Space Procurement & Compliance Counsel

As Space Procurement & Compliance Counsel, you will join a specialised in-house legal team and take ownership of supplier contract management across ASL's operations. You will also provide meaningful support across a range of compliance matters: export control & sanctions, customs, anti-corruption & ethics, public procurement & institutional funding (ESA, EU, co-funding), ESG & sustainability, data protection (GDPR) and cybersecurity (NIS2).

This is a hands-on, operational role for a lawyer who is comfortable working at pace, comfortable with technical subject-matter, and eager to grow within a dynamic and regulated sector.

In practice, you will own the full lifecycle of ASL's supplier and subcontracting agreements while supporting the company's broader compliance needs. The role sits at the intersection of legal, technical and operational functions: you will work hand in hand with the supply chain, engineering and wider legal teams, turning complex technical and regulatory requirements into clear, workable contractual terms. It calls for someone pragmatic and hands-on, who enjoys operating at pace and communicating across these different worlds.

At ASL, we actively support professional growth. While supplier contracts and procurement compliance form the core of this position, the role is designed to evolve: depending on your aspirations and the company's needs, you will have genuine opportunities to develop into other legal and regulatory domains over time.

Business Enabler Philosophy The Legal Department operates as a business enabler, not a gatekeeper. We walk alongside the business: understanding operational realities, anticipating legal constraints, and working proactively to find solutions that allow ASL to move forward

Supplier Contract Management

• Draft, review, and negotiate the full range of supplier and procurement contracts: supply agreements, co-engineering arrangements, service agreements, NDAs, and any others subcontracting arrangements;
• Manage the full contract lifecycle, from initial review and negotiation through execution, amendment, and renewal;
• Advise on general terms and conditions and battle-of-forms situations under different applicable laws;
• Develop and maintain standard templates and negotiation checklists together with the Procurement and Supply Chain teams;
• Identify and escalate contractual risks: pricing, liability, IP ownership, delay and penalty clauses;
• Provide early-stage legal input into sourcing decisions and supplier governance.

Compliance Support

• Support the Legal Department's compliance and regulatory watch across export control and sanctions (EAR, ITAR, EU dual use…), customs, anti-corruption and ethics, data protection (GDPR), cybersecurity (NIS2), and corporate law;
• Design and roll out practical compliance processes and workflows across procurement and supplier management
• Embed compliance into procurement: supplier and third-party screening, export classification, and due diligence;
• Support the Legal Department's contribution to ASL's information security programme (ISO 27001 ISMS) on contractual and regulatory alignment;
• Help develop and update internal compliance policies and training materials.

General Legal Advisory

• Provide day-to-day legal advice to internal stakeholders across Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, and other departments;
• Identify and integrate automation and AI tools to improve the efficiency and consistency of legal work, from contract drafting and review to compliance workflows;
• Support dispute prevention and early-stage management of supplier disputes;
• Contribute to the quarterly update of the Legal Risk Matrix.

• Law degree (master's in law or equivalent);
• At least 3 years of post-qualification experience, with significant exposure to commercial and contract law;
• Law firm background or in-house experience;
• Ability to handle a high volume of contracts with efficiency, sound judgment, and attention to detail;
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills, with the ability to communicate clearly across legal and non-legal audiences;
• Pragmatic and solution-oriented approach, able to identify legal risk without becoming an obstacle to business;
• Intellectual independence and professional integrity;
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly technical environment with evolving priorities and AI-driven processes;
• Proactive, curious, and eager to develop expertise in other areas of law (regulatory affairs, corporate, space law…);
• Full professional fluency in English

• Experience in an industrial or regulated sector, preferably space sector;
• Familiarity with supply chain, procurement, or industrial contracting environments;
• Exposure to an international environment;
• A good command of French.