Associate Corporate Counsel, AWS Products Legal

About the role

Amazon's Legal Department is looking for a talented attorney to provide products counseling support within Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS offers a wide range of IT products and services for cloud customers, including on-demand compute, storage, database, messaging, and other software-as-service products.

Responsibilities

• Identifying legal risks and proposing mitigation strategies;
• Advising on regulatory issues (including privacy-related issues);
• Overseeing compliance, negotiating strategic technology agreements and providing input on business strategy;
• Developing strategies for handling legal issues in creative, business-centric ways; and
• Helping build processes that address risk and allow the business to innovate and scale quickly.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of legal experience
• Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in private practice or in-house experience at a technology company or equivalent
• Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines
• Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities