Contracts Manager, AWS Legal

Join Amazons Legal Department as a Contracts Manager supporting Amazon Web Services (AWS) where youll manage the complete lifecycle of contracts for our global data center infrastructure. Youll work on high-impact agreements spanning design construction operations maintenance and securitydirectly influencing how we scale cloud computing infrastructure worldwide.

Key job responsibilities
- Review draft and negotiate a high volume of contracts across diverse data center activities including general contractor agreements engineering and design vendor contracts operations and maintenance service agreements work orders change orders and related ancillary agreements
- Provide day-to-day legal and commercial guidance to business stakeholders on projects negotiations vendor management and internal and external communications
- Partner with cross-functional teams including construction procurement engineering operations security and finance to anticipate needs assess and manage risk and deliver timely actionable support
- Identify and implement process improvements that enable scalable efficient contract management including standardization measures and elimination of repetitive or low-risk work
- Drive efficiency improvements through workflow automation standardization and cross-functional alignment while evaluating and adopting legal technology and AI tools to enhance quality speed and scalability

A day in the life
As a Contracts Manager supporting AWS data center infrastructure youll engage with a diverse portfolio of contracting work. Your day might include reviewing and negotiating general contractor agreements engineering design vendor contracts operations and maintenance service agreements and security-related work orders. Youll collaborate with procurement finance engineering construction operations and security teams to understand their needs and provide timely legal guidance. Beyond individual contract reviews youll identify opportunities to streamline our contracting processes implement automation solutions and champion the adoption of legal technology tools that help us work more efficiently at scale.

About the team
We support the teams responsible for building and maintaining AWS data center infrastructure globally. Our mission is to enable rapid compliant growth of AWSs physical infrastructure while managing risk effectively. We work closely with business stakeholders across multiple functionsfrom construction and engineering to operations and securityto ensure contracts support their objectives and protect Amazons interests. Youll be part of a collaborative legal team that values proactive partnership creative problem-solving and continuous improvement. Were focused on scaling our contracting capabilities to match AWSs growth trajectory and were excited to bring someone who can help us work smarter through process innovation and technology adoption.

- Bachelors degree or equivalent
- Experience in reviewing drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
- 5 years of contract management paralegal or comparable experience

- Experience with construction design facilities management operations maintenance or physical security contracts
- Prior in-house experience supporting global teams at a technology company or large-scale infrastructure organization.
- Experience managing outside counsel engagements including budget oversight and performance evaluation
- Proficiency in contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms or legal operations technology
- Experience using and evaluating AI-powered legal tools for contract review analysis or management

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Seattle - 82700.00 - 133000.00 USD annually