Corporate Counsel, Planet

• We are seeking a Corporate Counsel who is passionate about space and emerging technologies and wants to join a dedicated in-house legal team at a growing public company
• The ideal candidate has deep experience with drafting and negotiating complex partnership and customer agreements, and strong legal acumen demonstrated by staying abreast of emerging legal issues in technology as a service business
• This role will appeal to candidates who are collaborative and committed to business-first outcomes
• JD degree from an accredited US law school, admission to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law in the state where the candidate is located
• 6-8 years experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements such as licenses, supply, and services agreements
• Experience analyzing significant or unique contract requirements to ensure compliance with corporate policies, with appropriate managerial approval
• Demonstrated success with reviewing and negotiating terms with international governments
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and to manage multiple demands, priorities, and projects simultaneously
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with diverse individuals at all levels of an organization
• Ability to balance risk tolerance and business objectives
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to tailor communication to the target audience

Desirable

• This role reports directly to the Associate General Counsel, and the primary responsibilities of the role include serving as the primary legal support for the sales and business development teams with drafting, negotiating, and reviewing agreements with Planet’s customers in the Commercial, Civil Government, and Defense & Intelligence sectors
• In addition, this role will be responsible for a wide range of in-house counsel activities from collaborating with our Space Systems Business Development group to preparing and updating standard templates
• This is a great opportunity to work in a dynamic environment and make an impact with your skills and your enthusiasm
• Provide legal support across all aspects of Planet’s business, with a focus on our constellation services offerings, as well as our data licensing
• Provide subject matter expertise in supply-side manufacturing agreements, and platform or software as a service agreements
• Form trusted partnership with the Space Systems Business Development team and Global Commercial sales team
• Serve as key negotiator for a wide variety of commercial agreements, such as data as a service agreements, hardware purchase and development, inbound services, supply chain, joint development and collaboration and other commercial transactional agreements worldwide
• Responsible for providing agreement risk assessments and recommendations to Associate General Counsel for approval
• Support improvements to Planet’s legal department by streamlining processes, forms, and operations
• Mentor junior team members
• Other project support as required

• Application Deadline: May 28, 2025 by 11:59pm PST