Senior 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 entrepreneurial and deeply collaborative. Unique to Relativitys fast-paced high-growth environment the team works across many departments to support Relativitys ambitious goals. The company is in a formative phase with enough structure to build from and still plenty of room for you to define whats next.

About the Role:

The Senior Commercial Counsel will serve as strategic legal counsel supporting Relativitys buy-side commercial transactions and disputes. You will partner cross-functionally to structure and lead negotiation of agreements for technology development scalable manufacturing commodities rocket parts and components capex purchase and lease arrangements. The role will be responsible for creating a foundation of standards and practices that enable effective and sound scaling of the contract management function to support the companys rapid growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Structure and negotiate transactions that enable maturity of technology and manufacturing ensuring alignment with company objectives financial plans and legal positions. Lead high-stakes negotiations for significant transactions providing strategic counsel on commercial terms risk allocation financial implications and executive alignment.
• Draft review and negotiate a broad range of contracts and transaction documents including agreements for technology development rocket parts manufacturing services commodities and capex purchase and lease arrangements.
• Provide strategic counsel that empowers leadership and cross-functional teams to make practical well-informed decisions by translating legal complexity into clear business guidance.
• Develop implement and scale strategies standards and playbooks for negotiation risk mitigation and dispute resolution for buy-side commercial transactions.
• Manage post-contract execution risks and disputes in close partnership with business stakeholders.

About You:

• JD from an accredited law school active bar membership in at least one U.S. state and 5 years of post-JD experience (including 2 years at a law firm).
• Depth in commercial transactions such as supplier contracts technology agreements equipment purchase and lease manufacturing agreements or service agreements.
• Strong commercial judgment and the ability to develop strategic approaches and lead novel high-stakes negotiations. Not merely review routine contracts or apply standard playbooks.
• Experience handling commercial disputes and pre-litigation matters arbitration and litigation including developing resolution strategy and balancing legal risk against business objectives.
• Systems thinker who thrives in a fast-paced innovative environment and can design scalable processes.
• Motivated self-starter who can lead cross-functional projects independently and thrive in ambiguous fast-changing environments.

Nice to haves but not required:

• Experience with supply chain legal issues tariffs and international transactions.
• Knowledge of financial analysis and ability to evaluate commercial terms from a financial perspective.
• Experience implementing contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems and legal technology tools.

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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