Senior Commercial Counsel

The role

The Senior Commercial Counsel will serve as strategic legal counsel supporting buy-side commercial transactions and disputes. You will partner cross-functionally to structure and lead negotiations for technology development, manufacturing, commodities, and capex arrangements.

What you will do

• Structure and negotiate transactions for technology and manufacturing
• Lead high-stakes negotiations for significant transactions
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of contracts and transaction documents
• Provide strategic counsel to leadership and cross-functional teams
• Develop, implement, and scale strategies, standards, and playbooks
• Manage post-contract execution risks and disputes

Required qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school
• Active bar membership in at least one U.S. state
• 5+ years of post-JD experience
• 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
• Experience handling commercial disputes and pre-litigation matters, arbitration, and litigation

Nice to have

• 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

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Generous PTO and sick leave policy
• Parental leave
• Annual learning and development stipend

About the company

Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. The company is developing the Terran R vehicle to deliver customer payloads to orbit.