Associate Corporate Counsel - Quick Commerce Real Estate

Amazon UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 391,000 - 580,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon UAE is seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel to support quick commerce real estate expansion across Dubai and regional markets. The role covers lease drafting, site acquisition, and complex commercial agreements essential to launching dark stores and micro-fulfillment hubs.

You will balance business speed with risk management, advise on development and construction contracts, and coordinate with Real Estate, Operations, Compliance, and regional teams to enable rapid, compliant expansion

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with meaningful experience in real estate, corporate transactions, commercial contracting, construction, development, or related legal work.
• Experience negotiating leases and complex property agreements while understanding operational consequences of contractual terms.
• Ability to prioritize multiple transactions, respond quickly to commercial issues, and provide concise legal recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead legal support for Amazon's quick commerce real estate expansion across the assigned region.
• Negotiate and draft leases for dark stores, micro-fulfillment sites, and ultra-fast delivery hubs.
• Prepare and negotiate third-party services agreements connected with site acquisition and operation.
• Manage legal workstreams across high-volume site acquisition pipelines with compressed timelines.
• Advise business teams on non-standard real estate structures and rapidly changing project requirements.
• Support the acquisition and management of logistics facilities, delivery infrastructure, and operational sites.
• Draft and negotiate commercial leases for broader Amazon real estate requirements.
• Review and negotiate build-to-suit agreements for logistics and operational developments.
• Advise on development agreements involving landlords, developers, contractors, and other commercial parties.
• Draft and review purchase contracts for real estate and operational facilities where applicable.
• Provide legal guidance on construction and fit-out agreements.
• Review project management contracts and advise on allocation of contractual responsibilities.
• Negotiate enabling works packages required before site construction, fit-out, or operational launch.
• Identify legal and commercial risks that could delay acquisition, construction, or opening of new locations.
• Develop practical solutions that allow business teams to maintain aggressive expansion schedules.
• Support property due diligence and evaluate legal issues affecting proposed sites.
• Advise Real Estate and Operations teams throughout the site lifecycle.
• Partner with Compliance teams on regulatory considerations affecting property and operational launches.
• Coordinate legal requirements across jurisdictions with different property laws and regulatory frameworks.
• Manage multiple transactions simultaneously while maintaining drafting quality and commercial consistency.
• Develop scalable contracting approaches for recurring quick commerce transactions.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to align legal strategy with operational and commercial objectives.
• Support negotiation strategy for complex landlord, developer, contractor, and service provider relationships.
• Escalate significant legal risks while providing clear options for business decision-making.
• Maintain accurate transaction records and ensure key contractual obligations are understood by relevant teams.
• Contribute to improvements in templates, legal processes, and transaction management mechanisms.
• Provide practical legal advice in situations where speed, ambiguity, and evolving business requirements are significant factors.

Skills

Real estate law

Corporate law

Commercial contracts

Lease negotiation

Lease drafting

Contract negotiation

Regulatory coordination

Multi-jurisdictional legal support

Transaction management

Risk assessment

Job description

Associate Corporate Counsel - Quick Commerce Real Estate

Job Snapshot

Role: Associate Corporate Counsel – Quick Commerce Real Estate

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Legal Services

Function: Real Estate Law

Experience: Relevant corporate, commercial, or real estate legal experience

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: 35000-52000 (Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer)

Role Context

The Associate Corporate Counsel will provide legal support at the intersection of quick commerce, real estate, logistics, construction, and regional expansion. The role will help Amazon acquire, lease, develop, fit out, launch, and operate dark stores, micro-fulfillment facilities, ultra-fast delivery hubs, and other logistics assets across multiple jurisdictions. Quick commerce projects operate on compressed delivery schedules and frequently involve unconventional commercial structures. The lawyer will therefore need to balance legal protection with practical execution, enabling transactions to move quickly while managing property, construction, regulatory, contractual, and operational risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead legal support for Amazon 's quick commerce real estate expansion across the assigned region.
• Negotiate and draft leases for dark stores, micro-fulfillment sites, and ultra-fast delivery hubs.
• Prepare and negotiate third-party services agreements connected with site acquisition and operation.
• Manage legal workstreams across high-volume site acquisition pipelines with compressed timelines.
• Advise business teams on non-standard real estate structures and rapidly changing project requirements.
• Support the acquisition and management of logistics facilities, delivery infrastructure, and operational sites.
• Draft and negotiate commercial leases for broader Amazon real estate requirements.
• Review and negotiate build-to-suit agreements for logistics and operational developments.
• Advise on development agreements involving landlords, developers, contractors, and other commercial parties.
• Draft and review purchase contracts for real estate and operational facilities where applicable.
• Provide legal guidance on construction and fit-out agreements.
• Review project management contracts and advise on allocation of contractual responsibilities.
• Negotiate enabling works packages required before site construction, fit-out, or operational launch.
• Identify legal and commercial risks that could delay acquisition, construction, or opening of new locations.
• Develop practical solutions that allow business teams to maintain aggressive expansion schedules.
• Support property due diligence and evaluate legal issues affecting proposed sites.
• Advise Real Estate and Operations teams throughout the site lifecycle.
• Partner with Compliance teams on regulatory considerations affecting property and operational launches.
• Coordinate legal requirements across jurisdictions with different property laws and regulatory frameworks.
• Manage multiple transactions simultaneously while maintaining drafting quality and commercial consistency.
• Develop scalable contracting approaches for recurring quick commerce transactions.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to align legal strategy with operational and commercial objectives.
• Support negotiation strategy for complex landlord, developer, contractor, and service provider relationships.
• Escalate significant legal risks while providing clear options for business decision-making.
• Maintain accurate transaction records and ensure key contractual obligations are understood by relevant teams.
• Contribute to improvements in templates, legal processes, and transaction management mechanisms.
• Provide practical legal advice in situations where speed, ambiguity, and evolving business requirements are significant factors.

Ideal Profile

The position is suited to a qualified lawyer with meaningful experience in real estate, corporate transactions, commercial contracting, construction, development, or related legal work. Candidates should be comfortable negotiating leases and complex property agreements while understanding the operational consequences of contractual terms. Experience supporting high-volume transactions or rapidly expanding businesses will be particularly valuable. The role requires the ability to prioritize multiple transactions, respond quickly to commercial issues, and provide concise legal recommendations without unnecessarily delaying execution. The successful candidate should be able to operate across different jurisdictions and work effectively with Real Estate, Operations, Compliance, construction, project management, and business teams. Strong drafting, negotiation, risk assessment, stakeholder management, and independent judgment are central to success in this position.

Skills Set

• Real estate law
• Commercial leasing
• Corporate law
• Commercial contracts
• Quick commerce real estate
• Logistics real estate
• Site acquisition
• Lease negotiation
• Lease drafting
• Dark store leasing
• Micro-fulfillment facilities
• Delivery hub transactions
• Build-to-suit agreements
• Development agreements
• Property purchase contracts
• Construction contracts
• Fit-out agreements
• Project management agreements
• Enabling works contracts
• Property due diligence
• Contract negotiation
• Contract drafting
• Legal risk assessment
• Transaction management
• Multi-jurisdictional legal support
• Regulatory coordination
• Landlord negotiations
• Developer negotiations
• Contractor agreements
• Operational real estate
• Commercial risk management
• Stakeholder management
• Legal process improvement
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Regional expansion support

Why Join Us

This role provides the opportunity to work on real estate transactions that directly enable Amazon 's expansion into faster and more localized delivery models. Quick commerce requires a continuous pipeline of strategically located sites, giving the legal team direct involvement in projects that move from negotiation to operational launch at exceptional speed. The regional scope also provides exposure to diverse property markets, legal systems, development structures, and construction arrangements across AMET. The combination of transactional ownership, commercial influence, and large-scale logistics development can provide valuable progression for lawyers building expertise in real estate, infrastructure, and technology-enabled operations.

About the Company

Amazon operates a broad network of fulfillment, logistics, delivery, and quick commerce facilities supporting customers across international markets. Its real estate teams acquire and develop operational sites ranging from large logistics facilities to strategically located micro-fulfillment locations, combining commercial property expertise, construction delivery, technology, and operational planning to support continued network expansion.