Contracts Manager, AWS Legal

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Join Amazon's Legal Department as a Contracts Manager supporting Amazon Web
Services (AWS), where you'll manage the complete lifecycle of contracts for our
global data center infrastructure. You'll work on high-impact agreements
spanning design, construction, operations, maintenance, and security—directly
influencing how we scale cloud computing infrastructure worldwide.

As a Contracts Manager supporting AWS data center infrastructure, you'll engage
with a diverse portfolio of contracting work. Your day might include reviewing
and negotiating general contractor agreements, engineering design vendor
contracts, operations and maintenance service agreements, and security-related
work orders. You'll collaborate with procurement, finance, engineering,
construction, operations, and security teams to understand their needs and
provide timely legal guidance. Beyond individual contract reviews, you'll
identify opportunities to streamline our contracting processes, implement
automation solutions, and champion the adoption of legal technology tools that
help us work more efficiently at scale.

We support the teams responsible for building and maintaining AWS data center
infrastructure globally. Our mission is to enable rapid, compliant growth of
AWS's physical infrastructure while managing risk effectively. We work closely
with business stakeholders across multiple functions—from construction and
engineering to operations and security—to ensure contracts support their
objectives and protect Amazon's interests. You'll be part of a collaborative
legal team that values proactive partnership, creative problem-solving, and
continuous improvement. We're focused on scaling our contracting capabilities to
match AWS's growth trajectory, and we're excited to bring someone who can help
us work smarter through process innovation and technology adoption.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Experience in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts
• 5+ years of contract management, paralegal, or comparable experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience with construction, design, facilities management, operations, maintenance, or physical security contracts
• Prior in-house experience supporting global teams at a technology company or large-scale infrastructure organization.
• Experience managing outside counsel engagements, including budget oversight and performance evaluation
• Proficiency in contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms or legal operations technology
• Experience using and evaluating AI-powered legal tools for contract review, analysis, or management

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, and negotiate a high volume of contracts across diverse data center activities, including general contractor agreements, engineering and design vendor contracts, operations and maintenance service agreements, work orders, change orders, and related ancillary agreements
• Provide day-to-day legal and commercial guidance to business stakeholders on projects, negotiations, vendor management, and internal and external communications
• Partner with cross-functional teams including construction, procurement, engineering, operations, security, and finance to anticipate needs, assess and manage risk, and deliver timely, actionable support
• Identify and implement process improvements that enable scalable, efficient contract management, including standardization measures and elimination of repetitive or low-risk work
• Drive efficiency improvements through workflow automation, standardization, and cross-functional alignment, while evaluating and adopting legal technology and AI tools to enhance quality, speed, and scalability

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level