Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel, CHAOS Industries
$180-250k
+ Annual bonuses & Generous pre-IPO stock option grants
More information about location
Office located in Hawthorne, CA
Next-gen defense & critical industry technologies
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Next-gen defense & critical industry technologies
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$180-250k
+ Annual bonuses & Generous pre-IPO stock option grants
More information about location
Office located in Hawthorne, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build technology for the next century.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience at a top law firm or as in-house counsel at a technology company
- Experience with government contracts and/or export compliance a plus
- What we have to do next won’t always be obvious; you’re comfortable figuring out what is needed and then doing it
- You are comfortable learning technical concepts as they relate to legal rules, especially related to radar
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data
What the job involves
- CHAOS is looking for its second legal hire to form the foundation of its Legal and Compliance team
- This is a unique opportunity to build and shape the legal function from the ground up at a scaling startup, with significant impact on our operational strategy and risk management
- This person will work closely with the VP of Legal and Operations on all areas of legal and compliance, including commercial and government contracts, intellectual property, export compliance, employment, and corporate governance
- They will collaborate with every other team at the company, including Engineering, Business Development, Marketing, and Finance
- This role will be given autonomy to fix and build things on their own – we need a generalist who doesn’t mind getting their hands dirty but can also help scale the team as we grow
- Provide legal advice and guidance on a wide range of legal and compliance issues including government contracts, intellectual property, export controls, employment law, and commercial agreements
- Help create processes around multiple areas of compliance, including trade compliance and FCC issues
- Draft, review, and maintain relevant policies
- Help manage overall recordkeeping and contract management
- Help maintain company registrations and government systems (e.g., DECCS, SNAP-R)
- Help design and implement new compliance-related policies as needed
Our take
In the modern world, defence industries must meet ever-evolving threats through new technologies, meaning that forward-thinking is the crux of battling sophisticated threats. CHAOS Industries consists of engineers and researchers building the next generation of defence and critical industry technologies.
Its products to date include the CHAOS Coherent Distributed Network, a time synchronicity platform, and HYDRA that facilitates land, sea and air-based detection and communications. Easy to integrate into existing defence systems, HYDRA can be deployed into challenging warfare environments - providing unique solutions for US defence industries.
In the face of a highly complex threat landscape, it’s unsurprising that CHAOS has received considerable funding. This will support the company’s commercial growth and product development. It’s also hired a former congressman and ex-CIA veteran as its Chief Strategy Officer, exemplifying its alignment with key defence sectors in the US.
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Company benefits
- Medical, dental and vision benefits will be 100% paid for by the company
- Life, FSA, HSA, 401k (+ Company match), and more
- Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO (for exempt employees), casual dress code
- Generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance + (coming soon!) annual bonuses
Company HQ
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Bo Marr
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously on the Board of Directors at Epirus, Technical Director at Raytheon and studied a PhD at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Brett Cummings
(Co-Founder & CFO)Is also an Advisor at Next Play Capital. Previously a CFO at United Cities North America, Senior Advisor at Formation 8 and 8VC.
John T.
(Co-Founder & CEO)Also Co-Founder at Epirus. Previously Partner at 8VC, Principal at Valar Ventures and an Associate at Allen & Company.
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