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Salary: USD 250,000 - 350,000 / annual
Hubble Network is an early-stage, venture-backed startup building a global Bluetooth network dedicated to machine-to-machine connectivity via direct-to-satellite technology. The company is pioneering modem-less and gateway-less connectivity from off-the-shelf Bluetooth Low Energy chips, targeting applications in logistics, AgTech, and maritime. The founding team has extensive experience raising hundreds of millions in venture funding, developing Amazon Sidewalk, launching space assets, and achieving successful exits.
As the first in-house General Counsel, you will report directly to the CEO and serve as a trusted legal advisor to leadership and stakeholders across the business. This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco with up to 25% travel required.
Key responsibilities include:
**Commercial Transactions & Business Partnership**: Negotiate, draft, review, and manage a broad range of commercial agreements including SaaS, technology and licensing agreements, strategic partnerships, and procurement contracts. Provide practical, risk-based legal guidance supporting commercial objectives while protecting company interests. Partner with Sales and business leaders to facilitate efficient deal execution.
**Intellectual Property**: Manage the company's IP portfolio including patent strategy, filing, and prosecution in partnership with outside counsel. Advise on freedom-to-operation, IP due diligence, and defense against third-party infringement claims. Support IP-related provisions in commercial and partnership agreements.
**Employment & People Support**: Advise the Operations team on recruitment, employment, compensation, benefits, workforce planning, and employee relations. Draft and review employment agreements, offer letters, separation agreements, and compensation plans. Counsel on grievances, disciplinary matters, workplace investigations, and employment-related issues while ensuring compliance with labor and employment laws.
**Legal Operations, Compliance & AI Enablement**: Develop and maintain scalable legal processes, playbooks, templates, and policies. Leverage AI-enabled tools and emerging technologies to streamline legal research, contract review, knowledge management, and workflow automation. Champion an AI-first mindset by identifying opportunities to improve productivity and enhance legal service delivery. Monitor legislative, regulatory, and industry developments affecting the business.
**Corporate Governance, Privacy & Risk Management**: Support corporate governance activities, entity management, annual filings, audits, and regulatory reporting. Advise on data privacy, data security, and AI-governance matters including security questionnaires, data protection agreements, privacy framework submissions, DSAR requests, DPIAs, PIAs, and ROPAs. Support enterprise risk management and compliance initiatives.
**Cross-Functional Collaboration & Strategic Support**: Partner with stakeholders across Sales, Finance, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Operations, and other functions to provide strategic legal counsel. Coordinate with external counsel and advisors. Lead or support special projects involving procurement, real estate, compliance, dispute resolution, and other business priorities.
**Requirements**
Minimum Qualifications:
- 10+ years of relevant experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department supporting business operations
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing
- Significant experience negotiating, drafting, and interpreting commercial contracts, including SaaS, licensing, and technology agreements
- Experience advising on employment law matters and supporting People/HR organizations
- AI-forward attorney with fluency across multiple AI platforms
- Demonstrated experience leveraging AI-enabled tools, automation technologies, or legal technology platforms to improve productivity, streamline workflows, and enhance legal operations
- Ability to evaluate and responsibly utilize emerging technologies, including AI solutions, while maintaining appropriate legal judgment, confidentiality, and risk management practices
- Experience managing intellectual property matters, including patent portfolio strategy and defending against infringement claims
- Excellent verbal, written, analytical, and negotiation skills
- Strong business judgment and ability to provide practical, solutions-oriented legal advice
- Proficiency with common workplace technologies, including Google Workspace, DocuSign, and related applications
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
- Flexibility to support stakeholders across multiple time zones when needed
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to build trusted relationships at all levels of the organization
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in the space, satellite, or deep tech industry
- Experience in start-up technology companies
- Experience supporting global or multi-jurisdictional organizations
- Experience supporting privacy, compliance, corporate governance, employment, or risk management matters
- A proactive, business-oriented mindset with a focus on practical solutions
Note: ITAR requirements apply—all applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15).
