Counsel, Global Trade Compliance

SpaceX
Palo Alto
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 190,000 - 245,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Trusted advisor","Cross-functional collaboration","Risk analysis","Process improvement","Adaptability"]

Serve as a trusted legal advisor for the SpaceXAI business, focusing on sanctions and export control compliance for frontier AI services and related datacenter activities. Build and streamline trade compliance processes, manage documentation, training, and restricted-party screening, and advise internal teams on contract terms. Investigate potential non-compliance, coordinate with U.S. government agencies, and support scalable compliance improvements using technology and AI tools.

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Counsel, Global Trade Compliance

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Job Summary

Serve as a trusted legal advisor for the SpaceXAI business, focusing on sanctions and export control compliance for frontier AI services and related datacenter activities. Build and streamline trade compliance processes, manage documentation, training, and restricted-party screening, and advise internal teams on contract terms. Investigate potential non-compliance, coordinate with U.S. government agencies, and support scalable compliance improvements using technology and AI tools.
Location: Palo Alto
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide expert guidance on economic sanctions (OFAC) and export controls (BIS) for AI services.
  • •Manage sanctions and export control compliance documentation, including policies, procedures, trainings, metrics, and restricted party screening and due diligence.
  • •Continuously improve compliance forms, policies, and processes to scale AI services and datacenter projects.
  • •Advise business teams on sanctions and export control compliance terms in commercial contracts and procurement of equipment and services.
  • •Investigate potential non-compliance, prepare internal investigation reports for senior management, and oversee corrective actions.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 190,000 - 245,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kLife InsurancePaid ParentalPaid LeaveDisability InsuranceEquity

Key Requirements

  • •JD from an ABA-accredited law school.
  • •5+ years of trade compliance experience specifically sanctions and export controls.
  • •Must be admitted to the bar and in good standing in at least one U.S. State.
  • •Must be eligible under U.S. Government export regulations (e.g., U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or eligible for required authorizations).
  • •Onsite in Hawthorne, CA; remote work not considered.
Experience:5+ yearsTrade complianceSanctionsExport controlsAIDual-use technology
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:Trusted advisorCross-functional collaborationRisk analysisProcess improvementAdaptability
Tech Stack:OFACBISITARRestricted party screeningDashboardsMetricsAI toolsMachine learningSemiconductors

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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