Associate Contracts Manager, AWS Legal

Join Amazons Legal Department as an Associate Contracts Manager and shape how we build trusted partnerships across our technology ecosystem. Youll review draft and negotiate critical contracts that enable Amazon and AWS to innovate at scale while collaborating with internal teams to streamline processes and solve complex business challenges.

Key job responsibilities
- Review draft and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements including hosted services agreements software licensing agreements professional services agreements amendments and non-disclosure agreements
- Provide day-to-day legal counsel to business clients on transactions processes and communications helping them navigate complex commercial relationships
- Identify and implement process improvements across the legal team to enhance efficiency and consistency in handling commercial matters
- Manage multiple contracts and priorities simultaneously meeting tight deadlines while maintaining attention to detail
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve contract issues and support successful transaction outcomes

A day in the life
As an Associate Contracts Manager youll be at the center of our technology sourcing work supporting Amazons internal technology teams and AWS with contract management. Your day might include reviewing a hosted services agreement drafting amendments to software licensing contracts or negotiating terms with external partners. Youll provide strategic advice to business clients on transactions and processes helping them navigate complex commercial relationships. Beyond routine contract work youll identify opportunities to improve how we handle agreementsfinding ways to simplify workflows and reduce friction across the legal team. Youll work across multiple projects simultaneously shifting between detailed contract analysis and collaborative problem-solving with colleagues who depend on your guidance.

About the team
We are the Enterprise Tech Sourcing Legal team within AWS Products Legal and we support business teams across Amazon and AWS as they pursue technology transactions product developments and launches. Our mission is to enable innovation by providing clear practical legal guidance that builds trust with both internal stakeholders and external partners. Were committed to creating an environment where thoughtful legal work meets collaborative problem-solving. As part of our team youll work alongside colleagues who value both precision and partnership and youll contribute to our ongoing effort to make legal processes more efficient and accessible to the business teams we serve.

- Experience in reviewing drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
- 2 years of contracts management experience

- Can work proactively and independently meet deadlines and deliver on projects and tasks
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills attention to detail and effective communication abilities or experience in computer skills including proficiency in MS Office (Word Excel PowerPoint)
- Bachelors degree or equivalent
- 2 years of in-house legal experience
- Ability to simplify legal and contracting processes

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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 - 80200.00 - 101800.00 USD annually