Amazon’s Legal Department is looking for a talented commercial lawyer to fill the position of Associate Corporate Counsel in Sydney. The role will support Amazon Web Services (AWS), a dynamic and growing business at the forefront of the cloud computing and IT service industry.

Key job responsibilities
This Associate Corporate Counsel will support AWS’s Sales, Marketing and Business Development activities around the Asia-Pacific region, with primary focus on Australia & New Zealand. The successful candidate will be responsible for drafting a range of IT service agreements, technology licensing agreements and other high-value agreements with AWS’s enterprise customers and partners. They will also lead key regional and global initiatives to address emerging regulatory and policy issues, and to support the growth of AWS’s business.

In this role, you will provide strategic and day-to-day advice for senior executives and other leaders, work on key business development initiatives, global expansion activities, and regulatory issues, and handle pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.

The successful candidate will be proactive, entrepreneurial, enjoy being challenged, have strong written and oral communication skills, and demonstrate sound, pragmatic judgment in ambiguous situations. Compensation will be based on experience and includes equity compensation.