Senior Counsel, Commercial & Government Contracts

21 hours, 16 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Operations
Rigetti Computing

Rigetti Computing

Rigetti Computing is a leading quantum computing company providing commercial quantum computing systems over the cloud. Their innovative solutions aim to revolutionize problem-solving capabilities with superconducting quantum computers.

Internet Software & Services
51-200
Founded 2013
$254M raised

Description

  • Draft and negotiate commercial agreements for quantum system sales, on-premises hardware, cloud access, maintenance, support, and partnerships.
  • Negotiate supplier and procurement agreements for fab and foundry relationships, specialized equipment, components, SaaS, and facilities.
  • Structure R&D collaborations, joint-development, sponsored-research, and licensing agreements with the IP team.
  • Support international transactions through global entities and coordinate with local counsel.
  • Lead legal support for federal contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and transactions with agencies, national labs, and other government partners.
  • Advise on FAR, DFARS, and agency-specific requirements across solicitations, proposals, awards, and modifications.
  • Negotiate subcontracts and teaming agreements as both a prime contractor and subcontractor.
  • Guide compliance with cybersecurity, supply-chain, domestic-sourcing, representation, and certification requirements.
  • Develop contract templates, playbooks, approval workflows, and tools for scalable contracting.
  • Train business teams on contracting and government compliance and help shape the legal department's growth.

Requirements

  • J.D. and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
  • 7+ years of relevant legal experience, including meaningful in-house experience.
  • Track record of negotiating complex commercial agreements, ideally in hardware, semiconductor, deep-tech, or enterprise technology environments.
  • Hands-on federal government contracting experience, including FAR, DFARS, subcontracting, and data rights.
  • Ability to build processes and structure in a fast-moving environment.
  • Sound business judgment and ability to communicate legal risk clearly to engineers and executives.
  • Law firm training combined with in-house experience (preferred).
  • Experience with OTAs, CRADAs, SBIR/STTR, and cooperative agreements (preferred).
  • Familiarity with EAR/ITAR in transactional contexts (preferred).
  • Experience with international transactions and public-company work; curiosity about quantum technology (preferred).

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