Senior Contract Manager

About the Team:

Relativity Space's Legal team is nimble and entrepreneurial, filled with collaborative team players with deep domain expertise dedicated to each other's and the company's success. The team sits at the epicenter of business activities and decision-making and is responsible for identifying and managing risks across the organization to ensure Relativity is adequately protected through its rapid growth. Team members manage the full suite of legal and regulatory issues, including intellectual property, employment, licensing, procurement, government contracting, vendor and customer contracts, trade compliance, corporate transactions, and governance, among other business-enabling responsibilities. Unique to Relativity's fast-paced, high-growth environment, the team works across many departments to support Relativity's ambitious goals. Additionally, the company is in a formative phase, with enough structure to build from and still plenty of room for you to define what's next. If you want to be on the front lines of a rapidly evolving commercial space industry, Relativity is the place for you.

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)