Senior Contract Manager

At Relativity Space were building rockets to serve todays needs and tomorrows breakthroughs. OurTerran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit meeting the growing demand for launchcapacity. But thats just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock newopportunities to advance science exploration and innovation pioneering progress that reaches beyondthe known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy ownership and impact exist at every level. Here youre not just executing tasks; youre solving problems that havent been solved before helping develop a rocket a factory and a business from the ground up. Whether youre in propulsion manufacturing software avionics or a corporate function youll collaborate across teams shape decisions and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand and your voice will help define the stories were writing together. Nowis a unique moment in time where its early enough to leave your mark on the product the process andthe culture but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The mostmeaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team:

Relativity Spaces Legal team is nimble and entrepreneurial filled with collaborative team players with deep domain expertise dedicated to each others and the companys success. The team sits at the epicenter of business activities and decision-making and is responsible for identifying and managing risks across the organization to ensure Relativity is adequately protected through its rapid growth. Team members manage the full suite of legal and regulatory issues including intellectual property employment licensing procurement government contracting vendor and customer contracts trade compliance corporate transactions and governance among other business-enabling responsibilities. Unique to Relativitys fast-paced high-growth environment the team works across many departments to support Relativitys ambitious goals. Additionally the company is in a formative phase with enough structure to build from and still plenty of room for you to define whats next. If you want to be on the front lines of a rapidly evolving commercial space industry Relativity is the place for you.

About the Role:

• Partner with Relativitys supply chain engineering IT and other stakeholder teams to manage the full life cycle of our vendor contracts.
• Draft negotiate and process a wide variety of vendor agreements including for purchases of services material supply capital equipment software licenses SaaS subscriptions NDAs and construction.
• Provide proactive strategic advice and guidance to business teams on contract interpretation and compliance.
• Partner with supply chain and the rest of the legal team to build and improve contracting processes templates playbooks and knowledge libraries.
• Support corporate diligence and other data-driven strategic projects and initiatives.
• Be an expert user of Relativitys contract management system and work with legal operations to manage workflows build reporting and metrics and maintain accurate contract records.

About You:

• 7 years of experience as a contract manager or other relevant experience managing and advising on the full contract lifecycle from RFPs to termination.
• Strong experience working independently with different contract forms including master agreements purchase agreements statements of work amendments NDAs and related commercial documents.
• Experience leveraging data to identify process improvements drive decision-making and facilitate effective communication.
• Ability to tailor communication approach and style for effective communication with different audiences including internal stakeholders senior leaders and external business partners.
• Ability to juggle competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience independently building and maintaining cross-functional relationships.
• Proficiency in contract lifecycle management and e-signature software tools.

Nice to haves but not required:

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school
• Experience in hardware manufacturing or construction industries.
• Experience in Legal Operations (e.g. implementing new contract review and management tools creating dashboards and tracking contracting metrics)

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.

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