Senior Commercial Counsel for Aerospace & SAR Licensing

Superorganism; Redwood City (CA); Hybrid; USD 265,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Array Labs in California seeks its first in-house general counsel to partner with business development and sales to structure and close agreements across imagery, data licensing, radar hardware, and government contracting.

You will balance legal protections with business objectives, build scalable contracting processes, draft templates, and coordinate with outside counsel on IP, regulatory matters, and fundraising to advance the company's strategic goals.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with the California State Bar.
• 8+ years of relevant legal experience, including at least one in‑house counsel role where you have operated as an embedded business partner.
• Strong background in technology agreements, data and software licensing, and hardware sales, with experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts; government contracting is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated business acumen to distinguish between theoretical legal risk and actual commercial exposure.
• Comfortable building a legal function from the ground up, with experience creating scalable processes and templates in startup environments.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts with business teams across imagery, data licensing, radar hardware, and payloads.
• Advise on balancing business objectives with legal protections and provide practical risk-based solutions.
• Help build the commercial legal function by drafting templates, establishing scalable contracting processes, and developing negotiation playbooks.
• Coordinate with external counsel on IP, regulatory compliance, and fundraising to align with business strategy.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Commercial contracts

Risk management

In-house counsel

Strategic advisory

Education

J.D. degree

Licensed in California

Tools

CLM systems

AI drafting tools

MS Office/Document automation

Job description

Array Labs in California seeks its first in-house general counsel to partner with business development and sales to structure and close agreements across imagery, data licensing, radar hardware, and government contracting.

You will balance legal protections with business objectives, build scalable contracting processes, draft templates, and coordinate with outside counsel on IP, regulatory matters, and fundraising to advance the company's strategic goals.