Nominal powers mission-critical engineering with advanced data infrastructure, real-time observability, and analysis tools — all in one collaborative platform. Backed by General Catalyst, Lightspeed and Sequoia.
About the role
Nominal's Legal team supports every deal we sign, from commercial software agreements with aerospace and autonomy companies to deals with prime contractors across the defense industrial base. As our commercial business grows, contract volume and complexity are growing with it. As a Commercial Contracts Manager, you'll own commercial contracting and proposals, so our attorneys can focus on the highest-risk legal work. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Experience negotiating commercial technology contracts, such as SaaS, software licensing, or services agreements, in-house or at a firm
- Hands-on experience with contracts between commercial suppliers and defense or aerospace prime contractors, including FAR and DFARS flowdowns plus security and commerciality addendums
- A track record of owning a high volume of deals end to end while keeping turnaround times short
- Experience writing or managing proposals and responses to institutional RFPs or RFQs from large procurement or CIO functions
- Working knowledge of contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools and e-signature workflows
- Sound judgment on which risks to accept, which need a fallback, and when to bring in an attorney
More about this role
Engineers today are building some of the most ambitious machines humanity has ever seen. They should have AI that’s purpose-built for them.
Nominal is building the Hardware Intelligence Platform that gives engineers increased visibility into complex physical systems, helps them make better decisions, and ultimately gets their products into the real world faster. It brings together the systems, data, intelligence, and applications hardware engineering requires to meet the AI moment. Hardware engineering teams use Nominal to simulate, test, manufacture, and operate the physical systems that keep the world moving, from spacecraft and autonomous vehicles to next-generation energy systems and robotics.
Our customers span aerospace, defense, manufacturing, transportation, energy, and robotics. They include Anduril, Shield AI, Wisk Aero, Pratt Miller Motorsports, Antares, and Shinkei Systems, amongst others, alongside programs within the U.S. Air Force and Navy. Our team draws from SpaceX, Palantir, Anduril, Applied Intuition, Tesla, and other leading companies, united by a common mission: giving hardware engineers the tools to build the future with speed, safety, and confidence. We're a...
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