Associate Corporate Counsel, AWS Legal

Amazons Legal Department is looking for a talented attorney to support Amazon Web Services (AWS) one of the worlds fastest growing technology companies. AWS provides cloud computing services and IT infrastructure trusted by millions of customers around the world - including the fastest-growing startups largest enterprises and leading government agencies. To learn more about AWS visit .

This role will provide a blend of counseling and transactional support to teams dedicated to engineering supply chain and procurement of the technology that all AWS cloud services and customers rely upon. The transactions include a wide variety of deal types including the following: hardware and software development agreements; technology licensing; supply procurement and manufacturing agreements; SaaS and hosted services agreements; and professional operations and support services agreements.

You will work directly with a wide array of teams across AWS to help develop and launch new hardware and to manage the supply chain for these technologies deployed around the globe. You will also help identify counsel on and resolve a wide array of commercial operational legal and other issues but particularly on intellectual property (IP) hygiene IP protection and licensing and vendor engagement and negotiation strategies. This Associate Corporate Counsel will also develop review and advise on standard operating procedures forms and internal policies and will develop and deliver trainings and business-facing resources to enable these teams to seamlessly develop manufacture and deliver products to our customers. Over time you will learn about the business to understand and anticipate the key risks we face partner with your clients to develop and execute appropriate mitigation strategies and ultimately help chart long-term strategy for AWS infrastructure.

We expect this role to own and deliver on diverse and complex transactions and projects simultaneously. Successful candidates will possess a clear and concise communication style demonstrate strong organizational skills and effectively collaborate across multiple internal teams.

Key job responsibilities
- Providing business-line counseling to infrastructure engineering and supply chain teams team to enable the development manufacture deployment and maintenance of AWS cloud infrastructure technology globally for our customers.
- Structuring drafting and negotiating complex commercial and technology-related agreements including development supply manufacturing services software licensing services and other bespoke agreements.
- Supporting and directly advising business partners on legal commercial operational and other risks.
- Developing advising on and implementing with the business vendor engagement contractual and negotiation strategies.
- Collaborating cross-functionally to identify and resolve commercial operational compliance regulatory security safety legal and customer/vendor issues.

- 2 years of legal experience
- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
- Experience in transactional work including drafting and negotiating commercial contracts or equivalent

- Knowledge of IT infrastructure outsourcing telecommunications cloud computing services or equivalent
- Knowledge of IT/technology transactions or equivalent
- Experience managing and coordinating multiple projects simultaneously

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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 CA Santa Monica - 131500.00 - 178000.00 USD annually