Skylo

Technology

SeniorCommercialCounsel

$160–195k United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Senior Commercial Counsel at Skylo. Skills: Commercial agreements, Non-terrestrial networks, Telco partnerships. Own commercial agreements end-to-end. Draft commercial contracts”

Industry & Context.

Technology

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5–7+ years legal experience, Commercial transactions focus, Meaningful in-house experience, JD and active bar membership

Nice to Have

Located in U.S. Eastern or Central time zones, Located in the UK

What You'll Do.

Own commercial agreements end-to-end

Draft commercial contracts

Review commercial contracts

Negotiate commercial contracts

Serve as legal partner

Provide pragmatic guidance

Navigate legal landscape

Navigate regulatory landscape

Build scalable legal infrastructure

Contribute to compliance initiatives

Conduct internal training

Partner with VP of Legal

Refine legal team practices

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with business development; Partner with product teams; Partner with procurement teams; Partner with VP of Legal

Communication Scope

Executive presentations

Full Job Description

The world still has coverage blind spots. You could help eliminate them at Skylo.   Skylo has pioneered a standards-based approach to satellite connectivity. We connect smartphones and IoT devices directly to satellites. No special hardware, no entirely new networks. Just billions of existing devices, suddenly reachable anywhere on Earth. We're not building toward this future. We're already in it.   Our direct-to-device service is live on millions of activated devices across five continents, covering more than 72 million square kilometers, in partnership with leading satellite operators, mobile network operators, Tier-1 chipset makers, and OEMs worldwide. And we're just getting started.   At the heart of it all is Skylo's commercial NTN vRAN: a 3GPP standards-based, cloud-native platform that seamlessly bridges terrestrial and satellite networks. It's the infrastructure that makes true anywhere, anytime connectivity possible.   When you join Skylo, you'll work at the intersection of three markets reshaping how the world stays connected: mass-market consumer devices, automotive, and industrial IoT. Enabling people outdoors and critical workflows in the world's most remote places.   This is a rare chance to work on technology that matters, at a company that's already proving it works This role can be performed remotely. While we welcome applications from all qualified candidates, we prefer individuals located in the U.S. Eastern or Central time zones, or the UK, to support team collaboration. Summary Of How You Will Impact Skylo Skylo is hiring a Senior Commercial Counsel to be the second lawyer on a lean, high-impact legal team — and a trusted partner to the business. This isn't a role where you'll be reviewing contracts in a queue. You'll own the full commercial legal workstream: structuring deals, negotiating complex agreements, advising stakeholders directly, and building the legal infrastructure that scales with us. We move fast. Our deals are technically complex

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