Senior Legal Counsel, Commercial

About the role

We are actively seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to lead and scale our commercial legal operations and serve as a key partner to business, finance, and operations teams. This is a foundational role responsible for developing and enhancing our commercial legal capabilities, from contract frameworks to risk management, while operating as a hands-on contributor. You will report to the Vice President & General Counsel and play a critical role in enabling the company’s growth through pragmatic, business-oriented legal guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead drafting, negotiation, and execution of a wide range of agreements, including customer and revenue-generating contracts, non-disclosure agreements, vendor, supplier, and manufacturing agreements, strategic partnerships, and joint development agreements.
• Partner closely with product, business development, and procurement teams to enable efficient deal execution.
• Develop scalable contracting processes, templates, and playbooks to accelerate deal velocity.
• Provide practical, risk-calibrated legal advice to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Translate complex legal concepts into clear business guidance for business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Support new product launches, pricing models, and go-to-market strategies.
• Build and implement contracting workflows, approval processes, and legal systems.
• Establish and maintain standard templates, clause libraries, and fallback positions.
• Improve legal operations to increase efficiency and reduce bottlenecks.
• Support corporate governance and entity management.
• Assist with employment matters, M&A, and other strategic transactions as needed.
• Manage outside counsel effectively across specialty areas.
• Support management of the company’s intellectual property portfolio, including strategy, filings, and coordination with outside counsel.
• Support legal matters related to international operations, including cross-border compliance, corporate governance, employment matters, and coordination with local counsel.
• Identify and proactively manage legal and commercial risks across the business.
• Support development of internal policies and compliance programs.
• Partner with finance and operations on risk allocation and mitigation strategies.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active license to practice law in the United States.
• 10+ years of progressive legal experience supporting commercial transactions within aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, or similarly regulated industries.
• Proven success leading contract negotiations on complex commercial transactions.
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to support commercial objectives and risk management.
• Experience supporting complex commercial deals and cross-functional teams.
• Highly pragmatic with strong business judgment.
• Ability to balance speed and risk in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Hands-on and execution-oriented approach.

Preferred Experience

• Progressive law firm experience in technology transactions and/or corporate securities.
• Exposure to government contracting.
• Experience scaling legal processes at an early-stage company.

Benefits

• Company stock options.
• Health, dental, vision, HSA, and FSA benefits.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retirement plans.