Senior Corporate Counsel, AWS Legal

Key job responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate sophisticated construction and consultant contracts for AWS infrastructure projects
• Develop comprehensive compliance and training programs that align legal requirements with business objectives
• Provide strategic legal counsel to infrastructure teams, resolving vendor management challenges and pre-litigation disputes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Procurement, Public Policy, Public Relations, Finance, Compliance and Tax teams
• Manage external counsel relationships and optimize contracting workflows
• Occasional travel throughout the U.S. and internationally

About the team

Our legal team at AWS is a collaborative powerhouse dedicated to enabling technological advancement through strategic legal support. We work closely with infrastructure, procurement, and business teams to create innovative legal solutions that drive AWS's global expansion.

Basic Qualifications

• Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
• 10+ years of post bar admission legal experience
• Experience in Construction Law
• Experience handling ambiguous or undefined challenges through strong problem solving abilities
• Experience working with and influencing senior level stakeholders
• Experience in written and verbal communication skills to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership
• Experience with engineering, construction, and infrastructure contracts

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working independently and directly with all levels of legal and business partners or equivalent
• Experience directly related to the design or construction of data centers
• Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work
• Experience managing and coordinating multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience developing and delivering presentations to large and diverse audiences
• Experience managing legal teams