Senior Counsel, Export Controls & Cybersecurity

About the role

The Senior Counsel, Export Controls & Cybersecurity will serve as Hadrian's subject-matter expert on ITAR, export controls, sanctions, and cybersecurity compliance, responsible for designing, implementing, and enforcing a scalable compliance framework across the company. This is a high-impact role for an experienced in-house attorney or specialist law firm practitioner who has operated as the primary export compliance owner for a regulated business. You will partner closely with executive leadership, engineering, IT, security, HR, and operations to enable growth while ensuring compliance across hiring, travel, data access, technology controls, and cybersecurity obligations in a highly regulated advanced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Hadrian's primary legal owner for ITAR, EAR, sanctions, and export-related compliance
• Design, implement, and continuously improve Hadrian's export compliance program, policies, and internal controls
• Draft, enforce, and maintain policies related to:
• ITAR / EAR compliance
• Technology Control Plans (TCPs)
• Foreign national access
• Data access and system permissions
• International travel and visitors
• Advise on export classification, jurisdiction, licensing strategies, exemptions, and disclosures
• Oversee compliance related to:
• Hiring and onboarding
• Sanctions and trade restrictions
• International travel and assignments
• Cloud systems and databases containing controlled technical data
• Data security and transfers
• Partner with Security, IT, and Engineering on cybersecurity, system access controls, and segregation of export-controlled data
• Support cybersecurity and data protection obligations tied to government, defense, or regulated programs
• Develop and deliver training for employees, managers, and leadership on export and cybersecurity compliance
• Support audits, investigations, and regulatory inquiries as needed
• Monitor regulatory changes and proactively assess impact on business operations
• Manage outside counsel and consultants for specialized export, sanctions, or cybersecurity matters

Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 7-10+ years of experience specializing in export controls, ITAR, sanctions, and related compliance matters
• Experience functioning as an in-house export compliance attorney or a law firm attorney specializing deeply in export controls and regulatory compliance
• Deep working knowledge of, ITAR and EAR, sanctions regimes, export licensing and compliance frameworks
• Proven experience building, implementing, and owning an export compliance program
• Experience advising on cybersecurity, data access, and technology controls in regulated environments
• Strong business judgment and ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical, scalable solutions
• Excellent communication skills and comfort advising senior leaders
• Ability to operate autonomously in fast-paced, high-growth environments
• What Sets You Apart:
• Prior in-house experience as the primary export compliance owner at a manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or hardware company
• Experience supporting engineering-heavy or data-intensive organizations
• Familiarity with government, defense, or national security-adjacent programs
• Experience designing and enforcing Technology Control Plans in practice
• Experience partnering deeply with IT, Security, and HR on access control and foreign national issues
• Builder mindset with a track record of creating durable compliance systems, not just advisory memos
• Ability to balance regulatory rigor with execution speed in a scaling company

Benefits

Additional Information

Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts. We're accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts. Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond.

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