Senior Contract Manager
Relativity Space
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.
About the Team:
Our legal team is small, nimble, and entrepreneurial: a startup within a startup. The Senior Contract Manager will lead the contract execution and lifecycle management across all of our purchasing needs. You will help drive improvements to Relativity’s contract processes and policies, and partner closely with the business, primarily our supply chain teams, on all procurement activities to draft, negotiate, execute, and manage contracts. We need someone who is comfortable handling a wide breadth of contracts and is eager to develop new skills, tackle new projects, and build relationships across a diverse group of professionals. This role will sit in Relativity’s office in Long Beach, CA. Fully remote options are not available.
About the Role:
- Partner with Relativity’s supply chain, engineering, IT and other stakeholder teams to manage the full life cycle of our vendor contracts.
- Draft, negotiate, and process a wide variety of vendor agreements, including for purchases of services, material supply, capital equipment, software licenses, SaaS subscriptions, NDAs, and construction.
- Provide proactive strategic advice and guidance to business teams on contract interpretation and compliance.
- Partner with supply chain and the rest of the legal team to build and improve contracting processes, templates, playbooks, and knowledge libraries.
- Support corporate diligence and other data-driven strategic projects and initiatives.
- Be an expert user of Relativity’s contract management system and work with legal operations to manage workflows, build reporting and metrics, and maintain accurate contract records.
About You:
- 7+ years of experience as a contract manager or other relevant experience managing and advising on the full contract lifecycle from RFPs to termination.
- Strong experience working independently with different contract forms, including master agreements, purchase agreements, statements of work, amendments, NDAs and related commercial documents.
- Experience leveraging data to identify process improvements, drive decision-making, and facilitate effective communication.
- Ability to tailor communication approach and style for effective communication with different audiences, including internal stakeholders, senior leaders, and external business partners.
- Ability to juggle competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience independently building and maintaining cross-functional relationships.
- Proficiency in contract lifecycle management and e-signature software tools.
Nice to haves but not required:
- J.D. degree from an accredited law school
- Experience in hardware, manufacturing, or construction industries.
- Experience in Legal Operations (e.g., implementing new contract review and management tools, creating dashboards and tracking contracting metrics)
At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.
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.
