Associate Corporate Counsel, Amazon
AWS Infrastructure Legal (Construction and Engineering)
$118.4-195.7k
+ Equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided
The largest online retailer and technology provider
Open for applications
The largest online retailer and technology provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$118.4-195.7k
+ Equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be Earth's most customer-centric company.
Role
Who you are
- Amazon’s Legal Department is looking for a talented attorney to support Amazon Web Services (AWS), a dynamic and rapidly growing business within Amazon.com, with our growing data center construction needs
- 2+ years of legal experience
- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
- Experience in private practice or in house experience at a technology company or equivalent
Desirable
- Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work
- Experience in web services/cloud computing, software licensing, telecommunications or equivalent
- In-house experience with a global company
- Familiarity with services procurement, construction, engineering, or infrastructure contracts
- Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams
- 3+ years of experience practicing law, with some portion of that experience in engineering, construction or infrastructure contracts
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to occasionally travel throughout AMER and globally as needed
What the job involves
- This attorney will support the AWS Infrastructure teams responsible for the design and construction of AWS data centers and related infrastructure across the Americas by drafting and negotiating construction and consultant contracts; developing and implementing compliance and training programs; and creating efficient contracting workflows
- The role includes working directly with business and partner teams to provide day-to-day advice, resolve vendor management issues, and handle pre-litigation disputes
- In this role, you will also interact with our Procurement, Public Policy, Public Relations, Finance, Compliance, and Tax teams, as well as manage outside counsel
- Amazon offers its attorneys the opportunity to develop their experience and career with one of the world's most recognized and dynamic brands
Our take
Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, and is well-known for its disruption of well-established industries. The company is present in numerous verticals, including cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, AI with its range of Alexa devices and a global marketplace more commonly referred to as 'the everything store'. Acquisitions include Ring, Twitch, Whole Foods Market, and IMDb.
More recently, Amazon has been focused on leading the "third wave in digital advertising". Many businesses are now shifting ad dollars to retailers, which before would have been spent with online media platforms. Amazon's seen great success in the space, with its revenue from advertising now higher than its Amazon Prime membership scheme, audiobooks and digital music combined. This growth is particularly impressive considering its digital ad rivals (like Snap, Alphabet, and Meta) have suffered declines due to wider macroeconomic factors and Apple's iOS privacy changes.
Despite its dominant market position, Amazon will continue to be challenged over the next decade, including sustaining AWS's cloud dominance in the face of Google and Microsoft. On top of this, the company's e-commerce division is facing profitability problems despite its 2023 post-IPO debt funding of 8 billion. It will need to find new ways to stay above their competitors.
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Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
South Lake Union, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Jeff Bezos
(Founder & Executive Chairman)Jeff is an American business magnate, media proprietor, and investor. As well as founding Amazon, Jeff founded Blue Origin, an aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company and also owns The Washington Post.
Andy Jassy
(President & CEO)Joined Amazon as a Marketing Manager in 1997. Developed AWS with Jeff Bezos, and became CEO of Amazon in 2021.
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