Corporate Counsel, Patent Licensing & Transactions

Amazon is seeking an exceptional Corporate Counsel for our Patent Licensing & Transactions team where youll drive high-stakes patent licensing and transactions and help shape strategy for one of the worlds most valuable IP portfolios.

Working with a small but creative team youll manage pre-litigation patent assertions and build processes to track and respond to licensing opportunities. Youll partner with business leaders patent engineers and litigators to solve complex global IP problems with practical solutions even when the facts are ambiguous and the law is unclear.

The ideal candidate for this role pairs a strong patent licensing background with some patent litigation experience. Seattle WA or Arlington VA are the preferred locations although New York NY may be considered. Occasional domestic or international travel may be required.


Key job responsibilities
- Evaluate and manage pre-litigation patent assertions from discussions with individual inventors to global SEP campaigns across multiple businesses
- Structure draft and negotiate patent licenses cross-licenses and settlement agreements
- Develop templates playbooks and scalable processes to efficiently address recurring IP risks and issues
- Identify and execute strategic patent acquisitions including negotiating patent purchase and sale agreements and joint development agreements
- Partner with patent litigation and prosecution colleagues to align strategy and priorities across licensing litigation and portfolio development
- Manage outside counsel on complex negotiations and transactions balancing quality speed and cost


A day in the life
Your primary focus is managing pre-litigation patent assertions from evaluating licensing opportunities to negotiating and closing major patent licensing deals. Youll collaborate daily with patent engineers and attorneys to dive into technology and work with litigators and business leaders to align on strategy. No two days look the same you might spend your morning negotiating a deal and your afternoon developing strategy for patent pool engagement.

About the team
This fast-moving team focuses on strategic patent licensing pre-litigation patent assertions and collaborations with universities and standards-development organizations. The team tackles complex IP challenges across Amazons entire broad portfolio of technologies and products.

- 5 years of post bar admission legal experience
- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
- 3 years experience with IP transactions such as licenses cross-licenses or patent settlement agreements

- 7 years of Inhouse legal or law firm experience
- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment
- Significant experience with IP transactions including negotiating complex patent licenses cross-licenses joint development agreements and patent purchase/sale agreements
- Familiarity with SEP/FRAND concepts and practical experience negotiating within those frameworks
- Experience with domestic and international patent litigation including multi-jurisdiction litigation campaigns
- Excellent communication skills able to explain complex IP and business issues to audiences at all levels
- Proven ability to learn diverse technology areas including consumer devices cloud infrastructure digital content and streaming AI/ML robotics and wireless communications

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 NY New York - 169300.00 - 229000.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 153900.00 - 208200.00 USD annually
USA WA SEATTLE - 153900.00 - 208200.00 USD annually