Senior Counsel/Director, Commercial Counsel â Long Beach, CA (921-SLS)
Senior Counsel/Director, Commercial Counsel â Long Beach, CA (921-SLS)
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23-08-2025
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Our client a commercial orbital launch company is looking to add an exceptional Senior Counsel/Director Commercial Counsel (dependent on experience level) to focus on driving large-scale infrastructure projects from start to finish. The successful candidate will be a strategic partner to the Companys Infrastructure & Facilities Team and other executive and ownership teams on high-visibility high-impact development projects including acquiring and leasing land building and renovating factories and commercial buildings building launch and test sites installing utilities and developing and updating transportation infrastructure (e.g. water roads). This person will also support procurement of equipment gods and services related to enabling use of facilities at various sites including construction materials manufacturing and building equipment and utilities services.
This is an on-site role based in Long Beach CA. A remote option is not available.
Our client has two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company and to become Americas leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to the Companys long-term vision of creating humanitys industrial base on Mars paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth where the Company designs builds and flies rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. The Companys medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity thanks to the Companys iterative approach that accelerates design testing and development while minimizing costs. Our clients groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.
This role is more than just a job its an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology additive manufacturing and the human experience alongside a community of passionate creative individuals.
Responsibilities:
- Lead legal strategy and execution for infrastructure projects needed to expand the Companys business operations including strategy and execution of legal requirements.
- Draft review and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements including purchase and sale agreements leases construction agreements (with architects contractors etc.) easements maintenance agreements and related instruments.
- Advise internal stakeholders on land use title entitlements permitting and zoning for infrastructure development.
- Manage and resolve commercial disputes and litigation including with landlords contractors and regulatory agencies.
- Partner with cross-functional teams in engineering test and launch operations manufacturing and finance to support new site acquisitions construction and facility buildouts.
- Manage and coordinate outside counsel in the context of job responsibilities to ensure cost-effective strategic outcomes.
- Implement scalable practices for managing infrastructure project risks contract compliance and long-term infrastructure planning.
- Negotiate other types of commercial contracts including supply chain and IT procurement as needed.
- Play a key role in building out the Commercial Legal function helping to define best practices update and design key commercial agreement templates structure scalable legal support and contribute to the future shape of the legal department.
Qualifications:
- JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. state.
- 7 years of post-JD experience
Preferred skills but not required:
- Proven experience driving large-scale real estate infrastructure or construction projects from start to finish with domain expertise in key subject areas.
- Ability to translate legal complexity into practical guidance for technical and operational teams.
- Excellent contract negotiation drafting and project management skills.
- Strategic thinker who thrives in a fast-paced innovative environment.
- 3 years of relevant experience at a top law firm.
- In-house experience partnering closely with business and ownership teams at a rapidly scaling operationally complex company.
- Motivated self-starter with the ability to wrangle disparate stakeholder groups and relentlessly drive operationally complex matters to conclusion with limited oversight while demonstrating high EQ business-savvy and teamwork abilities.
- Oriented to considering the business implications of your legal advice with a keen sense of contextual risk calibration.
Our clients Legal team is nimble and entrepreneurial filled with collaborative team players with deep domain expertise dedicated to each others and the Companys success. The Legal team sits at the epicenter of business activities and decision-making and is responsible for identifying and managing risks across the organization to ensure the Company is adequately protected through its rapid growth. Our clients legal team manages the full suite of legal and regulatory issues including intellectual property employment licensing procurement government contracting commercial contracts trade compliance corporate transactions and governance among other business- enabling responsibilities. Unique to the Companys fast-paced high-growth environment this team is given the opportunity to work across many teams to support the Companys ambitious goals.
The current targeted base salary for this position ranges from $220K - $310K plus a potential bonus and equity. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors including a candidates qualifications and years of directly relevant experience.
Solutus has been selected as the exclusive representative for this incredible search. Candidates applying directly to our client will be redirected to Solutus for consideration.
Ref. #921-SLS
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