Contracts Specialist

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Our mission is to revolutionize transportation and transform cities and supply chains globally. In line with our large ambitions, we need a top-flight legal team to address a wide array of novel and complex legal issues. These include professional service agreements, corporate and project financing, regulatory affairs, joint ventures and partnership agreements, and intellectual property.

We are further growing the team by hiring a Contracts Specialist who will work closely with our Commercial Counsel to support all levels of the organization and partnering with various business units to efficiently grow our business. The successful candidate will help the Commercial Counsel draft, negotiate and execute a large volume and breadth of agreements to obtain goods and services, build out our infrastructure, and develop key partnerships.

This position is based in our Los Angeles headquarters. 

 

Ideal candidates should be detail-oriented, problem solvers who work well in a team environment and have excellent communication skills. 

 

This role will: 

  • Structure, draft and negotiate a high volume of agreements (e.g., non-disclosure agreements, procurement contracts, master service agreements, construction agreements, software licensing agreements), both independently and in collaboration with the Commercial Counsel
  • Assist with developing strategies on contract negotiation, fallback positions, and acceptable terms and conditions
  • Update contract templates based on changing best practices
  • Oversee a contracts management system, including contract upload and retrieval, electronic signature, metadata collection, and reporting.
  • Develop and conduct trainings to educate internal stakeholders on contracts drafting, negotiations, commercial implications, and risks

 

Minimum Qualifications:

  • BA/BS degree plus 1-3 years of professional experience or new law school grad
  • Strong work ethic, high integrity, and experience with technology companies
  • Ability to work on several projects simultaneously with tight deadlines
  • Ability to work independently, with appropriate oversight, as well as part of a team of attorneys and business professionals

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Previous in-house legal experience at a leading, high-growth technology firm or law firm
  • Demonstrated experience drafting, redlining and negotiating professional services agreements
  • Business knowledge of emerging technologies, construction, datacenters and operations
  • Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements and lead complex initiatives

Hyperloop One is an Equal Employment Employer; employment is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other protected status. Hyperloop One will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the “Ban the Box” legislation.

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