Hybrid Head of Legal and Compliance

at Astroscale

• Job title: Head of Legal and Compliance
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Tokyo, Japan

About the role

• Head of Legal & Compliance overseeing legal strategies and compliance for Astroscale Holdings. Leading legal frameworks in a multinational environment while managing risks across multiple countries.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to ASHD senior executives on legal issues related to personnel, policies, transactions, contracts, liability, insurance, taxes, etc.
• Collaborate with the senior executive team in ASHD to develop plans and strategies that contribute to the growth of the Astroscale Group.
• Review legal documents, including NDAs, supplier contracts, customer contracts and employment documents from an ASHD perspective.
• Create and maintain a global risk register, including a summary of exposure to risks, strategies and solutions for minimizing risk, and implementation of mitigation plans.
• Coordinate discussions with senior leadership in Astroscale entities in Japan, UK, US, France and Israel to manage cross-entity concerns related to export control, intellectual property and other multi-lateral matters.
• Work with the COO, CFO, entity legal personnel and external professional firms on issues of export control and to improve governance at global and entity levels.
• Work with the CTO and external professional firms on issues related to intellectual property, including current IP and patent protection and strategies for managing future technologies.
• Develop a team under the Head of Legal at ASHD to grow with the company and work with Astroscale entities to advise on initiating related offices globally.

Requirements

• At least 10 years’ experience in a senior leadership position managing legal matters for a commercial entity
• Extensive legal experience in Corporate, Regulatory, and Contract Law
• Understanding of the regulatory & compliance aspects of a publicly listed company in Japan
• Experience in global export compliance
• Experience managing the day-to-day operations of a team as well as providing influence and coordination to stakeholders across a global group
• Professional credentials as a listed attorney in Japan and/or the US
• Strong communication & analytical skills in Japanese and English with native fluency in at least one language
• Minimum Japanese level : JLPT 1
• Minimum English level : TOEIC 900