Head of Contracts – UK, Sweden or Netherlands

About this role:

AAC Clyde Space is seeking a Head of Contracts, an opportunity to join our global team. You can be based either in the UK, Sweden or Netherlands.

Reporting to our Chief Financial Officer/Deputy CEO, this role is responsible for customer and supplier agreements support the company’s strategic objectives while meeting the legal, regulatory, and commercial standards typical of the New Space sector, with both commercial and institutional customers.

We are seeking an experienced Head of Contracts to lead contractual governance and negotiations across our international space and aerospace activities.  This opportunity is ideal for a professional ready to step into a senior role with broader responsibility and strategic impact.  You will closely collaborate with executive leadership, business lines and external legal counsel to structure and manage complex contractual frameworks that support our globally wide mission-critical technologies and long-term programmes.

The role requires flexibility, including occasional travel and out‑of‑hours support, in line with customer and business priorities

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead negotiation, drafting, and management of contracts with customers, partners, and suppliers across the space and aerospace ecosystem
• Manage and administer Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and other confidentiality arrangements related to technology development and partnerships
• Coordinate with external legal counsel when specialised legal support is required
• Lead internal efforts in the event of contractual disputes or claims involving customers or suppliers in line with company processes
• Establish and maintain strong contract management and governance processes
• Provide contractual guidance and commercial support to business lines and the CEO in support of new programmes, partnerships, and bids
• Competent IT skills including Microsoft software.
• Proficient in English, both verbally and written.

Skills required:

• Legal background, ideally with experience in commercial or international contract law
• Previous experience as a Contracts Officer, Contract Manager, or similar role within the highly regulated environment such as space, aerospace, defence, or advanced technology sectors
• Understanding of contractual frameworks common in the space sector (institutional programmes, international partnerships, technology development agreements) is highly meritorious
• Evidences proven track record of developing and maintaining customer and stakeholder relationships
• Experience in working in a global, multi-site environment, collaborating with teams across different countries and functions
• Risk identification and ability to drive plans to mitigate against those risks with deep commercial understanding
• Highly organised with strong contract governance capabilities
• Take ownership of complex challenges and driving them to resolution with integrity and professionalism.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities with the ability to work effectively with engineers, programme managers, executives, and legal advisors

Skills desired:

• Previous experience of working with small/medium sized companies

ABOUT AAC CLYDE SPACE

AAC Clyde Space, a leading New Space company, specialises in small satellite technologies and services that enable businesses, governments, and educational organisations to access high-quality, timely data from space. This data has a vast range of applications, from weather forecasting to precision farming to environmental monitoring, and is essential to improving our quality of life on Earth.

Our growing capabilities bring together three divisions:

• Space Data as a Service – delivering data from space directly to customers
• Space missions – turnkey solutions that empower customers to streamline their space missions
• Space products and components – a full range of off-the-shelf and tailor-made subsystems, components, and sensors

AAC Clyde Space aims to become a world leader in commercial small satellites and services from space, applying advances in its technology to tackle global challenges and improve our life on Earth.

Some of our clients include Horizon Technologies, Orbcomm, OHB Sweden, Intuitive Machines, Clearspace, Astroscale, the United States Airforce Academy, UK Space Agency, Swedish National Space Agency, European Space Agency and NASA.

AAC Clyde Space Group consists of the parent company AAC Clyde Space AB (publ) and subsidiaries in Sweden, the UK, the Netherlands, South Africa and the USA.  Our main operations are in these five countries, with partner networks in Japan and South Korea. The company’s shares are traded on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market in Stockholm (Ticker: AAC) and on the US OTCQX Market (OTCQX: ACCMF).

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Right to Work

AAC Clyde Space has a legal responsibility to ensure that all its employees have the legal right to live and work in the EU or the country in which they plan to work. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to AAC Clyde Space verifying that you are eligible to work in that country before you start work.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We aim to create a positive recruitment and selection experience across every part of our business. The company is committed to handling applications to a consistently high standard and all candidates with dignity and respect. Those involved in the recruitment and selection process will act with integrity, objectivity and professionalism.   We are committed to equal opportunities for all and to have diversity reflected within our global workforce. We believe its diversity and inclusion will allow for greater creativity and innovation to help AAC Clyde Space Group deliver the vision to help improve life on earth.

Openness to Flexible Working

We recognise work-life balance is important so we are open to discussions around flexible working, depending on the nature of the role and business needs.  If you would like to know more, please ask the Hiring Manager during any recruitment process that you may be involved in.