Corporate Counsel, Privacy, Central Privacy Legal

Amazon • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

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.

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.

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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work
• Experience in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Standards Law
• Experience in Global subsidiary governance/legal compliance

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

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
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree