Privacy Counsel, Privacy Legal

About the role

Amazon's Privacy Legal team is seeking a talented attorney with privacy experience to advise on policies and practices for the collection, storage, and use of personal information across all of Amazon's business lines in the United States and internationally. As a subject-matter expert on the Central Privacy Legal team, you'll help chart the company's long-term strategy for handling customer information across retail operations, online advertising, electronic devices, and other business areas.

You'll work directly with teams building privacy compliance infrastructure for Amazon and its subsidiaries, while partnering closely with our public policy, public relations, and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Advise business leaders and legal teams on all aspects of global privacy laws and regulations, including GDPR, CCPA, and emerging data protection requirements
• Counsel on privacy compliance for new product development and service launches across multiple business lines
• Partner with cross-functional teams to implement privacy-by-design principles and data governance frameworks
• Support the development and implementation of privacy policies and practices that balance innovation with customer trust
• Collaborate with public policy and communications teams to explain our privacy practices to regulators and customers
• Provide strategic guidance on evolving data protection regulations and their impact on business operations

A day in the life

You'll collaborate with business teams, engineers, and legal colleagues across Amazon's global operations. Your work ranges from advising product teams on privacy requirements for new feature launches to reviewing data processing agreements and responding to regulatory inquiries. You'll tackle both routine privacy questions and complex, novel issues at the intersection of technology, law, and policy.

The role offers opportunities to think creatively about privacy solutions that enable innovation while protecting customer trust, and to engage with external stakeholders including regulators and industry groups.

About the team

The Privacy Legal team oversees, organizes and drives all legal privacy initiatives across Amazon, and serves as subject matter expert on all customer-related privacy issues across Amazon.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of post bar admission legal experience
• Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
• Experience in Privacy Law

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the ethical considerations surrounding AI in the legal context, such as confidentiality, accuracy, and bias prevention

Pay

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.

• USA, NY, New York: $169,300.00 - $229,000.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington: $153,900.00 - $208,200.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle: $153,900.00 - $208,200.00 USD annually

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support
• Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.