Job Description
Join Amazon"s Legal Department as a Corporate Counsel supporting Amazon Web Services, where you"ll negotiate strategic enterprise agreements and provide legal guidance that directly enables cloud computing innovation across the Americas. You"ll work at the intersection of law and technology, helping shape how organizations adopt AI and cloud infrastructure while building trusted partnerships with enterprise clients and government entities.
Key job responsibilities
- Draft, negotiate, and finalize strategic enterprise agreements and contracts with enterprise clients, government entities, and partners, ranging from standard transactions to complex, high-value deals
- Provide legal counsel and contract interpretation to senior executives and business team members across Sales, Marketing, and Business Development functions
- Support public sector business initiatives by advising on government procurement processes, Requests for Proposal, and compliance considerations
- Administer and resolve legal issues arising within existing commercial relationships, including pre-litigation disputes and inquiries
- Participate in broader Amazon legal projects as assigned, collaborating with other legal teams and business units
A day in the life
As a Corporate Counsel supporting AWS Sales, Marketing, and Business Development, your focus centers on enabling strategic partnerships through thoughtful legal guidance. You might start your day meeting with client teams to discuss upcoming public sector engagements, then shift to reviewing Requests for Proposal materials and advising on procurement considerations. You"ll draft and negotiate contracts ranging from standard agreements to complex, high-value deals, then join business leaders to discuss an important initiative. Throughout your day, you"ll interpret contracts for senior executives, provide counsel on legal matters within existing commercial relationships, and help resolve pre-litigation disputes. Your work spans the Americas and may occasionally extend to other regions, connecting you with diverse teams and business challenges.
About the team
We are a collaborative, forward-thinking legal team dedicated to supporting one of the most innovative technology companies globally. Our work extends beyond traditional legal practice-we help shape the future of AI and cloud computing by transforming complex legal challenges into clear, actionable guidance. We value intellectual curiosity, strategic thinking, and the ability to partner effectively with business teams. You"ll work alongside colleagues who are committed to supporting AWS"s mission of providing on-demand compute capacity, storage, connectivity, content delivery, database services, and more to organizations worldwide. As part of our team, you"ll contribute to building trusted relationships with enterprise clients and government entities, helping them navigate their cloud adoption journeys.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Seattle, WA |
| Industry | Retail |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://Amazon.com/militaryroles |
About Company
At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
Skills
- Alliance/Partner Managementunmatched
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
- Business Developmentunmatched
- Cloud Computingunmatched
- Content Delivery/Distributionunmatched
- Contract Analysisunmatched
- Contract Creationunmatched
- Contract Negotiationunmatched
- Customer Relationsunmatched
- Governmentunmatched
- Legalunmatched
- Litigationunmatched
- Marketingunmatched
- Negotiation Skillsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Request for Proposals (RFP)unmatched
- Salesunmatched
- Sales Supportunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
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