Director, Real Estate and Commercial Counsel

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.

We are looking to add an exceptional Director Real Estate and Commercial Counsel to focus on driving large-scale infrastructure projects from start to finish. You will be a strategic partner to Relativitys 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). You 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

About the Role:

• 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.
• Partner with cross-functional teams in engineering test and launch operations manufacturing and finance to support new site acquisitions construction and facility buildouts.
• 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.

About You:

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. state.
• 7 years of post-JD experience
• 3 years of relevant experience at a top law firm.
• Excellent contract negotiation drafting and project management skills.
• Strategic thinker who thrives in a fast-paced innovative environment.
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to wrangle disparate stakeholder groups.

Nice to haves 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.
• In-house experience partnering closely with business and ownership teams at a rapidly scaling operationally complex company.
• Oriented to considering the business implications of your legal advice with a keen sense of contextual risk calibration.

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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