Commercial Contracts Associate
Job Location:
Job Location:
Redondo Beach, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 175000 - 215000
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Posted on:
30+ days ago
Posted on:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
As Commercial Contracts Associate at Impulse you will be the first line of legal support for our commercial contracting activity owning the first cut on agreements moving deals forward efficiently and ensuring Impulses commercial relationships are structured to support a fast-growing business. This is a mid-level role for an attorney with solid commercial contracts experience who is eager to build and own a function not just execute tasks. You will report to the VP Government and Regulatory Affairs and work closely with Business Development Finance and legal team members to support Impulses growing portfolio of commercial launch and in-space transportation agreements.
NOTE: This position is on-site (Redondo Beach)
NOTE: This position is on-site (Redondo Beach)
Responsibilities
- Draft review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements with a primary focus on customer-facing contracts including launch services agreements mission services agreements and related commercial arrangements
- Own the first-cut review and markup process for inbound and outbound commercial agreements flagging key risks and issues for senior attorney review
- Maintain and improve contract templates standard positions and playbooks to support faster more consistent deal execution
- Partner with Business Development and Finance to support deal structuring customer negotiations and contract execution
- Track contract milestones obligations and renewals in coordination with Legal Operations
- Support senior legal team members on more complex or high-stakes commercial transactions
- Assist with development of scalable legal processes as the companys commercial business grows
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree from an accredited university
- 5 years of commercial contracts experience in a law firm and/or in-house
- Familiarity with launch services satellite or space industry contracting
- Demonstrated ability to independently draft and negotiate commercial agreements with limited supervision
- Strong attention to detail and ability to identify and articulate legal and business risk clearly
- Collaborative working style and comfort engaging directly with business stakeholders
Preferred Skills and Experience
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- 5 years of demonstrated in-house experience at a technology aerospace or engineering-driven company
- Experience building or improving contract operations processes (templates tracking intake workflows)
Additional Information:
Compensation bands are determined by role level location and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills education experience technical capabilities and internal addition to base salary for full-time hires you may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and access to medical vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Impulse Spaces spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e. U.S. citizen U.S. national lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder) an individual granted asylum in the U.S. or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State Commerce or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Compensation bands are determined by role level location and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills education experience technical capabilities and internal addition to base salary for full-time hires you may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and access to medical vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Impulse Spaces spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e. U.S. citizen U.S. national lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder) an individual granted asylum in the U.S. or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State Commerce or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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