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About the Role
KRUSH Tech is seeking a knowledgeable General Counsel to establish and lead the legal function for its U.S. operations. This is a unique opportunity to join an international defense technology company at the early stages of its U.S. expansion and play a critical role in building the legal, regulatory, and compliance foundation of the business. The successful candidate will serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership, helping the company navigate the highly regulated U.S. defense and aerospace environment while enabling sustainable business growth.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary legal advisor for all U.S. legal, commercial, and regulatory matters.
- Draft, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial agreements, including customer, supplier, manufacturing, subcontracting, licensing, and strategic partnership contracts.
- Advise on U.S. defense procurement, government contracting, and regulatory compliance to support business growth in the defense sector.
- Lead compliance with export control and national security regulations, including ITAR, EAR, export licensing, technology transfer, FOCI mitigation, and CFIUS requirements.
- Establish corporate governance, legal risk management, internal approval processes, and Board governance for the U.S. entity.
- Partner with executive leadership to provide strategic legal guidance, support international expansion, and enable compliant, sustainable business growth.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- 8+ years of post-qualification legal experience, including leadership of legal, compliance, and corporate governance functions in a fast-paced, technology-driven or highly regulated organization.
- Significant experience as an in-house counsel or General Counsel.
- Prior legal experience in defense, aerospace, drones and unmanned systems, defense electronics, military technology, or advanced manufacturing.
- Strong understanding of U.S. defense procurement, government contracting, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) environment.
- Demonstrated experience with ITAR, EAR, export control compliance, technology transfer, FOCI mitigation, CFIUS reviews, and Facility Security Clearance (FCL/CFL) processes.
- Excellent contract drafting, negotiation, and commercial advisory skills.
- Strong business judgment with the ability to balance legal risk and commercial objectives.
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and executive advisory skills.
Skills
- Legal advisory
- Commercial agreements
- Government contracting
- Export control compliance
- ITAR
- EAR
- Technology transfer
- FOCI mitigation
- CFIUS
- Corporate governance
- Risk management
- Contract drafting
- Negotiation
- Stakeholder management
Location
- United States
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 8+ years of legal experience
- Leadership experience
Education Level
- Juris Doctor (JD)
- Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
Benefits
- Health Care Plan
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Family Leave
- Free Food & Snacks
About the Company
- KRUSH Tech is an international technology company developing advanced hardware solutions for defense, aerospace, communications, and autonomous systems.
- KRUSH Tech is expanding into the United States with the launch of its U.S. operations.
- KRUSH Tech combines the agility of a fast-growing company with the ambition to tackle some of the industry's most demanding engineering challenges.
- KRUSH Tech's teams work across disciplines—including RF, embedded systems, electronics, mechanical engineering, software, manufacturing, and supply chain—to transform innovative ideas into reliable, production-ready solutions.