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:
The Legal team at Relativity Space is responsible for identifying and managing risks across the organization to ensure Relativity is adequately protected through its rapid growth. Our legal team manages intellectual property, contracts, and ensuring compliance, among other responsibilities. Unique to Relativity’s fast-paced startup environment, this team is given the opportunity to work across many teams to support Relativity's ambitious goal of building the next great launch company.
About the Role:
Relativity is looking for an entrepreneurial counsel or compliance professional to take primary responsibility for the enhancement and implementation of Relativity Space’s Compliance Program & policies. The Counsel, Legal Compliance will play a critical role in developing and implementing company-wide compliance programs tailored to Relativity’s operations, conducting risk assessments of current activities, and ensuring adherence to legal standards and ethical practices. The position will work cross functionally business consistently with the Company’s values and preserve its reputation for business integrity and ethics.
Alternate titles may be considered depending on an applicant’s experience.
- Report to the Director, Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory and Transactions, and work cross functionally with the Company’s Trade Compliance, Security, Employee Relations, and Communications functions to provide oversight and development of programmatic compliance programs and procedures to ensure adherence to relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
- Work closely with Relativity’s Senior Program Manager for Trade Compliance to manage risk and ensure compliance with U.S. export laws and regulations.
- Support policy development and contract compliance for Relativity’s federal programs and develop and deliver training on various regulatory and compliance topics for Company employees, with special emphasis on global trade compliance, customer and vendor due diligence and government contracting obligations.
- Closely partner with the People and Employee Relations functions on investigations and ethics matters, including supporting the development of an Ethics program that complements the overall programmatic development of compliance programs and procedures
- Plan and implement the policies and processes used to manage enterprise risk across the Company.
- Represent the Legal Team within the company to expand the team’s ability to provide in-person guidance and support across a variety of compliance issues.
About You:
- The successful candidate will have a J.D., a license to practice law, and at least 6+ years of relevant experience gained at a law firm or in-house legal office.
- Comprehensive knowledge of U.S. export laws and regulations.
- Experience working with FARS/DFARS and other government procurement regulations.
- Proven ability to provide practical, flexible, risk-adjusted advice to business stakeholders and senior leadership.
Nice to haves but not required:
- Experience managing approval of export authorizations.
- Experience as an Empowered Official as part of a company’s trade compliance program.
- Experience working in or with the aerospace and/or the marine industry.
- Experience developing Enterprise Risk Management Programs.
- Experience building a Compliance program in a start-up or early-stage company environment.
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.
Hiring Range:
$159,000—$204,000 USD
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.
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
A rocket company at the core, Relativity Space is on a mission to become the next great commercial launch company. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable launch vehicle, will reliably deliver payloads to orbit on-time and on-budget for customers – meeting the needs of growing demand for space infrastructure. Leveraging the benefits of additive manufacturing to design, test, and iterate at a pace unmatched in the industry, we are changing the way rockets are built and flown.
Our long-term goal is to create humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to fundamentally expand the possibilities of the human experience. The first step toward this vision starts here on Earth, by building the next great commercial launch company.
Why Work With Us
For 60 years, aerospace manufacturing has relied on fixed tooling and complex supply chains to slowly build rockets comprised of hundreds of thousands of parts. Leveraging advances in additive manufacturing, Relativity Space is strategically focused on reducing vehicle complexity, cost, and time to market.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Given the dynamic nature and diversity of roles at Relativity Space, there is no one-size-fits-all approach for how every team works best.
