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EX-10.9

 Exhibit 10.9 

RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”), entered into effective as of October 30, 2021 (the
“Effective Date”), is between Rivian Automotive, LLC (the “Company”) and Claire McDonough (“Executive” and, together with the Company, the “Parties”).
This Agreement supersedes in its entirety that certain offer letter between Executive and the Company executed as of December 9, 2020 (“Offer Letter”). 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to assure itself of the continued services of Executive by continuing to engage Executive to
perform services as an employee of the Company under the terms hereof; 
 WHEREAS, Executive desires to provide continued services to
the Company on the terms herein provided; and 
 WHEREAS, the Parties desire to execute this Agreement to supersede the Offer Letter
in its entirety and reflect certain changes to the terms of Executive’s employment with the Company effective as of the Effective Date. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, including the respective covenants
and agreements set forth below, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1.
Employment. 
 (a) General. The Company shall continue to employ Executive upon the terms and conditions provided herein
effective as of the Effective Date. 
 (b) Position and Duties. Effective as of the Effective Date, Executive: (i) shall
continue to serve as the Company’s (and Parent’s, as defined below) Chief Financial Officer, with responsibilities, duties, and authority usual and customary for such position, subject to direction by the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company (the “CEO”); (ii) shall continue to report directly to the CEO; and (iii) agrees promptly and faithfully to comply with all present and future policies, requirements, rules and regulations, and reasonable
directions and requests, of the Company in connection with the Company’s business. At the Company’s request, Executive shall serve the Company and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates in such other capacities in addition to the foregoing as
the Company shall designate, provided that such additional capacities are consistent with Executive’s position as the Company’s and Parent’s Chief Financial Officer. In the event that Executive serves in any one or more of such
additional capacities, Executive’s compensation shall not automatically be increased on account of such additional service. 

(c) Principal Office. Executive shall continue to perform services for the Company at the Company’s offices located in
California; provided, however, that the Company may from time to time require Executive to travel temporarily to other locations in connection with the Company’s business, subject to travel restrictions imposed by state and
federal government agencies related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 (d) Exclusivity. Except with the prior written approval of the CEO (which the
CEO may grant or withhold in his sole and absolute discretion), Executive shall devote Executive’s best efforts and full working time, attention, and energies to the business of the Company, except during any paid vacation or other excused
absence periods. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may, without violating this Section 1(d), (i) as a passive investment, own publicly traded securities in such form or manner as will not require any services by Executive in the
operation of the entities in which such securities are owned; (ii) engage in charitable and civic activities; (iii) serve as an officer or director of a professional organization or committee as approved by the CEO; (iv) serve on the
boards of directors of any Affiliate (as defined below) as approved by the CEO; or (v) engage in other personal passive investment activities (including on behalf of her family or any trust controlled by Executive or any member of her family),
in each case, so long as such interests or activities do not materially interfere to the extent such activities do not, individually or in the aggregate, interfere with or otherwise prevent the performance of Executive’s duties and
responsibilities hereunder. Executive may also serve as a member of the board of directors or board of advisors of one (1) other organization provided (i) such organization is not a competitor of the Company; (ii) Executive receives
prior written approval from the CEO; and (iii) such activities do not individually or in the aggregate interfere with the performance of Executive’s duties under this Agreement, violate the Company’s standards of conduct then in
effect, or raise a conflict under the Company’s conflict of interest policies. For the avoidance of doubt, the CEO has approved Executive’s continued service with those organizations set forth on Exhibit A, such approval to continue
until the earlier to occur of (a) the CEO’s revocation of such approval in the CEO’s sole and absolute discretion, or (b) such time as such service interferes with the performance of Executive’s duties under this Agreement,
violates the Company’s standards of conflict or raises a conflict under the Company’s conflict of interest policies. For purposes hereof, “Affiliate” shall mean any person controlling, controlled by, or under common
control with the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, “control” (including the terms “controlling” and “controlled”) with respect to a person means the right to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such person, whether through the ownership of securities, by contract, or otherwise. 
 2. Term. The
period of Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated pursuant to Section 5. The phrase “Term”
as used in this Agreement shall refer to the entire period of employment of Executive by the Company. 
 3. Compensation and Related
Matters. 
 (a) Annual Base Salary. During the Term, Executive shall receive a base salary at the rate of $400,000.00
per year (as may be increased from time to time, the “Annual Base Salary”). The Annual Base Salary shall be subject to withholdings and deductions and paid to Executive in accordance with the customary payroll practices
and procedures of the Company. Such Annual Base Salary shall be reviewed by the CEO and/or the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Rivian Automotive, Inc.
(“Parent”), not less than annually. 

  
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 (b) Annual Bonus. Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus based
on Executive’s achievement of performance objectives established by the CEO and/or the Compensation Committee, such bonus to be targeted at 50% of the Annual Base Salary (the “Annual Bonus”). Any Annual Bonus approved by
the CEO and/or the Compensation Committee shall be paid at the same time annual bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company generally and, in any event, by March 15 of the year following the year to which such Annual Bonus relates. 

(c) Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to participate in such employee and executive benefit plans and programs as the Company
may from time to time offer to provide to its executives, subject to the terms and conditions of such plans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein is intended, or shall be construed, to require the Company to institute or continue any
particular plan or benefit. 
 (d) Business Expenses. The Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket travel and other business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties to the Company in accordance with the Company’s
applicable expense reimbursement policies and procedures as are in effect from time to time. In accordance with the then-current Company budget, the Company shall acquire and/or provide to Executive for his business use: a multimedia portable
computer and subscriptions to various trade publications and various trade books and any other supplies reasonably appropriate for the performance of Executive’s duties. Such items shall remain the exclusive property of the Company, are to be
used solely for Executive’s benefit, and shall be returned promptly to the Company upon request at the termination of Executive’s employment for whatever reason. 

(e) Vacation. Executive will be entitled to paid vacation in accordance with the Company’s vacation policy, as in effect
from time to time. 
 4. Equity Awards. Executive also shall be eligible for the discretionary grant of stock options,
restricted stock units and other equity awards following the Effective Date as may be determined by the CEO or the Compensation Committee. 

5. Termination.
 (a)
At-Will Employment. The Company and Executive acknowledge that Executive’s employment is and shall continue to be at-will, as defined under applicable law.
This means that it is not for any specified period of time and, subject to any ramifications under Section 6 of this Agreement, can be terminated by Executive or by the Company at any time, with or without advance notice, and for any or no
particular reason or cause. It also means that Executive’s job duties, title, and responsibility and reporting level, work schedule, compensation, and benefits, as well as the Company’s personnel policies and procedures, may be changed
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effect, with or without notice, at any time in the sole discretion of the Company (subject to any ramification such changes may have under Section 6 of this Agreement). This “at-will” nature of Executive’s employment shall remain unchanged during Executive’s tenure as an employee and may not be changed, except in an express writing signed by Executive and a
duly-authorized officer of the Company. If Executive’s employment terminates for any lawful reason, Executive shall not be entitled to any payments, benefits, damages, award, or compensation other than as provided in this Agreement. 

(b) Notice of Termination. During the Term, any termination of Executive’s employment by the Company or by Executive (other
than by reason of death) shall be communicated by written notice (a “Notice of Termination”) from one Party hereto to the other Party hereto (i) indicating the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied
upon, if any, (ii) setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated, and (iii) specifying the Date of Termination (as
defined below). Written Notice by Executive must be made to the CEO to be considered effective Notice. The failure by the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination all of the facts and circumstances which contribute to a showing of Cause (as
defined below) shall not waive any right of the Company hereunder or preclude the Company from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing its rights hereunder. 

(c) Date of Termination. For purposes of this Agreement, “Date of Termination” shall mean the date of the
termination of Executive’s employment with the Company specified in a Notice of Termination. 
 (d) Deemed Resignation.
Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices and board memberships, if any, then held with the Company or any of its affiliates, and, at the Company’s request,
Executive shall execute such documents as are necessary or desirable to effectuate such resignations. 
 6. Consequences of Termination.

 (a) Payments of Accrued Obligations upon all Terminations of Employment. Upon a termination of Executive’s
employment for any reason, Executive (or Executive’s estate or legal representative, as applicable) shall be entitled to receive, within thirty (30) days after Executive’s Date of Termination (or such earlier date as may be required
by applicable law): (i) any portion of Executive’s Annual Base Salary earned through Executive’s Date of Termination not theretofore paid, (ii) any business expense reimbursements owed to Executive under Section 3, (iii) any
accrued but unused paid time-off owed to Executive, (iv) any Annual Bonus earned but unpaid as of the Date of Termination, and (v) any amount arising from Executive’s participation in, or benefits
under, any employee benefit plans, programs, or arrangements under Section 3, which amounts shall be payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of such employee benefit plans, programs, or arrangements. Except as otherwise set forth in
Sections 6(b) and (c), the payments and benefits described in this Section 6(a) shall be the only payments and benefits payable in the event of Executive’s termination of employment for any reason. 

  
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 (b) Severance Payments upon Covered Termination Outside a Change of Control
Period. If, during the Term, Executive experiences a Covered Termination outside of a Change of Control Period (each as defined below), then in addition to the payments and benefits described in Section 6(a), the Company shall, subject to
Executive’s delivery to the Company of a waiver and release of claims agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto (but updated to the extent deemed by the Company to be necessary to reflect any changes in applicable law) (the
“Release”) that becomes effective and irrevocable in accordance with Section 10(d), and Executive’s continued compliance with the restrictive covenants and confidentiality provisions of this Agreement, provide
Executive with the following: 
 (i) During the period of time commencing on the Termination Date and ending on the
twelve (12) month anniversary of the Termination Date (the “Severance Period”), the Company shall continue to pay Executive her Annual Base Salary at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination. Such
payments shall be made in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices, less applicable withholdings, beginning on the first payroll date following the date the Release of Claims becomes effective and irrevocable in accordance with
Section 10(d) below, and with the first installment including any amounts that would have been paid had the Release been effective and irrevocable on the Date of Termination. 

(ii) Executive shall be entitled to receive a pro-rated portion (based on the
number of days Executive was employed by the Company during the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs) of the Annual Bonus that Executive would have earned had Executive remained employed through the end of the calendar year in which
the Date of Termination occurs, as determined by the Company in good faith. If and to the extent earned, such earned pro-rated annual bonus shall be paid out at the same time annual bonuses are paid generally
to other executives of the Company for the relevant year, less applicable withholdings and deductions, but in no event later than March 15th of the year immediately following that in which the Date of Termination occurs. 

(iii) Subject to Executive’s eligibility to elect continued healthcare coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”) as of the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay a lump sum payment to Executive equal to the amount the Company would have otherwise contributed toward
Executive’s group health, prescription, vision and dental coverage premium as an active employee (“Company COBRA Premium”) for a period of time equal to the Severance Period. The Company COBRA Premium payment shall be
paid in a cash lump sum on the first payroll date following the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable in accordance with Section 10(d) below, less applicable withholdings and deductions. Executive will receive a separate COBRA
election notice describing any rights to subsidized COBRA coverage and the terms and conditions of such subsidy. 

  
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 (c) Severance Payments upon Covered Termination During a Change of Control
Period. If, during the Term, Executive experiences a Covered Termination during a Change of Control Period, then, in addition to the payments and benefits described in Section 6(a), the Company shall, subject to Executive’s delivery to
the Company of the Release that becomes effective and irrevocable in accordance with Section 10(d), and Executive’s continued compliance with the restrictive covenants and confidentiality provisions of this Agreement, provide Executive
with the following: 
 (i) The Company shall pay to Executive an amount equal to twelve (12) months of
Executive’s Annual Base Salary. Such amount will be subject to applicable withholdings and payable in a single lump sum cash payment on the first regular payroll date following the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable in
accordance with Section 10(d). 
 (ii) Executive shall be entitled to receive a
pro-rated portion (based on the number of days Executive was employed by the Company during the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs) of the Annual Bonus that Executive would have earned had
Executive remained employed through the end of the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs, as determined by the Company in good faith. If and to the extent earned, such earned pro-rated annual
bonus shall be paid out at the same time annual bonuses are paid generally to other executives of the Company for the relevant year, less applicable withholdings and deductions, but in no event later than March 15th of the year immediately following
that in which the Date of Termination occurs. 
 (iii) Subject to Executive’s eligibility to elect continued
healthcare coverage under COBRA as of the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay a lump sum payment to Executive equal to the Company COBRA Premium for a period of time equal to the Severance Period. The Company COBRA Premium payment shall be
paid in a cash lump sum on the first payroll date following the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable in accordance with Section 10(d) below, less applicable withholdings and deductions. Executive will receive a separate COBRA
election notice describing any rights to subsidized COBRA coverage and the terms and conditions of such subsidy. 

(iv) Each outstanding and unvested equity award with Parent (excluding any such awards that vest in whole or in part
based on the attainment of performance-vesting conditions, which shall be governed by the terms of the applicable award agreement), including, without limitation, each restricted stock, stock option, restricted stock unit and stock appreciation
right, held by Executive shall automatically become vested and, if applicable, exercisable and any forfeiture restrictions or rights of repurchase thereon shall immediately lapse with respect to one hundred percent (100%) of the shares subject
thereto (excluding any such awards that vest in whole or in part based on the attainment of performance-vesting conditions, which shall be governed by the terms of the applicable award agreement), as of immediately prior to the Termination Date. To
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Change of Control, (i) the vested portion of such equity awards shall be remain outstanding and/or be exercisable for the period(s) of time set forth in the applicable equity award
agreements, (ii) Executive’s outstanding equity awards shall cease vesting, and (iii) the unvested shares subject to Executive’s outstanding equity awards shall remain outstanding (but unvested) until the earlier to occur of
(A) the original expiration date of the equity award and (B) three (3) month anniversary of the Termination Date (the “Equity Award Period”). In the event a Change of Control has not been consummated by end of the
Equity Award Period, then the unvested portion of Executive’s equity awards shall terminate immediately without further action as of such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the award agreement, the Prior Plan (as defined in the
Plan) or the Plan pursuant to which the equity awards were granted or the agreement governing the Change in Control provides for more favorable treatment of Executive’s equity awards upon a Change of Control or a Covered Termination during a
Change of Control Period, nothing in this Agreement is intended to limit Executive’s right to such more favorable treatment as provided in such award agreement, the Prior Plan (as defined in the Plan), the Plan or the agreement governing the
Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall amend an outstanding equity award to the extent such amendment would cause adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code to
Executive. 
 (d) No Other Severance. Except as otherwise approved by the CEO (in his sole discretion and authority), the
provisions of this Section 6 shall supersede in their entirety any severance payment provisions in any severance plan, policy, program, or other arrangement maintained by the Company. 

(e) No Requirement to Mitigate; Survival. Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for
under this Agreement by seeking other employment or in any other manner. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the termination of Executive’s employment shall not impair the rights or obligations of any Party. 

(f) Return of Severance Payments. Executive shall return to the Company any severance pay or other benefits, or portion thereof,
made by a mistake of fact or law, or paid contrary to the terms of this Agreement. The Company has all remedies available at law for the recovery of such amounts. In addition, in the event Executive is receiving or has received severance pay or
other benefits under this Agreement and has breached or subsequently breaches Sections 8(a) or 8(b), any portion of the Release, or any non-competition,
non-solicitation, non-disparagement or confidentiality or other restrictions contained or referenced therein, (i) the payment of severance pay and benefits to
Executive shall cease, (ii) the Company shall have no further obligation at any time to make available any severance pay and benefits under this Agreement, and (iii) Executive shall be required to return to the Company any severance pay
and benefits, or portion thereof, paid to Executive, less five hundred dollars ($500), and the Company shall have all remedies available at law for the recovery of such amounts. 

  
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 (g) Definition of Cause. For purposes hereof, “Cause”
means, subject to certain cure rights: (i) Executive’s breach of any provision of this Agreement or the Release of Claims in any material respect; (ii) Executive’s theft, material dishonesty, willful misconduct, breach of
fiduciary duty, or falsification of any documents or records of the Company or any affiliate thereof; (iii) Executive’s failure to abide, in a material manner, with a written code of conduct or other written policies (including, without
limitation, policies relating to confidentiality and reasonable workplace conduct) of the Company; (iv) Executive’s unauthorized use, misappropriation, destruction or diversion of any tangible or intangible asset or corporate opportunity
of the Company or any affiliate thereof, including, without limitation, Executive’s improper use or disclosure of confidential or proprietary information of the Company or any affiliate thereof; provided, that the foregoing shall not
apply to any particular corporate opportunity with respect to which the Company and/or any affiliate thereof, as applicable, has renounced any expectancy and/or waived any claims in writing and provided further that Executive’s
taking of copies of documents, or electronic sending of documents to Executive’s personal electronic mail address, solely for Company use, and in compliance with the confidentiality and use restrictions set forth in the applicable Company
agreement, shall not constitute unauthorized use, misappropriation, destruction or diversion of a tangible or intangible asset or corporate opportunity of the Company or any affiliate thereof; (v) any act by Executive (other than her good faith
execution of her duties to the Company or an affiliate thereof) which has a material detrimental effect on the reputation or business of the Company or any affiliate thereof; or (vi) Executive’s gross or intentional failure to perform any
reasonable assigned duties. For purposes of this Cause definition, the “Company” shall be deemed to refer to the Company, Parent and/or any of their respective subsidiaries. 

(h) Definition of Change of Control. For purposes hereof, “Change of Control” has the meaning ascribed to
such term under the Company’s 2021 Incentive Award Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”); provided, that such transaction must also constitute a “change in control event” within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5). 
 (i) Definition of Change of Control
Period. For purposes hereof, “Change of Control Period” means the period of time commencing three (3) months prior to the closing of a Change of Control and ending on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the
closing such Change of Control. 
 (j) Definition of Covered Termination. For purposes hereof, “Covered
Termination” shall mean the termination of Executive’s employment by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason and shall not include a termination due to Executive’s death or disability. 

(k) Definition of Good Reason. For purposes hereof, “Good Reason” means Executive’s termination of
employment (no later than ten (10) days following the Company’s failure to cure by the end of the cure period set forth below) in direct response to the Company (i) materially and adversely diminishing or altering Executive’s
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Executive by the Company and upon which Executive’s performance bonus is based, both prior to and following such diminishment or alteration), (ii) reducing Executive’s base salary by
greater than ten percent (10%) or (iii) requiring that Executive permanently relocate her primary work location by more than fifty (50) miles from those primary work locations set forth in Section 1(c), unless such relocation results
in a short (by distance) commute for Executive from her home; provided, however, that, prior to such termination, Executive shall provide the Company with written notice, within thirty (30) days of his discovery of the facts
allegedly constituting Good Reason, and a reasonable opportunity to cure (which does not in any event have to be longer than thirty (30) days). 

7. Assignment and Successors. The Company shall assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any successor to all or
substantially all of the business or the assets of the Company (by merger or otherwise). This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, Executive, and their respective successors, assigns, personnel, and legal
representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees, as applicable. None of Executive’s rights or obligations may be assigned or transferred by Executive, other than Executive’s rights to payments
hereunder, which may be transferred only by will, operation of law, or as otherwise provided herein. 
 8. Miscellaneous Provisions.

 (a) Confidentiality. 

(i) Except as authorized or directed by the Company and subject to Section 8(j), Executive shall not, at any time
during which Executive is receiving any compensation from the Company, and at any time thereafter, directly or indirectly publish or disclose any Confidential Information (as defined below) of the Company or of any of its Affiliates, or Confidential
Information of others that has come into the possession of the Company or of any of its Affiliates, or into Executive’s possession in the course of her employment with the Company or of her services and duties hereunder, to any other person or
entity, and Executive shall not use any such Confidential Information for Executive’s own personal use or advantage or make it available to others for use. All Confidential Information, whether oral or written, regarding the business or affairs
of the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, information as to their products, services, systems, designs, inventions, software, finances (including prices, costs and revenues), marketing plans, programs, methods of
operation, prospective and existing contracts, customers and other business arrangements or business plans, procedures, and strategies, shall all be deemed Confidential Information, except to the extent the same shall have been lawfully and without
breach of the Executive’s confidentiality obligation made available to the general public by the Company. Except as provided in Section 8(a) of this Agreement, upon expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason, Executive
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 (ii) Executive shall assign and transfer to the Company, and does
hereby assign and transfer to the Company all right title and interest in and to all the Company IP (as defined below). All the Company IP is and shall be the sole property of the Company. Upon request of the Company, Executive shall promptly
execute a written assignment of title to the Company for all the Company IP, and Executive will preserve all such the Company IP as Confidential Information. As used herein “Company IP” means all inventions and intellectual
property rights (including, but not limited to, designs, discoveries, inventions, improvements, ideas, devices, techniques, processes, writings, trade secrets, trademarks, patents, copyrights and all plans, memoranda and other tangible information
relating to such intellectual property, whether or not subject to protection under applicable laws) that Executive solely or jointly with others conceives, makes, acquires, develops, suggests or participates in at any time during Executive’s
employment with the Company, or which are developed with the use of time, material, employees, private or Confidential Information or facilities of the Company and that relate to the actual, past or prospective business, products, processes, work,
operations, research and development or other activities of the Company. The Company IP shall also include any intellectual property that was not disclosed or assigned to any predecessor or parent company of the Company prior to the effective date
of this Agreement. It is understood that the Company may, in its sole discretion, designate another entity as the designated recipient and beneficiary of the disclosure and assignment provisions set forth above. 

(b) Restrictive Covenants. 

(i) Unfair Competition. To the extent enforceable under local law, during her employment pursuant to this
Agreement and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter (the “Restricted Period”), Executive shall not, anywhere in the World, directly or indirectly, and whether or not for compensation, as a stockholder owning
beneficially or of record more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of any class of stock of an issuer, or as an officer, director, employee, consultant, partner, joint venturer, proprietor, or otherwise, engage, participate or become
interested in any manner in any Competitive Business (as defined below) or Conflicting Organization. 
 (ii) For
purposes hereof, “Competitive Business” means a business engaged in or planning to be engaged in the development, marketing, production or sale of (i) electric vehicles; (ii) products and services related to
electric vehicles, including, but not limited to, batteries, battery modules, software, electronic control modules (ECMs), motors, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), vehicle charging products and vehicle charging technology; or
(iii) services similar to those actually provided by the Company during Executive’s employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates, and in which the Company or any of its Affiliates continues to be engaged during the Restricted
Period, and or intended to be provided by Company or any of its Affiliates and which the Company or any of its Affiliates is actively planning during the Restricted Period. “Conflicting Organization” means any person engaged
in (1) the manufacture of automobiles, trucks, and other vehicles or mobile machines used for the transportation of people or cargo; (2) research on or development, production, marketing, or selling a

  
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Conflicting Product or Service (as defined below); or (3) the ownership or control of any person engaged in research on or development, production, marketing, or selling of a Conflicting
Product or Service. “Conflicting Product or Service” shall mean any product or service of any person other than the Company or its Affiliates, in existence or under development, which resembles or competes with a product or
service that (i) is in existence or under development or is anticipated to be sold or licensed to others by the Company or one or more of the Company’s subsidiaries or (ii) is planned for production in the Company’s business plan
approved in accordance with the bylaws of the Company (as amended, modified, restated or replaced from time to time, the “Bylaws”)) and in effect as of the Date of Termination. For the avoidance of doubt, a Conflicting
Product or Service includes automobiles, trucks, and other vehicles or mobile machines used for the transportation of people or cargo. 

(iii) Non-Solicitation. For a period of one year following
Executive’s Date of Termination, Executive shall not, either directly or indirectly (i) solicit for employment by any individual, corporation, firm, or other business, any employees, consultants, independent contractors, or other service
providers of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (ii) solicit any employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Affiliates to leave the employment or consulting of or cease providing services to the Company or any of its Affiliates, or
(iii) recruit or otherwise solicit or induce any customer, subscriber, vendor, business affiliate, or supplier of the Company or its Affiliates to (a) terminate its arrangement with the Company or its Affiliates, or (b) otherwise
change its relationship with the Company or its Affiliates; provided, however, that the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) shall not apply to a general advertisement or solicitation (or any hiring pursuant to such advertisement or
solicitation) that is not specifically targeted to such employees or consultants. 
 (iv) Non-Disparagement. Executive agrees that Executive shall not (in writing or otherwise) disparage, criticize or defame the Company, its affiliates and their respective affiliates, directors, officers, agents,
partners, stockholders or employees, either publicly or privately. Similarly, the Company shall not disparage, criticize or defame Executive, either publicly or privately and whether in writing or not. Nothing in this Section 8(b) shall apply
to any evidence or testimony required by any court, arbitrator or government agency. 
 (v) Injunctive Relief;
Survival. Executive acknowledges that a breach of the covenants contained in Sections 8(a) or 8(b) will cause irreparable damage to the Company and its goodwill, the exact amount of which will be difficult or impossible to ascertain, and
that the remedies at law for any such breach will be inadequate. Accordingly, Executive agrees that in the event a court of competent jurisdiction determines that Executive has engaged in a material breach of any of the covenants contained in
Sections 8(a) or 8(b), in addition to any other remedy which may be available at law or in equity, the Company will be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief notwithstanding any dispute resolution procedure set forth in this
Agreement or in any document governing the Company or the Company’s shareholders that applies to Executive’s employment with the Company as set forth herein. The provisions of Sections 8(a) and 8(b) shall survive any termination or
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 (b) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed, construed, interpreted,
and enforced in accordance with its express terms, and otherwise in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law, whether of the State of California or any other
jurisdiction, and where applicable, the laws of the United States, that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. 

(c) Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. 
 (d) Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same Agreement. Signatures delivered by facsimile or DocuSign shall be deemed effective
for all purposes. 
 (e) Entire Agreement. The terms of this Agreement, together with the Exhibits, are intended by the Parties
to be the final expression of their agreement with respect to the employment of Executive by the Company and supersede all prior understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, regarding Executive’s service to the Company, including
without limitation, the Offer Letter. The Parties further intend that this Agreement, together with the Exhibits, shall constitute the complete and exclusive statement of their terms and that no extrinsic evidence whatsoever may be introduced in any
judicial, administrative, or other legal proceeding to vary the terms of this Agreement. 
 (f) Amendments; Waivers. This
Agreement may not be modified, amended, or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by Executive and a duly authorized representative of the Company. By an instrument in writing similarly executed, Executive or a duly authorized officer
of the Company, as applicable, may waive compliance by the other Party with any specifically identified provision of this Agreement that such other Party was or is obligated to comply with or perform; provided, however, that such
waiver shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any other or subsequent failure. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising any right, remedy, or power hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise of any other
right, remedy, or power provided herein or by law or in equity. 
 (g) Dispute Resolution. To ensure the timely and economical
resolution of disputes that arise in connection with this Agreement, Executive and the Company agree that, except as excluded herein, any and all controversies, claims and disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including without
limitation any alleged violation of its terms or otherwise arising out of the Parties’ relationship, shall be resolved solely and exclusively by final and binding arbitration held in Orange County, California through JAMS in conformity with
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and the then-existing JAMS employment arbitration rules, which can be found at https://www.jamsadr.com/rules-employment-arbitration/. The Parties reserve the right to hold any resulting
arbitration at another location that is mutually agreed to by the Parties. The Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. shall govern the interpretation and enforcement of this arbitration clause. All remedies available from a court
of competent jurisdiction shall be available in the arbitration; provided, however, in the event of a breach of Sections 8(a) or 8(b), the Company may request relief from a court of competent jurisdiction if such relief is not
available or not available in a timely fashion through arbitration as determined by the Company. The arbitrator shall: (a) provide adequate discovery for the resolution of the dispute; and (b) issue a written arbitration decision, to
include the arbitrator’s essential findings and conclusions and a statement of the award. The arbitrator shall award the prevailing Party attorneys’ fees and expert fees, if any, in accordance with applicable law. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, it is acknowledged that it will be impossible to measure in money the damages that would be suffered if the Parties fail to comply with any of the obligations imposed on them under Sections 8(a) and 8(b), and that in the event of any such
failure, an aggrieved person will be irreparably damaged and will not have an adequate remedy at law. Any such person shall, therefore, be entitled to seek injunctive relief, including specific performance, to enforce such obligations, and if any
action shall be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of Sections 8(a) and 8(b), none of the Parties shall raise the defense, without a good faith basis for raising such defense, that there is an adequate remedy at law. Executive and
the Company understand that by agreement to arbitrate any claim pursuant to this Section 8(h), they will not have the right to have any claim decided by a jury or a court, but shall instead have any claim decided through arbitration. Executive
and the Company waive any constitutional or other right to bring claims covered by this Agreement other than in their individual capacities. Except as may be prohibited by applicable law, the foregoing waiver includes the ability to assert claims as
a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or collective action or representative proceeding. Nothing herein shall limit Executive’s ability to pursue claims for workers compensation or unemployment benefits or pursue other claims which
by law cannot be subject to mandatory arbitration. 
 (h) Enforcement. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws, such provision shall be fully severable; this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision had never comprised a portion of this
Agreement; and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this Agreement. Furthermore, in lieu of such
illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision there shall be added automatically as part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be legal, valid, and enforceable.

 (i) Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement any federal, state,
local, or foreign withholding or other taxes or charges which the Company is required to withhold. The Company shall be entitled to rely on an opinion of counsel if any questions as to the amount or requirement of withholding shall arise. 

  
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 (j) Whistleblower Protections and Trade Secrets. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained herein, nothing in this Agreement prohibits Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any United States governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules
promulgated under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation (including the right to receive
an award for information provided to any such government agencies). Furthermore, in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 1833, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement: (i) Executive shall not be in breach of this Agreement, and
shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law (x) for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the
purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (y) for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal; and
(ii) if Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, Executive may disclose the trade secret to Executive’s attorney, and may use the trade secret information in the court proceeding,
if Executive files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. 

(k) Notices. For purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when hand-delivered, sent by overnight courier, or mailed by first-class registered, certified mail (return receipt requested), or transmitted by email (with receipt requested) as follows: 

If to the Company: 
 Rivian
Automotive, LLC 
 Attention: General Counsel 

14600 Myford Road 
 Irvine,
California 92606 
 If to Executive: 

Most recent address on file for the Executive. The Executive is responsible for ensuring that their address is up to date at all times. 

5. Golden Parachute Excise Tax. 

(a) Best Pay. Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if any payment or benefit Executive would receive
from the Company pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise (“Payment”) would (i) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and (ii) but for this sentence, be
subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payment will be equal to the Reduced Amount (as defined below). The “Reduced Amount” will be either
(A) the largest portion of the Payment that would result in no portion of the Payment (after reduction) being subject to the Excise Tax or (B) the entire Payment, whichever amount after taking into account all applicable federal, state,
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applicable marginal rate, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from a deduction of such state and local taxes), results in Executive’ s receipt, on an
after-tax basis, of the greater economic benefit notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax. If a reduction in a Payment is required pursuant to the preceding
sentence and the Reduced Amount is determined pursuant to clause (A) of the preceding sentence, the reduction shall occur in the manner (the “Reduction Method”) that results in the greatest economic benefit for
Executive. If more than one method of reduction will result in the same economic benefit, the items so reduced will be reduced pro rata (the “Pro Rata Reduction Method”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Reduction Method
or the Pro Rata Reduction Method would result in any portion of the Payment being subject to taxes pursuant to Section 409A (as defined below) that would not otherwise be subject to taxes pursuant to Section 409A, then the Reduction Method
and/or the Pro Rata Reduction Method, as the case may be, shall be modified so as to avoid the imposition of taxes pursuant to Section 409A as follows: (1) as a first priority, the modification shall preserve to the greatest extent
possible, the greatest economic benefit for Executive as determined on an after-tax basis; (2) as a second priority, Payments that are contingent on future events (e.g., being terminated without
cause), shall be reduced (or eliminated) before Payments that are not contingent on future events; and (3) as a third priority, Payments that are “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A shall be reduced (or
eliminated) before Payments that are not deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A. 
 (b) Accounting Firm.
The accounting firm engaged by the Company for general tax purposes as of the day prior to the Change of Control will perform the calculations set forth in Section 9(a). If the firm so engaged by the Company is serving as the accountant or
auditor for the acquiring company, the Company will appoint a nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder. The Company will bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such firm required to be made
hereunder. The accounting firm engaged to make the determinations hereunder will provide its calculations, together with detailed supporting documentation, to the Company within thirty (30) days before the consummation of a Change of Control
(if requested at that time by the Company) or such other time as requested by the Company. If the accounting firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable with respect to a Payment, either before or after the application of the Reduced Amount, it
will furnish the Company with documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company that no Excise Tax will be imposed with respect to such Payment. Any good faith determinations of the accounting firm made hereunder will be final, binding and
conclusive upon the Company and Executive. 
 6. Section 409A. 

(a) General. The intent of the Parties is that the payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with or be exempt from
Section 409A of the Code and the Department of Treasury Regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date,
(“Section 409A”) and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the
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to adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the
Company determines are necessary or appropriate to avoid the imposition of taxes under Section 409A, including, without limitation, actions intended to (i) exempt the compensation and benefits payable under this Agreement from
Section 409A, and/or (ii) comply with the requirements of Section 409A; however, this Section shall not create an obligation on the part of the Company to adopt any such amendment, policy or procedure or take any such other action,
nor shall the Company (A) have any liability for failing to do so, or (B) incur or indemnify Executive for any taxes, interest or other liabilities arising under or by operation of Section 409A. 

(b) Separation from Service, Installments and Reimbursements. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this
Agreement: (i) no amount that constitutes “deferred compensation” under Section 409A shall be payable pursuant to Section 6 unless the termination of Executive’s employment constitutes a “separation from
service” within the meaning of Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Department of Treasury Regulations (“Separation from Service”); (ii) for purposes of Section 409A,
Executive’s right to receive installment payments shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments; and (iii) to the extent that any reimbursement of expenses or
in-kind benefits constitutes “deferred compensation” under Section 409A, such reimbursement or benefit shall be provided no later than December
31st of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred. The amount of expenses reimbursed in one year shall not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement in any subsequent year.
The amount of any in-kind benefits provided in one year shall not affect the amount of in-kind benefits provided in any other year. 

(c) Specified Employee. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if Executive is deemed by the Company at the
time of Executive’s Separation from Service to be a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A, to the extent delayed commencement of any portion of the benefits to which Executive is entitled under this Agreement is
required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Section 409A, such portion of Executive’s benefits shall not be provided to Executive prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six (6) month period measured from
the date of Executive’s Separation from Service with the Company or (ii) the date of Executive’s death. Upon the first business day following the expiration of the applicable Section 409A period, all payments deferred pursuant to
the preceding sentence shall be paid in a lump sum to Executive (or Executive’s estate or beneficiaries), and any remaining payments due to Executive under this Agreement shall be paid as otherwise provided herein. 

(d) Release. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent that any payments due under this Agreement
as a result of Executive’s termination of employment are subject to Executive’s execution and delivery of the Release, (i) if Executive fails to execute the Release on or prior to the Release Expiration Date (as defined below) or
timely revokes Executive’s acceptance of the Release thereafter, Executive shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits otherwise conditioned on the Release, and (ii) in any case where Executive’s Date of Termination and the
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nonqualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A shall be made in the later taxable year. For purposes of this Section 10(d), “Release Expiration
Date” shall mean the date that is twenty-one (21) days following the date upon which the Company timely delivers the Release to Executive, or, in the event that Executive’s termination
of employment is “in connection with an exit incentive or other employment termination program” (as such phrase is defined in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967), the date that is forty-five (45) days following
such delivery date. To the extent that any payments of nonqualified deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) due under this Agreement as a result of Executive’s termination of employment are delayed pursuant to this
Section 10(d), such amounts shall be paid in a lump sum on the first payroll date following the date that Executive executes and does not revoke the Release (and the applicable revocation period has expired) or, in the case of any payments
subject to Section 10(d)(ii), on the first payroll period to occur in the subsequent taxable year, if later. 
 7. Employee
Acknowledgement. Executive acknowledges that Executive has read and understands this Agreement, is fully aware of its legal effect, has not acted in reliance upon any representations or promises made by the Company other than those contained in
writing herein, and has entered into this Agreement freely based on Executive’s own judgment. 
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 The Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above. 

 

			
	RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ RJ Scaringe

	Name:	 	RJ Scaringe
	Title:	 	CEO
	
	EXECUTIVE
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Claire McDonough

	Name:	 	Claire McDonough

 [Executive Employment Agreement – Signature Page] 

 EXHIBIT A 

PERMITTED OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES 

[Permitted activities to be inserted, if applicable] 

 EXHIBIT B 

RELEASE OF CLAIMS 

This Release of Claims (“Release”) is entered into as of _________________, 20__, between Claire McDonough
(“Executive”) and Rivian Automotive, LLC (the “Company” and, together with Executive, the “Parties”), effective eight (8) days after Executive’s signature hereto (the
“Effective Date”), unless Executive revokes Executive’s acceptance of this Release as provided in Paragraph 1(c), below. 

1. Executive’s Release of the Company. Executive understands that by agreeing to this Release, Executive is
agreeing not to sue, or otherwise file any claim against, the Company or any of its employees or other agents for any reason whatsoever based on anything that has occurred as of the date Executive signs this Release. 

(a) On behalf of Executive and Executive’s heirs and assigns, Executive hereby releases and forever discharges the
“Releasees” hereunder, consisting of the Company, and each of its owners, affiliates, divisions, predecessors, successors, assigns, agents, directors, officers, partners, employees, and insurers, and all persons acting by,
through, under or in concert with them, or any of them, of and from any and all manner of action or actions, cause or causes of action, in law or in equity, suits, debts, liens, contracts, agreements, promises, liability, claims, demands, damages,
loss, cost or expense, of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, fixed or contingent (hereinafter called “Claims”), which Executive now has or may hereafter have against the Releasees, or any of them, by reason of any
matter, cause, or thing whatsoever from the beginning of time to the date Executive executes this Release, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Claims arising out of, based upon, or relating to Executive’s hire,
employment, remuneration or resignation by the Releasees, or any of them, including Claims arising under federal, state, or local laws relating to employment, Claims of any kind that may be brought in any court or administrative agency, any Claims
arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq.; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. § 2000 et seq.; the
Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d); the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.;
the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, 42 U.S.C. § 2000ff et seq.; the False Claims Act , 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.; the Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq. the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 215 et seq., the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; the California Labor Code; the employment and civil rights laws of Illinois; Claims for breach of
contract; Claims arising in tort, including, without limitation, Claims of wrongful dismissal or discharge, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, fraud, misrepresentation, defamation, libel, infliction of emotional distress, violation of public
policy, and/or breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; and Claims for damages or other remedies of any sort, including, without limitation, compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief and attorney’s fees.

 (b) Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, Executive does not
release the following claims: 
 (i) Claims for unemployment compensation or any state disability insurance benefits pursuant
to the terms of applicable state law; 
 (ii) Claims for workers’ compensation insurance benefits under the terms of any
worker’s compensation insurance policy or fund of the Company; 
 (iii) Claims to continued participation in certain of
the Company’s group benefit plans pursuant to the terms and conditions of COBRA; 
 (iv) Claims to any benefit
entitlements vested as the date of Executive’s employment termination, pursuant to written terms of any Company employee benefit plan; 

(v) Claims for indemnification under any indemnification agreement with the Company, the Company’s Bylaws, California
Labor Code Section 2802 or any other applicable law; and 
 (vi) Executive’s right to bring to the attention of the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims of discrimination; provided, however, that Executive does release Executive’s right to secure any damages for alleged discriminatory treatment. 

(c) In accordance with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, Executive has been advised of the following: 

(i) Executive has the right to consult with an attorney before signing this Release; 

(ii) Executive has been given at least twenty-one (21) days to consider this
Release; 
 (iii) Executive has seven (7) days after signing this Release to revoke it, and Executive will not receive
the severance benefits provided by the Employment Agreement between the Parties (the “Employment Agreement”) unless and until such seven (7) day period has expired. If Executive wishes to revoke this Release, Executive
must deliver notice of Executive’s revocation in writing, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventh (7th) day following Executive’s execution of this Release to Christine Cannella, Chief
Labor and Employment Counsel, via email at ccannella@rivian.com. 

 (d) To the extent California law applies to this Release: EXECUTIVE
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF AND IS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS: 

“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HER FAVOR AT
THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.” 

BEING AWARE OF SAID CODE SECTION, EXECUTIVE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS EXECUTIVE MAY HAVE THEREUNDER, AS WELL AS UNDER ANY OTHER
STATUTES OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES OF SIMILAR EFFECT. 
 2. Executive Representations. Executive represents and warrants that: 

(a) Executive has returned to the Company all Company property in Executive’s possession; 

(b) Executive is not owed wages, commissions, bonuses or other compensation, other than wages through the date of the
termination of Executive’s employment and any accrued, unused vacation earned through such date, and any payments that become due under the Employment Agreement; 

(c) During the course of Executive’s employment Executive did not sustain any injuries for which Executive might be
entitled to compensation pursuant to worker’s compensation law or Executive has disclosed any injuries of which Executive is currently, reasonably aware for which Executive might be entitled to compensation pursuant to worker’s
compensation law; and 
 (d) Executive has not initiated any adversarial proceedings of any kind against the Company or
against any other person or entity released herein, nor will Executive do so in the future, except as specifically allowed by this Release. 

3. Severability. The provisions of this Release are severable. If any provision is held to be invalid or unenforceable,
it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. 
 4. Choice of Law. This Release shall in
all respects be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, including all matters of construction, validity and performance, without regard to conflicts of law principles. 

5. Integration Clause. This Release and the Employment Agreement contain the Parties’ entire agreement with regard
to the separation of Executive’s employment, and supersede and replace any prior agreements as to those matters, whether oral or written. This Release may not be changed or modified, in whole or in part, except by an instrument in writing
signed by Executive and a duly authorized officer or director of the Company. 

 6. Execution in Counterparts. This Release may be executed in
counterparts with the same force and effectiveness as though executed in a single document. Facsimile and DocuSign signatures shall have the same force and effectiveness as original signatures. 

7. Intent to be Bound. The Parties have carefully read this Release in its entirety; fully understand and agree to its
terms and provisions; and intend and agree that it is final and binding on all Parties. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally
bound, the Parties have executed the foregoing on the dates shown below. 
  

									
	EXECUTIVE	 		 	RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
			
	  
	 		 	  

	Claire McDonough	 		 	By:	 	
		 		 		 	Title:	 	
					
	Date:	 	  
	 		 	Date:EX-10.10

 Exhibit 10.10 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between Rivian Automotive, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Company”), and Ryan Green, an individual (“Executive”), on April 24, 2018 (the “Effective Date”). 

RECITALS 
 WHEREAS, the
Company is developing electric and autonomous vehicles for production and sale and a complementary ecosystem related to the ownership and/or use of such vehicles (the “Business”); 

WHEREAS, the Company requires the services of a qualified executive to provide various services in connection with its operation of the
Business; 
 WHEREAS, Executive has the necessary expertise and experience to provide services of the type required herein to the Company;

 WHEREAS, on February 5, 2018 (the “Employment Start Date”), the Executive was hired by the Company to serve as the
Chief Financial Officer of the Company; and 
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to have Executive perform such services and Executive has agreed
to do so upon the terms and conditions set forth below. 
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
representations set forth herein, the Company and Executive agree as follows. 
 AGREEMENT 

1. Employment and Duties. Effective as of the Employment Start Date, the Company has employed and shall employ Executive as its Chief
Financial Officer on an “at-will” basis. Executive’s duties shall be to serve in such role for the Company and perform the duties assigned to Executive in such capacity by the chief executive
officer of the Company (the “Company CEO”), including serving as an officer, director and/or manager for the Company’s parent company, Rivian Automotive, Inc. (“Parent”) and other Affiliates of the Company.
Executive shall report to the Company CEO. Executive shall devote his full professional time and attention to achieving the purposes and discharging the responsibilities as set forth above. Executive shall perform all of Executive’s
responsibilities in compliance with all applicable laws. Either party may terminate Executive’s employment with the Company at any time and for any reason or for no reason at all. 

2. Term of Agreement. 
 (a)
Term. This Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date and shall terminate on the date that Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by either party. 

(b) Termination for Cause. The Company may terminate Executive’s employment for Cause immediately upon written notice, which notice
shall state the reasons for such termination; provided, that, prior to such termination, the Company shall provide Executive with written notice, within thirty (30) days of its discovery of conduct it asserts constitutes Cause, and a
reasonable opportunity to cure (which does not in any event have to be longer than thirty (30) days), to the extent curable. For purposes hereof, “Cause” means: 

(i) Executive’s breach of any provision of this Agreement in any material respect; 

(ii) Executive’s theft, material dishonesty, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty, or falsification of any
documents or records of the Company or any Affiliate thereof (including Parent); 

 (iii) Executive’s failure to abide, in a material manner, with a
written code of conduct or other written policies (including, without limitation, policies relating to confidentiality and reasonable workplace conduct) of the Company; 

(iv) Executive’s unauthorized use, misappropriation, destruction or diversion of any tangible or intangible asset or
corporate opportunity of the Company or any Affiliate thereof (including Parent), including, without limitation, Executive’s improper use or disclosure of confidential or proprietary information of the Company or any Affiliate thereof
(including Parent); provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to any particular corporate opportunity with respect to which the Company and/or any Affiliate thereof (including Parent), as applicable, has renounced any expectancy and/or
waived any claims in writing. Executive’s taking of copies of documents, or electronic sending of documents to Executive’s personal electronic mail address, solely for Company use, and in compliance with the confidentiality and use
restrictions set forth herein, shall not constitute unauthorized use, misappropriation, destruction or diversion of a tangible or intangible asset or corporate opportunity of the Company or any Affiliate thereof; 

(v) any act by Executive (other than his good faith execution of his duties to the Company or an Affiliate thereof as set forth
herein) which has a material detrimental effect on the reputation or business of the Company or any Affiliate thereof (including Parent); or 

(vi) Executive’s gross or intentional failure to perform any reasonable assigned duties. 

The parties agree that (1) any action or omission set forth in clause (ii) is not curable and (2) whether an act or omission set forth
in any other clause above is curable is dependent on the facts and circumstances of such act or omission. 
 (c) Termination Upon Death
or Disability and Pro-Ration for Disability. 
 (i) Executive’s employment
by the Company will terminate immediately and without notice upon the death of Executive. 
 (ii) Executive’s employment
may be terminated by the Company, in its sole discretion, at any time upon or following a determination that Executive has become disabled (as defined below). For purposes of this Agreement, “disabled” or
“disability” means the incapacity or inability of Executive, whether due to accident, sickness or otherwise, as determined by a medical doctor selected by Executive and acceptable to the Company CEO (such selection by
Executive and acceptance by the Company CEO not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and confirmed in writing by such doctor, to perform the essential functions of Executive’s position under this Agreement, with or without reasonable
accommodation (provided that no accommodation that imposes undue hardship on the Company or any of its Affiliates shall be required) either for (A) ninety (90) consecutive business days or (B) one hundred eighty (180) business
days (whether or not consecutive) during any period of three hundred sixty-five (365) consecutive calendar days. 

(iii) If Executive would otherwise be determined to be disabled but for the fact that the number of days on which he is unable
to perform the essential functions of Executive’s position under this Agreement is at least forty-five (45) days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of ninety (90) consecutive days (but not such number as would permit the
Company to terminate Executive’s employment pursuant to clause (ii) above), or at the Company’s option in its sole discretion upon and following a determination of Executive’s disability (as defined above), Executive’s
employment shall not be terminated; provided, that in such event all compensation and benefits payable to Executive hereunder (including, but not limited to, Base Salary) shall be pro-rated based on the
number of days on which Executive is able to perform the essential functions of his position under this Agreement. 

  
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 (d) Termination by Executive for Good Reason. If the Company (x) materially
diminishes or adversely alters Executive’s title or duties, (y) requires Executive to spend a significant amount of his working time engaged in tasks of a menial nature that the Company CEO does not also do himself for a commensurate
amount of the Company CEO’s working time, and/or (z) in any other way materially breaches its obligations to Executive, Executive may terminate his employment for “Good Reason,” which shall be the equivalent of a
termination by the Company without Cause; provided, however, that, prior to such termination, Executive shall provide the Company with written notice, within thirty (30) days of Executive’s discovery of the facts allegedly
constituting Good Reason, and a reasonable opportunity to cure (which does not in any event have to be longer than thirty (30) days), to the extent curable. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Executive shall not terminate his
employment for “Good Reason” (nor provide the notice contemplated in the preceding proviso) during any cure period set forth in Section 2(b), except with respect to a Good Reason event that occurs during such cure
period and is unrelated to the Cause event under Section 2(b). 
 (e) Effects of Termination. 

(i) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason other than for Cause pursuant to
Section 2(b), Executive, his estate or his heirs (as applicable) shall be entitled to receive Executive’s then-current Base Salary (as defined below) that has accrued through the date of termination, in each case which
shall be paid no later than ninety (90) days after the termination takes place (provided that if the ninety (90) day period crosses two calendar years, neither Executive nor his estate or heirs will have a right to designate the calendar
year of payment), and any benefits required to be made available to Executive under the Executive Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and to disability benefits if applicable. Except as provided below in the remainder of this
Section 2(e), all other compensation, payments and unvested benefits shall cease on the termination date. For the sake of clarity, if Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause pursuant to
Section 2(b), Executive shall, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by applicable local law, not be entitled to receive any compensation, payments or benefits that have not then been paid by the Company as of the
termination date. 
 (ii) In addition to the compensation set forth in Section 2(e)(i) above, in
the event of (x) the termination of Executive’s employment by the Company other than for Cause or (y) the termination of Executive’s employment by Executive for Good Reason, the Company shall (1) pay to Executive a cash
severance in an aggregate amount equal to six (6) months of the then-current Base Salary (the “Severance Amount”) and (2) continue to provide to Executive for six (6) months following termination all Program Benefits
(as defined below), or the cash amount paid by the Company in respect thereof in the event that the Company’s policies do not allow direct provision of such benefits, that had been provided to Executive immediately prior to termination. The
Severance Amount shall be payable pro rata over six (6) months in accordance with the Company’s usual payroll practices starting on the first payroll date that is not less than thirty (30) days after the date of termination (or such
later date on which the general release of claims described in Section 2(e)(v) becomes effective). 

(iii) In the event of (x) the termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause or (y) the
termination of Executive’s employment by Executive other than for Good Reason, in either case prior to the one (1) year anniversary of the Employment Start Date, Executive shall, promptly, and in any event no later than ten (10) days,
following the date of such termination, repay the Signing Bonus (as defined below) back to the Company. 
 (iv) Termination
of this Agreement shall not relieve either party from liability for any breach hereof or failure to perform hereunder. 

  
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 (v) Receipt of benefits pursuant to this Section 2
will be in lieu of all other amounts payable by the Company to Executive and in settlement and complete release of all claims Executive may have against the Company, its Affiliates (including Parent) or their respective directors, managers,
officers, or equity holders, other than those arising out of the benefits due and payable under this Agreement and Executive’s rights under this Agreement. Executive acknowledges and agrees that execution and
non-revocation by him of a general release of claims by Executive in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, which the Company shall provide within ten (10) days of termination of Executive’s
employment with the Company and shall not contain any restrictive covenants or other obligations different than those to which Executive has already agreed, will be a condition precedent to the Company’s obligation to pay compensation and
benefits hereunder. 
 3. Compensation; Reimbursable Expenses; Benefits. For the duration of Executive’s employment hereunder,
Executive shall be entitled to compensation and benefits (in each case at the times and in the forms set forth herein) as provided in this Section 3. 

(a) Base Salary. The Company shall pay Executive a cash base salary (“Base Salary”) at an annual rate of $325,000,
payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices, pro-rated as necessary in the event that Executive is not employed for any part of the applicable pay period. The Company shall perform
an annual review of Executive’s Base Salary based on Executive’s performance, performance objectives and the Company’s other compensation policies. Executive’s Base Salary may be increased (but may never be decreased) on an
annual basis pursuant to such annual review. 
 (b) Annual Performance-Based Compensation. Executive is eligible to receive an annual
performance bonus based upon criteria reasonably determined by the Company CEO and presented to Executive prior to the commencement of each calendar year. Each year, Executive’s target bonus opportunity will be $125,000, with $62,500 tied to
Company-wide objectives and the other $62,500 tied to individual objectives. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for calendar year 2018, fifty percent (50%) of the target bonus opportunity (i.e., $62,500) is guaranteed and shall
not be subject to any thresholds or requirements. Any annual bonus with respect to a particular year will be paid within two and one-half months following the end of such year. 

(c) Discretionary Performance-Based Compensation. The Company may also pay Executive one or more discretionary performance-based bonuses
(in cash and/or equity) if the Company CEO determines in his sole discretion that Executive is entitled to receive one or more discretionary performance based bonuses for service rendered during any period of the Executive’s employment (and
based upon such factors as the Company CEO deems appropriate in his sole discretion, including, by way of example only, Executive’s individual performance and revenue generation and the Company’s aggregate revenue generation and financial
results). Any such bonus, if so approved by the Company CEO, shall (i) be in an amount and in such form (i.e., cash or equity) as determined by the Company CEO in his sole discretion and (ii) be paid to Executive as and when
determined by the Company CEO in his sole discretion, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the year in which such bonus is earned. 

(d) Benefits and Vacation. Executive shall be eligible to participate in all benefit programs, if any, established by the Company, such
as medical, pension, disability and life insurance plans, that are generally applicable to personnel holding an equivalent executive level within the Company as Executive, on a basis commensurate with Executive’s position and in accordance with
the Company’s policies from time to time (the “Program Benefits”). Without limiting the foregoing, Executive shall be entitled to take a reasonable amount of paid vacation leave during each calendar year of Executive’s
employment, provided such vacation leave does not materially and negatively impact (i) Executive’s performance of his duties to the Company or (ii) the operations of the Company. 

(e) Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company shall reimburse Executive for (or advance to Executive, if and to the extent that advancement
of expenses is provided to employees under the Company’s written policies) all out-of-pocket expenses that (i) are reasonably incurred by him in the course of
his employment and (ii) are accompanied by reasonably detailed expense statements, receipts, vouchers or other supporting information; provided, that any expense in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) must be specifically
approved in writing by the Company CEO prior to the incurrence of such expense (such approved out-of-pocket expenses, collectively, “Reimbursable
Expenses”). Reimbursable Expenses must be submitted by Executive within thirty (30) days of their incurrence and shall be reimbursed by the Company within sixty (60) days of submission, but in no event later than March 15 of
the year following the year in which they were incurred. 

  
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 (f) Relocation. In the event of Executive’s move to a mutually agreed Company
location, the Company shall provide relocation assistance to Executive in accordance with the Company’s relocation expense policy. Such relocation assistance shall include a full-serve household goods move (inclusive of packing, transport and
unpacking), airfare, a house-hunting stipend (if requested by Executive), and a lump-sum payment of $2,000 to cover any remaining incidentals. In the event that Executive terminates his employment without Good
Reason, or if the Company terminates Executive’s employment for Cause, in either case prior to the one (1) year anniversary of the Employment Start Date, Executive shall, promptly, and in any event no later than ten (10) days,
following the date of such termination, reimburse the Company for all amounts paid to Executive pursuant to this Section 3(g) 

4. Representations and Warranties. Executive hereby represents, warrants and agrees that: 

(a) Executive is under no restriction, limitation, obligation from or to any current or previous employer, whether contractual or otherwise,
including, but not limited to, a non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, or similar agreement or arrangement, that would prevent the fulfillment of, or
conflict with the complete performance of, Executive’s duties under and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and Executive will not agree with any third party to any such restriction, limitation or obligation during the term of
Executive’s employment hereunder. 
 (b) The performance of Executive’s duties hereunder shall not violate any law, regulation,
order or decree of any government or judicial body or any contract by which Executive is bound. 
 (c) Executive has not relied upon the
Company or its equity holders, or any of their respective counsel or advisors, for any legal, financial and/or tax advice in connection with the negotiation, formation and execution of this Agreement. 

5. Confidential Information. All Confidential Information (as defined in the Non-Disclosure
Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Non-Disclosure Agreement”)) learned or obtained by Executive in the course of his employment shall be governed by the
terms of the Non-Disclosure Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. 

6. Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation; No Hire. Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of
the Company and the sensitivity of the Company’s trade secrets to which he will have access, and accordingly agrees as follows: 
 (a)
Non-Competition. During his employment by the Company and for a period of six (6) months thereafter in case of termination for Cause, resignation by Executive without Good Reason or Disability (the
“Restricted Period”), Executive shall not, directly or indirectly: (i) own, manage, operate, control, finance, or participate in the ownership, management, operation, control, or financing of, render financial assistance to, or
be connected, as an officer, director, partner, or principal, with any Competing Business (as defined below); (ii) be employed (or retained as a consultant, advisor or independent contractor) by a Competing Business; (iii) recruit or hire
any employee of the Company or otherwise attempt to solicit or induce any employee to leave the employment of the Company, or interfere in any way with the Company’s business relationship with any vendor, independent contractor, or other party
with whom the Company engages in business; or (iv) call, solicit, take away, sell services to, canvass, or interfere with any customer of the Company with whom Executive had contact in his capacity as an employee of the Company, where the
purpose of such contact with the customer of the Company may be to, directly or indirectly, have that customer choose not to do business with the Company, cease to do business with the Company, or do business with a Person that competes with the
Company. The prohibitions in this Section 6(a) also apply to prospective customers of the Company whose status as a prospective customer became known to Executive during his employment with the Company. 

  
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 (b) Ownership of Public Shares. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit Executive
from owning passive interests of less than two percent (2%) in any corporation with publicly-traded securities. 
 (c) Definition. The
Parties acknowledge and agree that, for purposes of this Section 6, “Competing Business” shall mean a business engaged in or planning to be engaged in the development, marketing or sale of products and
services similar to those provided by or intended to be provided by the Company. 
 (d) Geographical Restriction. Executive
acknowledges that the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 apply worldwide. Executive further acknowledges that the Company’s business and business plans reach worldwide, and it would be impossible to craft
restrictive covenants with a narrower geographical limitation that would adequately protect the Company’s legitimate interests. The Company does not operate as a traditional “bricks and mortar” business with operations in a limited
geographic area, and is developing products that can be developed anywhere in the world, and competition against it can be conducted from anywhere. 

(e) Tolling. The Restricted Period hereunder shall be tolled during (and shall be deemed automatically extended by) any period in which
Executive is in violation of the provisions of this Section 6. 
 (f) Modifications. In the event that any
of the provisions of this Section 6 should ever be adjudicated to exceed the time, geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable law in the relevant jurisdiction, then such provisions shall be
deemed reformed in such jurisdiction to the maximum time, geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable law. 

(g) Application of California Law. The parties acknowledge and agree that they intend at all times to comply with applicable laws.
Therefore, in the event Executive moves to California and renders services to the Company from there (or any other state in which any of the preceding restrictive covenants would be unenforceable) the
non-competition and non-solicitation of customers provisions set forth in Sections 6(a)(i), 6(a)(ii) and 6(a)(iv) shall be deemed null and void,
while all remaining provisions of this Agreement shall continue with full force and effect. 
 7. Assignment of Work Product.
Executive agrees that all information, marketing or business plans and strategies, processes, formulae, inventions, reports, studies, plans, analyses, data, ideas and any other materials used or useful in any aspect of the services or products
offered or contemplated to be offered by the Company or any of its Affiliates, devised, conceived, made, developed, obtained or created, in whole or in part, by Executive in the course of his employment, or in anticipation of his employment, with
the Company, and any other information or materials relating to the Company or its Affiliates and prepared by Executive during the course of his employment or in anticipation of his employment (collectively the “Work Product”) shall
be considered a “work-made-for-hire” and Executive shall assign and transfer and hereby assigns and transfers all of his right, title and interest in and to
such Work Product to the Company. The parties understand and agree that all Work Product shall be deemed “works made for hire” within the meaning of United States federal and state laws and any other applicable laws. Executive hereby
agrees that he shall take all action necessary to effect the assignment set forth in this Section 7 and to execute any and all applications, assignments or other instruments that the Company shall deem necessary to apply
for and obtain copyrights or patents of the United States or any foreign country. Immediately upon the termination of this Agreement, Executive shall deliver to the Company all papers, documents and any other materials, data or information
regardless of form or medium, containing or constituting Work Product or that relates to, or was made available in connection with, Executive’s employment by the Company. 

8. Insurance and Indemnification. The Company agrees to maintain during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company a
policy or policies of directors and officers liability insurance having premiums, coverage and liability limits, and other terms that are commercially reasonable and generally consistent with prevailing practices in the industry. In the event that
Executive is made a party or threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”) (other than any Proceeding initiated by the Executive or the
Company (or an Affiliate thereof) arising out of or related to this 

  
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Agreement or Executive’s employment hereunder) by reason of the fact that Executive is or was providing duties as set forth herein to the Company and/or an Affiliate thereof, Executive shall
be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent applicable to any other officer of the Company from and against any liabilities, costs, claims and expenses, including all costs and expenses incurred in defense of any Proceeding
(including attorneys’ fees). 
 9. Equity Award. The parties acknowledge that Parent issued to Executive options to acquire 3,500
shares of common stock in Parent in conjunction with the commencement of Executive’s employment with the Company. The terms of such equity grant are set forth in an award agreement executed by Executive and Parent. Executive’s rights and
obligations with respect to such equity are subject to the constitutive documents of Parent and the employee equity plan under which such equity was issued. 

10. Notices. All notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or
delivered when delivered personally, by overnight courier service (such as Federal Express), certified U.S. mail (with proof of delivery and receipt) or electronic mail to the respective party at the address or electronic mail address set forth
below: 
 To the Company at: 

Rivian Automotive, LLC 
 13250
North Haggerty Road 
 Plymouth, MI 48170 

Attn: [xxx] 
 To Executive at:

 Ryan Green 
 [xxx] 

All such notices and other communications shall (i) if delivered personally, by overnight courier service or certified U.S. mail to the address provided
in this Section 10, be deemed given upon delivery, and (ii) if delivered by electronic mail to the electronic mail address provided in this Section 10, be deemed given when receipt of
transmission has been confirmed by the sending party. Either party from time to time may change its address, electronic mail address or other information for the purpose of notices to that party by giving notice specifying such change to the other
party. 
 11. Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be modified or amended, except by an instrument in writing, signed by
Executive and the Company. By an instrument in writing similarly executed, either party may waive compliance by the other party with any provision of this Agreement that such other party was or is obligated to comply with or perform;
provided, however, that such waiver shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any other or subsequent failure. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising any right, remedy, or power hereunder shall operate
as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, or power hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, or power provided herein or by law or in equity. 

12. Injunctive Relief. The parties agree that in the event of any breach or threatened breach of any of the covenants in Sections
5, 6 or 7, the damage or imminent damage to the value and the goodwill of the Company’s business could be irreparable and extremely difficult to estimate, possibly making any remedy at law or in damages inadequate.
Accordingly, Executive agrees that the Company is entitled to seek injunctive relief against Executive (without the necessity of posting a bond or other security) in the event of any breach or threatened breach of any such provisions, in addition to
any other relief (including damages) available under this Agreement or under law. 

  
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 13. Certain Tax Matters. 

(a) Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any payment due to Executive hereunder any amounts required to be
withheld by applicable tax laws or regulations. 
 (b) Compliance with Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, (i) if at the time of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company, Executive is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Code, and the deferral of the commencement of any
payments or benefits otherwise payable hereunder as a result of such termination of employment is necessary in order to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, then the Company shall defer the commencement of
the payment of any such payments or benefits hereunder (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to Executive) until the first business day to occur following the date that is six (6) months following
Executive’s termination of employment with the Company (or the earliest date as is permitted under Section 409A of the Code); and (ii) if any other payments of money or other benefits due to Executive hereunder could cause the
application of an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, such payments or other benefits shall be deferred if deferral will make such payment or other benefits compliant under Section 409A of the Code, or otherwise
such payment or other benefits shall be restructured, to the extent possible, in a manner, determined by the Company, that does not cause such an accelerated or additional tax. In the event that payments under this Agreement are deferred pursuant to
this Section 13(b) in order to prevent any accelerated tax or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, then such payments shall be paid at the time specified under this Section 13(b)
without any interest thereon. The Company shall consult with Executive in good faith regarding the implementation of this Section 13(b); provided that neither the Company, its Affiliates nor any of their respective
employees or representatives shall have any liability to Executive with respect thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this
Agreement providing for the payment of amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and, for purposes of
any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “resignation,” “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean separation from service. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each
payment made under this Agreement shall be designated as a “separate payment” within the meaning of Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, except to the extent any expense, reimbursement or in-kind benefit provided pursuant to this Agreement does not constitute a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, (A) the amount of expenses eligible for
reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to Executive during any calendar year will not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits
provided to Executive in any other calendar year and (B) the right to payment or reimbursement or in-kind benefits hereunder may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit. 

14. Miscellaneous. 
 (a)
Headings. The Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. 

(b) Additional Defined Terms. 

(i) “Affiliate” means with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling,
Controlled by or under common Control with, such Person. 
 (ii) “Code” means the United States Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 (iii) “Control” means (a) the ownership, directly or indirectly,
of fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting equity share capital of a specific Person or (b) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities or general partnership or managing member interests, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have correlative meanings. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a
Person shall be deemed to Control any other Person of which it owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the ownership or voting interests. 

  
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 (iv) “Person” means any individual, partnership,
corporation, association, trust, limited liability company, joint venture, unincorporated organization or other entity. 
 (c) Entire
Agreement. This Agreement and the Non-Disclosure Agreement together set forth the entire understanding between the parties to this Agreement and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements,
arrangements and communications, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. No other agreements, representations, warranties or other matters, whether oral or written, shall be deemed to bind the parties to this
Agreement with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. 
 (d) Governing Law; Service of Process. Any dispute arising out of
this Agreement or Executive’s employment by the Company must be brought within one (1) year from the time that such dispute first arose. This Agreement and its enforcement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Delaware (without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware). Any such dispute shall be brought in
the State or Federal courts located within the County of Wayne, State of Michigan. Executive expressly consents to the jurisdiction of any such court and waives any objection to venue therein. The parties agree that mailing of process or other
papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided in Section 10 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof. 

(e) JURY TRIAL WAIVER. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS A CONSTITUTIONAL ONE, BUT THAT IT MAY BE WAIVED. EACH
PARTY, AFTER CONSULTING (OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT) WITH COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE, KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING, CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OR
ENFORCEMENT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO, THIS AGREEMENT. 
 (f) Severability. Subject to Section 6(f), if
any of the provisions or portions thereof of this Agreement are determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction under any applicable statute or rule of law, the parties agree to negotiate in good faith to
draft a new agreement that comports, as closely as possible, with the original intent of the parties. 
 (g) Survival. Sections
5, 6 and 7, and all obligations of the parties to be performed after the termination of this Agreement, shall survive and remain in effect following the termination of this Agreement. 

(h) No Indemnity. With respect to any compensation or payment received by Executive pursuant to this Agreement, Executive shall be
solely responsible for any taxes or penalties imposed or levied against him by reason of Section 409A of the Code, including any administrative guidance issued with respect thereto. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company has no
obligation to hold harmless or indemnify Executive for any such taxes or penalties. 
 (i) Advice of Counsel and Construction. Each
party hereto acknowledges that such party had the opportunity to be represented by counsel in the negotiation and execution of this Agreement. Accordingly, the rule of construction of contract language against the drafting party is hereby waived by
each party hereto. 
 (j) Cooperation. During the term of Executive’s employment with the Company and at any time thereafter,
Executive agrees to cooperate (i) with the Company in the litigation of any legal matter involving Executive’s employment with the Company (other than litigation brought by a party hereto against the other party hereto); and (ii) with
all government authorities on matters pertaining to any investigation, litigation or administrative proceeding pertaining to the Company. The Company will reimburse Executive for any reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Executive in providing such cooperation. 

  
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 (k) Successors and Assigns. 

(i) This Agreement is personal to Executive and shall not be assignable by Executive without the prior written consent of the
Company. This Agreement, however, shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s estate, heirs and legal representatives. 

(ii) This Agreement shall be assignable by the Company to any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company or pursuant to a reorganization or restructuring of the Company and its Affiliates. 

(l) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of
which together will constitute one and the same instrument. The Parties may deliver executed signature pages to this Agreement by facsimile or e-mail transmission. 

[Signature Page Immediately Follows] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Employment Agreement,
effective as of the Effective Date. 
  

							
	RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC	  	                                	  	RYAN GREEN
				
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert J. Scaringe
	  		  	 /s/ Ryan Green

	 Name: Robert J. Scaringe
 Title:
Chief Executive Officer
	  		  	

 [Employment Agreement – Signature Page] 

 EXHIBIT A 

Non-Disclosure Agreement 

[Attached.]

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