Senior Legal Counsel, Aerospace & Commercial Transactions

Woven; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Health, dental, vision benefits

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro in Austin, TX, seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to lead and scale our commercial legal operations and partner with business, finance, and operations teams. You will own drafting, negotiation, and execution of customer, vendor, and strategic agreements while developing scalable templates and playbooks.

This hands-on, execution-focused role requires 10+ years in regulated industries, JD from US, and impeccable business judgment to balance speed and risk.

Qualifications

• JD and active US license to practice law.
• 10+ years of progressive legal experience supporting commercial transactions in aerospace/defense/regulated industries.
• Proven success leading contract negotiations on complex commercial transactions.
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead drafting, negotiation, and execution of a wide range of agreements including customer, vendor, and strategic partnerships.
• Partner with product, business development, and procurement teams to enable 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 leaders.
• Support new product launches, pricing models, and go-to-market strategies.
• Build contracting workflows, approval processes, and legal systems.
• Establish standard templates, clause libraries, and fallback positions.

Skills

Contract negotiations

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Business-oriented advice

Negotiation

Communication

Stakeholder management

Execution-oriented

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

CesiumAstro in Austin, TX, seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to lead and scale our commercial legal operations and partner with business, finance, and operations teams. You will own drafting, negotiation, and execution of customer, vendor, and strategic agreements while developing scalable templates and playbooks.

This hands-on, execution-focused role requires 10+ years in regulated industries, JD from US, and impeccable business judgment to balance speed and risk.