Full-Time

Corporate Paralegal

Updated on 8/1/2026

Xona Space Systems

Xona Space Systems

51-200 employees

Delivers precision navigation and timing services

Compensation Overview

$80k - $130k/yr

No H1B Sponsorship

Burlingame, CA, USA

In Person

US Citizenship, UK Citizenship Required

Category
Legal & Compliance (1)
Required Skills
SharePoint

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Requirements
  • At least 4 years of experience as a Corporate Paralegal or in a similar in-house corporate legal role.
  • A paralegal certificate or Bachelor's degree.
  • Hands-on experience administering cap tables and equity compensation programs using Carta.
  • Experience supporting corporate governance, board processes, and legal entity management.
  • Exceptional attention to detail with outstanding organizational and project management skills.
  • High ethical standards and the ability to handle highly confidential information with discretion.
  • Self-motivation, proactivity, and comfort managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  • For U.S. roles, applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or another protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
  • For U.K. roles, candidates must complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks and be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance.
Responsibilities
  • Administer and maintain the company's cap table in Carta, including equity issuances, exercises, transfers, cancellations, option grants, restricted stock awards, and secondary transactions.
  • Prepare board and stockholder consents, board minutes, officer certificates, and other corporate governance documents.
  • Partner with Finance and HR on equity reporting, 409A valuations, employee equity communications, and related compliance activities.
  • Maintain corporate records, organizational charts, capitalization summaries, subsidiary structures, and legal entity documentation.
  • Manage entity formations, annual filings, registered agent relationships, business licenses, and other corporate compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Support venture financing transactions by preparing closing documents, coordinating due diligence requests, managing investor materials, and assisting with KYC documentation.
  • Maintain legal records and document repositories in SharePoint and other legal systems, ensuring documentation remains organized, accurate, and audit-ready.
  • Manage contract workflows, including maintaining templates, coordinating DocuSign requests, and supporting NDAs, licenses, and other standard commercial agreements.
  • Identify opportunities to improve legal processes, documentation, and operational workflows as the company continues to scale.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Tax, HR, and external counsel to support ongoing governance, compliance, notarizations, and apostille requests.
Desired Qualifications
  • Prior in-house experience at a venture-backed or high-growth technology company.
  • Experience supporting Series A through Series D financing transactions.
  • Familiarity with contract lifecycle management systems.
  • Experience supporting companies preparing for IPO readiness or public company governance.
  • An active Notary Public commission.

Xona Space Systems provides precision navigation and timing (PNT) services using low Earth orbit satellites, delivering secure signals with strong interference and multipath mitigation. Its signals can augment existing GNSS or be used as a fully independent navigation solution, designed for simple, low-cost receivers. The system works by satellites transmitting PNT signals that users receive with inexpensive receivers and combine with GNSS or rely on Xona’s own solution for accurate positioning and timing. The goal is to deliver reliable, high-accuracy positioning and timing at scale for autonomous systems and other intelligent technologies across commercial, government, and defense sectors.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$336.3M

Headquarters

San Mateo, California

Founded

2019

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What believers are saying

  • Early service starts in 2027 with defense and government as first buyers.
  • Trimble collaboration can accelerate integration into surveying, IoT, and mass-mobile hardware.
  • A 258-satellite constellation targets global coverage and centimeter-level accuracy.

What critics are saying

  • Only Pulsar-0 is operational, leaving the launch schedule highly execution-dependent.
  • A failed software-timing validation would undermine Xona's core performance claims.
  • Capital intensity is high, and financing gaps could force delays or a sale.

What makes Xona Space Systems unique

  • Pulsar uses LEO satellites for stronger, authenticated PNT signals than GPS.
  • No special hardware is required, simplifying adoption across existing GNSS devices.
  • Pulsar-0 is in orbit, validating Xona's architecture before full deployment.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Flexible Work Hours

Hybrid Work Options

Parental Leave

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-4%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
Business Wire
Mar 26th, 2026
Xona Closes $170M Series C to Lead Next Era of Global Navigation

Xona, building the next era of global positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) infrastructure, today announced $170 million Series C funding.

FinancialContent
Mar 26th, 2026
Xona raises $170M Series C to build commercial GPS upgrade with new California factory

Xona, a commercial space company building positioning, navigation and timing infrastructure, has raised $170 million in an oversubscribed Series C round led by Mohari Ventures Natural Capital. Participants include Craft Ventures, ICONIQ, Woven Capital, NGP Capital, Samsung Next and Hexagon. The company is developing Pulsar, a navigation service broadcast from low Earth orbit satellites with stronger signals and military-grade encryption, compatible with existing GPS devices. Over a dozen commercial receiver partners are tracking Pulsar signals, with early customers expected to benefit from coverage by 2027. The funding will accelerate constellation deployment and manufacturing scale-up at Xona's new Burlingame, California factory. At full production, the company aims to manufacture more navigation satellites weekly than the US currently produces annually, deploying its 258-satellite constellation within a few years.

Business Wire
Feb 12th, 2026
Topcon secures early access to Xona's Pulsar LEO satellite navigation service

Topcon Positioning Systems has signed a commercial agreement with Xona to secure early access to Pulsar, Xona's low Earth orbit satellite navigation constellation. The deal positions Topcon amongst Xona's first commercial customers preparing to integrate the technology into high-precision positioning workflows. Pulsar aims to provide centimetre-level accuracy and enhanced signal performance in challenging environments, with built-in protection against jamming and spoofing. Ron Oberlander, head of the Topcon Geomatics Platform, said the agreement reinforces the company's commitment to innovation and positions it for "a new era of high-precision performance possibilities" as LEO satellites come online. Topcon Positioning Systems provides precision technologies for construction, geomatics and agriculture markets. Xona describes itself as a navigational infrastructure company bringing centimetre-level positioning to any device globally.

UASweekly.com
Oct 8th, 2025
Septentrio, Xona MOU Accelerates LEO-PNT GNSS Integration for Resilient UAS

This agreement builds on Xona's recent successful launch of Pulsar-0, its first production class LEO PNT satellite.

AOL
Sep 24th, 2025
Aerospacelab Secures Galactic-Sized Funding: $110M Boosts Bid For Europe's New Satellite Constellation

Xona is developing the PULSAR high-performance network and navigation service, calling it the first satellite positioning, navigation and timing infrastructure in low Earth orbit.