Corporate Counsel, AWS Legal - Mexico City | Amazon Job

Job Description

Amazon's Legal Department is looking for a talented lawyer to fill the position of Corporate Counsel to support Amazon Web Services, a dynamic and rapidly growing business. This Corporate Counsel will support the Amazon Web Services Sales and Marketing team. Amazon Web Services is at the forefront of the "cloud" computing and service industry, providing IT infrastructure services such as on-demand compute capacity, storage, content delivery, database services, and more.

This position will primarily support AWS's sales and marketing teams in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, including by negotiating, drafting and advising on strategic enterprise agreements and technology licensing agreements, and advising on regulatory and compliance issues, and assisting with marketing initiatives and regional expansion. Typical transactions will range from standard contracts to complex, high-dollar-value strategic agreements. The role includes participating in other Amazon Web Services legal projects, including managing legal issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries. The successful candidate must be inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology, enjoy working hard and being continually challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations.

Basic Qualifications:

- 5+ years of post bar admission legal experience
- JD (or foreign equivalent) and membership in one state bar or equivalent (or in good standing in a foreign bar)
- Experience in Business English and Spanish skills, both verbal and written (including negotiating and agreement drafting)

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work
- Knowledge of IT infrastructure, outsourcing, telecommunications, cloud computing services or equivalent
- Experience in transactional and technology licensing or equivalent
- Experience with in-house work at a technology or internet company
- Experience with strong project management skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Must be inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology, enjoy working hard and being continually challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations
- Strong analytical skills and a solutions-oriented approach to addressing issues

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