Commercial Counsel

Company Overview:

At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America's leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth – where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs. While our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.

Your journey with us is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.

Team:

Our legal team is small, nimble, and entrepreneurial: a startup within a startup. Our Commercial Counsel will partner closely with our supply chain and business teams to build and strengthen relationships with our third-party vendors and business partners, including advising on sourcing strategies, structuring and negotiating contracts, and managing post-execution disputes. You will support Relativity as we develop our Factory of the Future, and partner with cross-functional teams to design and implement new processes and controls and to navigate a myriad of issues as we continue to scale. We need a lawyer who is entrepreneurial, eager to develop new skills and tackle new projects, and willing to present creative solutions to challenges you come across, all while being driven by a strong ethical compass. This role may sit in any one of Relativity’s offices in Long Beach, CA, Washington, D.C., Cape Canaveral, FL, or Stennis, MS. Fully remote options are not available.

What you’ll do:

• Partner with Relativity’s supply chain and business teams to manage the full life cycle of our vendor contracts.
• Structure, review, and negotiate vendor agreements, including for services, material supply, capital equipment purchases, software licenses, SaaS subscriptions, and construction.
• Advise business stakeholders on legal and commercial risks associated with all phases of our vendor relationships, from sourcing to wind down, in collaboration with IP, regulatory, finance, logistics, and other business teams.
• Advise business teams on contract interpretation and managing vendor disputes.
• Support the continuous improvement of standard templates, playbooks, and processes.

What you need to know:

• 5+ years of legal experience in technology transactions and/or complex commercial transactions at a law firm or corporate legal department.
• Significant experience leading negotiations on vendor transactions with limited supervision.
• Excellent contract drafting skills with an ability to find creative solutions when negotiations are at an impasse.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, to internal stakeholders, senior leadership, and external business partners.
• Demonstrated ability to juggle competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to offer pragmatic advice by balancing legal risk with real-world considerations.

Nice to have but not required:

• Experience with construction/infrastructure agreements.
• Experience in aerospace, hardware, or manufacturing industries.
• Experience with sales transactions

Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous vacation policy, an annual L&D stipend and more!

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