Senior Corporate Counsel, AWS Legal

Amazon • Arlington, VA

3d • $195,000 - $263,800 • Onsite

About The Position

Amazon's Legal Department is looking for a talented commercial attorney to lead legal support for Amazon Web Services’ global network infrastructure business. This position is on the Infrastructure Legal team within Amazon Web Services. In this role, you will have global responsibility for AWS’s subsea and terrestrial network transactions, which provide the physical foundation for the most resilient and highly available network in the cloud. This includes deal strategy development, drafting and negotiating AWS’s most complex networking agreements, advising on pre-litigation disputes, and providing multi-faceted commercial, regulatory and compliance advice to the business. You will serve both as a trusted partner to business leaders across AWS's global networking organization, and as an escalation point for legal team members. You will be responsible for the strategy and shape of how the legal team supports the AWS networking business, including developing and improving mechanisms to handle high-volume transactional and advisory matters. The successful candidate will be inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology, enjoy working hard and being continually challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations. Lawyers at Amazon are trusted members of the business. Our work is intellectually challenging, exciting, and fast-paced. Developing innovative solutions to novel legal questions is part of our daily business.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
• 10+ years of legal experience
• Experience in technology and commercial transactions or businesses
• Experience managing legal teams

Nice To Haves

• Experience building scalable programs and repeatable scalable processes, levering various tools and methods to create scale and efficiency
• 2+ years of in-house experience
• Experience with network infrastructure (e.g. fiber assets, subsea systems, indefeasible rights of use)
• Experience with infrastructure projects (e.g. construction services, operations and maintenance services, project financing)
• Knowledge of telecommunications regulatory frameworks

Responsibilities

• Global responsibility for AWS’s subsea and terrestrial network transactions
• Deal strategy development
• Drafting and negotiating AWS’s most complex networking agreements
• Advising on pre-litigation disputes
• Providing multi-faceted commercial, regulatory and compliance advice to the business
• Serving as a trusted partner to business leaders across AWS's global networking organization
• Serving as an escalation point for legal team members
• Developing and improving mechanisms to handle high-volume transactional and advisory matters

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
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree