Role Summary

We are looking for a meticulous and detail-oriented Legal Head to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will have experience in building a legal framework for the entire Company, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of legal documents, including shareholder agreements, financing agreements, customer agreements, vendor agreements, lease agreements, technology transfer agreements, government agreements, land purchase agreements. Knowledge of space law and statutory compliance is a robust advantage. The role also involves handling due diligence, ensuring legal and secretarial compliances,.

Key Responsibilities

1.Drafting and Vetting of Agreements
• Draft and negotiate launch services agreements with domestic and international satellite customers, including liability caps, cross-waivers, delay and re-flight terms
• Draft, review and negotiate vendor agreements, including those related to procurement, logistics, and services.
• Draft, review and negotiate lease agreements, land purchase agreements, other agreements and ensure no legal exposure.




• Build templates, a delegation-of-authority matrix and a contract lifecycle process the business can run day to day.

2.Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
• Draft, review, and negotiate NDAs with external stakeholders like investors, customers, vendors, lessors, etc.

3.Space Law Expertise
• Understand and interpret space laws, working closely with space authorities to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.

4.Statutory Compliance
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, including but not limited to the Factories Act, Environmental Acts, Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) regulations, Labour Laws, Information Technology Laws, and Data Protection Laws.
• Oversee the timely filing of statutory returns.
• Obtaining SCOMET licenses, SEZ Compliances, IN-SPACe compliances, etc.,

5.Corporate, Due Diligence, Fundraising and Governance
• Lead legal work on fundraising rounds, ES

📌 Head of Legal (Hyderabad)
🏢 Skyroot Aerospace
📍 Hyderabad