Associate Corporate Counsel, Food Safety Compliance

Amazon is looking for an innovative regulatory and compliance attorney to support Amazons Food Safety Operations team in North America. You will work collaboratively across all Amazons emerging and existing food business and compliance teams that work to build new processes that raise the food safety bar for our customers.

You will be responsible for counseling on food safety legal and business requirements for our private label products online grocery and health and wellness categories as well as impact the development and continual improvement of our state-of-the-art food safety technology tools for use both online and in our store including scalable solutions to farm-to-fork food traceability needs.

Key job responsibilities
- Providing day-to-day advice to our Amazons Food Safety Operations team and food businesses on regulations governing the transport and sale of food from farm to fork including laws governing food production distribution labeling recalls foodborne illnesses and allergens and permitting;
- Monitoring and advising food safety and compliance teams on upcoming regulatory changes and maintenance of existing compliance processes
- Providing mission critical legal advice on the design of safety mechanisms and technology tools developed and used by the Food Safety and technology teams including those impacting food recalls
- Advising on internal processes and practices to support food safety related governance requirements and expectations; and
- Responsible for engagements with regulators such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Department of Agriculture Health Canada and provincial state and local health departments.

A day in the life
Youll work at the intersection of law technology and operations providing mission-critical advice that directly impacts customer safety. Your day might include counseling teams on regulatory interpretations reviewing new state-of-the-art compliance technology features or leading strategic discussions with regulators. Youll make high-judgment decisions independently while collaborating with passionate teams committed to raising the bar.

About the team
The role is part of a global legal team responsible for counseling Amazon on a broad range of environmental sustainability regulatory advocacy health and safety and trade issues across Amazons diverse supply chains and stores.

- 3 years of legal experience
- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
- Knowledge of the ethical considerations surrounding AI in the legal context such as confidentiality accuracy and bias prevention
- Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines

- Experience in web services/cloud computing software licensing telecommunications or equivalent
- Experience of a mix of corporate law firm in-house work or government.
- Ability to use high judgment and innovative thinking when advising internal teams on food safety regulations.
- Ability learn fast be detail-oriented customer-obsessed work independently and be comfortable making decisions in ambiguous situations.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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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 VA Arlington - 131500.00 - 178000.00 USD annually
USA WA SEATTLE - 131500.00 - 178000.00 USD annually