Job brief: Senior Legal Counsel II

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• Listed on Rocket Lab's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (4 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-08.
• The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address Rocket Lab's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $213,800 to $285,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Long Beach, CA · Conant
• Posted: 2026-10-13

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Senior".

Must have

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of agreements, including prime contracts with the US Government and subcontracts for work under US government prime contracts, Master Se…
• Minimum of 15 years of legal experience.
• Experience in negotiating contracts, non-disclosure agreements and IP licenses.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret security clearance.
• Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Rocket Lab Employees must be a U.S.
• as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.

Conditions

• Domestic and International travel as necessary to support business needs.

Main duties

• Manage contractual and operational legal matters for the company, as well as provide legal support for mergers and acquisition transactions, litigation matte…
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and business unit and operational leadership;
• Lead contract and trade compliance teams;
• Manage external counsel relationships and budgets, focusing on reviewing legal bills and keeping costs under control.
• Create and implement contract playbooks, fallback positions, templates, and clause libraries to streamline cycles.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Across Rocket Lab's 451 open listings, 24% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Rocket Lab hires

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