Senior Legal Counsel (Technology & Trade Compliance)

Join Kepler, a fast-moving space technology company, as a Senior Legal Counsel specializing in Technology & Trade Compliance. In this role, you will provide hands-on legal expertise across a wide range of commercial agreements and government engagements, ensuring compliance and competitiveness in a highly regulated and technically complex landscape. You will draft, negotiate, and review various contracts, support intellectual property strategy development, and provide legal support on government contracts and funding agreements. Additionally, you will advise on legal matters across corporate initiatives and support internal compliance programs.

• Provide hands-on legal expertise across a vast array of commercial agreements and government engagements, supporting cutting-edge space technology projects.
• Draft, negotiate, and review a wide variety of commercial and technology contracts, including NDAs, software licenses, supplier/vendor agreements, and customer agreements.
• Support Kepler’s intellectual property strategy development and serve as a legal point of contact for engineering, project management, business development, regulatory, and supply chain teams.

• Exceptional judgment and integrity
• Strong negotiator and communicator, with the ability to articulate complex concepts to diverse audiences and effectively engage with stakeholders at various levels
• Willingness to work on projects of all types and resourcefulness to bring legal expertise on a variety of topics
• JD or LLB degree with license to practice law in Ontario (or eligibility to be licensed)
• Demonstrated ability to independently draft and negotiate a range of commercial and technology contracts
• 5+ years of relevant experience in related legal and compliance functions
• Expertise in export controls and international trade law
• Demonstrated expertise in Canadian CGP and U.S. ITAR/EAR frameworks
• Experience acting as a Designated Official under the CGP or equivalent role
• Experience in the aerospace, satellite, or defense industry
• Familiarity with OFAC sanctions, dual-use technology, and international treaties
• Bilingual (English/French) is an asset
• Security clearance or eligibility to obtain one
• Privacy and data protection experience