Corporate Counsel

About the Role:

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. 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.

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. This is a great opportunity to work in a dynamic environment and make an impact with your skills and your enthusiasm.

This is a full-time, remote position based in the United States.

Impact You'll Own:

• 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.

What You Bring:

• 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.

What Makes You Stand Out:

• Prior experience in the space sector.
• Passion for space technologies.
• Experience working at a public company.
• Multilingual and/or experience working internationally.
• Familiarity with contracting with the US federal government.

Application Deadline:

May 28, 2025 by 11:59pm PST

EAR/ITAR Requirements:

This position requires access to export-controlled information, and as such, employment (or hiring of a contractor) is contingent upon the candidate's ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.

Benefits While Working at Planet:

These offerings are dependent on employment type and geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy.

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
• Generous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off
• 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Remote-friendly work environment
• Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Home Office Reimbursement
• Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
• Equity
• Commuter Benefits (if local to an office)
• Volunteering Paid Time Off

Compensation:

The US base salary range for this full-time position at the commencement of employment is listed below. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives (bonus and equity). The final salary range is determined by job related experience, skills and location. The range displays our typical hiring range for new hire salaries in US locations only. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.