Corporate Counsel – AWS Products
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📍 Locations: Arlington, VA | Seattle, WA
💰 Salary: $153,900 – $208,200 USD annually + Sign-on Bonus + RSUs
🏢 Company: Amazon Web Services (AWS)
🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time
⚖️ About the Role
Amazon’s Legal Department is seeking a highly skilled Corporate Counsel to support Amazon’s Engine organization, including Enterprise Engineering and the Tech Sourcing & Infrastructure team.
This position sits within the Products Legal team at AWS and focuses on enterprise-wide technology transactions and internal product counseling.
You will advise on strategic technology deals and serve as the primary legal partner for several internal Amazon services used globally — including emerging technologies such as AI tools.
🎯 Key Responsibilities
📄 Commercial Contracting & Negotiation
- Review, draft, and negotiate:
- Hosted services agreements
- Software licensing agreements
- Services agreements
- Other commercial contracts
- Support enterprise-level technology transactions across Amazon and AWS
🚀 Product Counseling & Business Partnership
- Partner with internal business teams to develop and launch tools and services used by Amazonians worldwide
- Provide legal guidance on:
- Data rights
- Privacy
- Security
- Regulatory compliance
- Enterprise software systems
⚠️ Risk Management & Compliance
- Identify legal risks and develop mitigation strategies
- Oversee privacy, regulatory, and contractual compliance
- Build scalable legal processes that allow innovation while managing risk
🧠 What Makes This Role Unique
- Direct engagement with principal business owners
- High exposure to enterprise-wide technology initiatives
- Work on emerging technologies including AI and cloud-based solutions
- Develop creative, business-focused legal strategies in ambiguous environments
- Trusted legal advisor role embedded within fast-moving product teams
Amazon lawyers are deeply integrated into the business, tackling intellectually challenging and fast-paced work while building innovative solutions to novel legal issues.
👥 About the Team
The Enterprise Tech Sourcing Legal team is part of AWS Products Legal and supports technology transactions and product development across Amazon and AWS.
We operate at the intersection of:
- Enterprise engineering
- Cloud computing
- Infrastructure sourcing
- Product innovation
We work hard, collaborate closely, and maintain a strong team culture.
✅ Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of legal experience
- Juris Doctor (JD)
- Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (or equivalent)
⭐ Preferred Qualifications
- Combination of corporate law firm and in-house experience
- Experience working cross-functionally across multiple teams
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience managing multiple projects in deadline-driven environments
- Experience in:
- IP licensing
- Technology transactions
- Product counseling (data privacy, cloud computing, enterprise software)
- Sound and practical business judgment
💼 Compensation & Benefits
💰 Base Salary:
- Arlington, VA: $153,900 – $208,200 USD annually
- Seattle, WA: $153,900 – $208,200 USD annually
📈 Additional Compensation:
- Sign-on bonus
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
🩺 Comprehensive Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life & AD&D insurance
- Mental health support & EAP
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Adoption & surrogacy reimbursement
🌍 Equal Opportunity Employer
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected characteristics.
If you require workplace accommodations during the hiring process, please visit Amazon’s accommodations page or contact your Recruiting Partner.
🌐 Why Join AWS Products Legal?
- Advise on cutting-edge cloud and AI technologies
- Work at global scale across Amazon and AWS
- Influence enterprise-wide technology strategy
- Partner directly with senior business leaders
- Solve novel legal challenges in a fast-paced innovation environment
