Senior Commercial Counsel

Lyten is leading an industrial revolution through Lyten 3D Graphene™, a breakthrough supermaterial unlocking a new generation of products — from lithium–sulfur batteries and energy storage systems to concrete admixtures, lightweight composites, and next-generation sensors that are revolutionizing industries. Together, these innovations are making a massive global improvement and driving real-world impact across energy, mobility, construction, and defense.

At Lyten, we believe the most meaningful careers begin with purpose — and with people who want to make a difference. We’re not just developing advanced supermaterials — we’re about to change the world as we know it, reshaping how energy is stored, how products are built, and how progress is made.

We’re entering an exciting growth phase, scaling production across the U.S. and Europe and expanding our team of engineers, scientists, and innovators.

Apply now to join our team and be part of something bigger than yourself — where collaboration, creativity, and purpose come together to build the technologies that will define the next century.

 

Lyten is seeking to hire its first Commercial Counsel to be the lead attorney for the company's commercial contracting function across all of its product groups, including battery, concrete, composites, and sensors. This role will draft, negotiate, and manage the full range of commercial agreements supporting some of Lyten's domestic and international operations.

The successful candidate will work closely with Sales, Procurement, Product, and Engineering to move deals forward efficiently while protecting the company's legal and commercial interests.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as primary commercial counsel advising on contract risk, liability, indemnification, warranty, IP, and termination provisions across customer-facing, enterprise, and OEM agreements.
• Draft, review and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements, including supply, distribution/reseller, manufacturing/services, purchase orders and vendor contracts.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance that enables deal velocity while maintaining appropriate risk controls.
• Build out contract templates, playbooks, clause libraries, and workflows, in coordination with paralegal and operations team; drive continuous improvement of the contracting process.
• Advise on export control, trade compliance, and data protection issues arising in commercial agreements, escalating specialized questions to outside counsel as needed.
• Support M&A workstreams as needed.
• Lean into legal matters outside core commercial scope as needed to support the broader legal team given its lean size.

Required Qualifications

• J.D. and active license to practice law in the jurisdiction where the candidate resides.
• Minimum 7 years of legal experience, with time spent on commercial transactions in the technology sector, ideally spanning both in-house and law firms; start-up or high-growth company experience is a plus.
• Excellent drafting, redlining, negotiation, and issue-spotting skills, with the ability to manage multiple contracts and stakeholders at once while keeping deals moving and communicating clearly to non-lawyers.
• Low ego, high accountability, and comfort operating independently in a lean, fast-moving legal function with evolving process and reporting lines.
• Sound business judgment and the ability to distinguish legal issues from commercial issues, communicating risk clearly and practically without over-lawyering.
• Comfort with contract lifecycle activities beyond negotiation, including intake, routing, approvals, signature tracking, repository hygiene, and contract status management.
• Comfort using and implementing AI tools across the contracting lifecycle.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting both U.S. and EU commercial transactions, with comfort navigating cross-border transactions and a strong awareness of key jurisdictional differences.
• Experience with battery, materials science, hardware, or industrial manufacturing companies.
• Experience with export control (EAR/ITAR) issues as they intersect with commercial contracting.
• Experience with a CLM platform (e.g., Ironclad) and building contract playbooks, templates, or clause libraries.
• Experience with using AI-assisted tools for contract drafting, review, and research support.
• Prior in-house legal experience at a rapidly scaling, growth-stage technology, energy, or industrial co.

Special Note

• U.S. citizenship required. This position requires access to technology and technical data subject to U.S. export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR, 22 C.F.R. Parts 120-130) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR, 15 C.F.R. Parts 730-774). Accordingly, applicants must be U.S. citizens. This requirement is imposed pursuant to applicable federal export control law and is permitted under the citizenship-based hiring exceptions recognized in Cal. Gov. Code § 12940 and 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(2)(C).

Compensations Range:

The expected base salary range for this position is between

$170,700.00 - $256,100.00

The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant prior experience and/or education, or particular skills and expertise.

Disclosures:

Pay Transparency Disclosure:

This compensation and benefits information is based on Lyten’s estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. We generally do not negotiate on salary once we have made an offer.  The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant prior experience and/or education, or particular skills and expertise. New hires joining the company tend to be paid within the starting base pay range noted above, with opportunities to increase pay over time based on development of additional skills, competencies, and company-specific knowledge.

In addition to base pay this position is eligible for tier based bonus and equity, healthcare, dental, vision, corporate discounts, paid holidays, PTO and sick time, 401K, employee relocation plan (if applicable)

Export/ITAR Compliance Disclosure:

Certain positions within Lyten, Inc. require compliance with export control laws and, as a result, all interviewed candidates will be screened pre-interview to determine their eligibility in light of export restrictions.

This position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls.  Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items.  Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions.

Lyten is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled.

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Principals only; third party or agency submitted candidates will not be considered.

Why Work at Lyten

At Lyten, you’ll be part of a team that’s redefining what’s possible in energy, materials, and manufacturing. We’re not just imagining the future — we’re building it today with breakthrough technologies that are changing how products are made and how industries innovate.

Our people are the heart of that mission. From world-class scientists and engineers to creative problem-solvers in operations, manufacturing, and commercialization, every member of the Lyten team plays a role in turning bold ideas into real-world impact. We believe that the best work happens when you’re doing great things in the world — with people you like. Collaboration, curiosity, and a shared sense of purpose drive everything we do.

What You’ll Find at Lyten

• A mission that matters: Contribute directly to solving complex challenges in energy, mobility, and materials innovation.

• Cutting-edge innovation: Work on technologies at the intersection of materials science, energy storage, and advanced manufacturing that strengthen energy security and local supply chains.

• Extraordinary people: Join a team of talented, friendly, and down-to-earth innovators who support, challenge, and inspire one another every day.

• Teamwork and culture: Experience a workplace built on trust, respect, and shared success — where collaboration fuels breakthroughs and everyone’s ideas are heard.

• Global impact: Help scale new materials and energy solutions that reinforce industrial resilience across the U.S. and Europe.

• Career growth: Be part of a fast-moving company entering a commercial growth phase, with opportunities to lead, learn, and make your mark.

• Purpose-driven values: Thrive in an environment that celebrates ingenuity, optimism, and meaningful progress — together.

Lyten offers the opportunity to do the most important work of your career — helping build the technologies that will power the next century of innovation.

Join us, and help transform industries, communities, and the planet with friends who share your drive to make a difference.