Credit Manager - Relativity Space : Job Details

At Relativity Space, we're building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that's just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known. Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven't been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you're in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you'll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we're writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it's early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us. About the Team: The Accounting team at Relativity spans tax and compliance, financial operations, general ledger, and business data strategy. While each group brings unique insights, they are united by a shared goal of protecting the financial integrity of Relativity, while also enabling smarter, faster decisions to help the company scale. You'll collaborate deeply with teams across the business, ask the right questions, and become a trusted partner, not just a processor. With a focus on enabling growth, you'll bring both structure and creativity to a highly dynamic environment. About the Role:

• Define and Own the Company's Credit Strategy: Define and own the company's credit strategy by establishing guidelines for evaluating and managing supplier credit terms and limits. Partner with Procurement/Supply Chain and Finance to assess vendor selection, negotiate favorable terms, and ensure alignment with cash flow and working capital goals.
• Lead Vendor Onboarding & Data Maintenance: Partner proactively with Supply Chain and buyers across the organization to review credit terms, support vendor selection, and ensure accurate and timely onboarding and maintenance of vendor list. Experience managing a population of existing vendors including prioritization of criticality, term re-negotiation, and credit limits is a plus!
• Review Terms & Conditions and Credit Policies: Review and refine terms, conditions, and credit policies (i.e. credit insurance policy) with new and existing vendors to ensure they support the company's evolving cash flow strategy and risk profile. Work cross-functionally to identify opportunities for renegotiation, standardization, and improved alignment with internal financial goals.
• Support Cross-Functional Initiatives: Collaborate with stakeholders across Supply Chain, Engineering, Accounts Payable, and Finance to drive credit-related initiatives and support scalable procurement operations.
• Tackle ad-hoc Special Projects: Engage in ad hoc initiatives including OKR/metric reporting, systems improvements, accounts receivable/billing, or vendor health analysis, based on evolving business needs.

About You:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in credit analysis or credit risk management
• Demonstrated experience creating & owning, or contributing to, credit strategy development
• Experience with vendor onboarding, master data governance, and ERP systems (Infor LN, Jira, etc.)
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and communication skills - ability to work proactively and in ambiguity
• Focus on process improvement and cross-functional collaboration

Nice to haves but not required:

• Experience in the aerospace or manufacturing industry
• Knowledge of Accounts Receivable / billing processes
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, financial modeling)
• Experience working with third-party credit risk tools (e.g., Dun & Bradstreet, Experian)

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors. Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here. Hiring Range: $89,000-$113,000 USD We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.