimes, including classification, licensing, screening, and controlled technology or data transfers.
• Advise Engineering, Mission Operations, Product, Commercial, Legal, Security, and executive stakeholders on regulatory requirements affecting missions, technology, data distribution, and international engagements.
• Support government and defense business, foreign ownership and investment screening, government program eligibility, and strategic partnership assessments.
• Develop company-wide compliance policies, ERM frameworks, risk assessments, internal controls, ethics and anti-corruption measures, training, and regulatory monitoring.
• Maintain the compliance calendar and coordinate corporate filings, license renewals, KYC and third-party due diligence, ESG compliance, and external advisers across jurisdictions.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in regulatory compliance or export controls within space, aerospace, satellite, defense, or similarly regulated technology industries.
• Strong working knowledge of US export controls, including ITAR and EAR, international trade restrictions, and practical compliance controls.
• Experience with commercial space, satellite communications, or remote sensing regulation, including licensing and regulatory authority interactions.
• Ability to independently establish or improve compliance processes and collaborate with technical, legal, and commercial stakeholders.
• Clear communication, pragmatic judgment, and fluency in English.
• Degree in Law, Compliance, Engineering, or a related field.

Nice to have

• FCC or NOAA licensing experience and familiarity with Luxembourg or EU space regulatory frameworks.
• Government or defense contract experience, including FAR/DFARS and related security or cybersecurity requirements.
• Experience with ERM frameworks and scaling compliance functions in international technology companies.
• Experience managing multi-jurisdictional corporate compliance, statutory filings, regulatory registrations, and external service providers.
• Familiarity with KYC, third-party due diligence, foreign investment screening, or ESG compliance frameworks.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement associated with United States locations.
• Internationally operating environment spanning satellite capabilities, commercial activities, and government partnerships.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Engineering, Product, Commercial, Security, Finance, Operations, and executive leadership.