Associate Corporate Counsel, AWS Legal, Infrastructure

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Madrid; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading cloud services provider is seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel to support their energy and utilities legal team in Madrid, Spain. The role involves negotiating and managing agreements related to renewable energy procurement and utility services while providing strategic legal advice. Candidates must have legal experience, fluency in Spanish, and a background in energy infrastructure. This role offers the opportunity to impact sustainability initiatives directly. Competitive salary and dynamic work environment included.

Formación

• Experience in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Ability to travel as needed.
• Transactional experience related to electric or water infrastructure.

Responsabilidades

• Structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements related to utilities.
• Providing ongoing operational advice related to business strategy.
• Supporting business partners on contracts and disputes.

Conocimientos

Reviewing commercial contracts

Negotiating agreements

Providing operational advice

Project management

Fluency in Spanish (written and spoken)

Understanding of sustainability issues

Educación

Licensed to practice law in Spain

2-4 years of post-qualification legal experience with a focus on energy

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Associate Corporate Counsel, AWS Legal, Infrastructure

Amazon's Legal Department is looking for a talented energy and utilities lawyer in Madrid, Spain to fill the position of Associate Corporate Counsel to support Amazon Web Services (AWS), a dynamic and rapidly growing business within Amazon.com. AWS is at the forefront of the cloud computing and service industry, providing IT infrastructure services such as on‑demand compute capacity, machine learning services, generative AI, storage, content delivery, database services, browsers, and more. This position will support AWS’s global energy and water teams in working with utilities, constructing new infrastructure, and piloting innovative, carbon‑free energy projects in support of The Climate Pledge, which commits Amazon to achieve net zero carbon by 2040 – ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement.

As Associate Corporate Counsel, you will partner with AWS’s business teams to support renewable energy procurement, global energy and water supply, infrastructure, and services agreements and provide guidance on working with private and governmental utilities as well as strategy, policy, and regulatory issues. You will have responsibility for structuring, drafting, and negotiating agreements, and counseling internal business partners on energy and water supply agreements, utility‑scale wind / solar / battery storage power purchase agreements, grid connection and energy infrastructure agreements, utility interconnection agreements, vendor agreements, sustainable, carbon‑free energy initiatives, energy regulation and compliance, and energy and water strategy that aids AWS’s growth plans.

Key job responsibilities

• Structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial agreements related to utilities, energy, and water.
• Providing high‑level judgment and ongoing operational advice related to business strategy in achieving AWS’s ambitious goals, including sustainability‑related projects.
• Supporting and directly advising business partners on contracts, disputes, and strategic business initiatives.
• Collaborating cross‑functionally to resolve commercial, operational, compliance, security, and customer / vendor requests.
• A day in the life: You will work directly with various business teams to provide day‑to‑day advice and contract interpretation; develop, implement, and manage process improvements; resolve legal issues in existing commercial relationships; handle pre‑litigation legal disputes and inquiries; and interact with Sustainability, Public Policy, Public Relations, Accounting, Finance, Economic Development, and Tax teams as well as broader AWS Infrastructure teams.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Ability to travel as needed.
• 2‑4 years of post‑qualification legal experience with a focus on energy.
• Licensed to practice law in Spain and / or relevant EMEA jurisdiction.
• Transactional and / or utility experience related to electric or water infrastructure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a mix of corporate law firm and in‑house work.
• Fluency in Spanish (written and spoken).
• Experience managing multiple projects, prioritizing, planning, and managing time.
• Experience with renewable energy projects, grid connection agreements, and working with utilities.
• Common sense, enthusiasm, a good sense of humor, and enjoyment working hard, being challenged, and in a fun, team‑oriented environment.
• Demonstrates sound judgment in ambiguous situations.

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