Senior Competition Counsel, EU Competition

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Senior Competition Counsel to lead competition and regulatory matters in the UK. This pivotal role involves advising senior leadership, managing high-impact projects, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have over a decade of experience in UK and EU competition law, a strong academic background, and exceptional communication skills. Join a diverse and inclusive workplace where innovative solutions to complex legal questions are part of the daily routine. This is a unique opportunity to influence strategic decisions and drive compliance in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified lawyer with 10+ years in UK and EU competition law.
• Experience in managing regulatory and litigation matters.

Responsibilities

• Advise on competition matters and shape long-term strategy.
• Drive litigation and regulatory competition matters in the UK.

Skills

UK and EU competition law

Written communication

Verbal communication

Project management

Business judgment

Education

Law degree

Job description

Senior Competition Counsel, EU Competition

This position will advise the business and senior leadership on pan-European strategic matters, and lead the team on competition and related regulatory matters in the UK, and help shape the company’s long-term strategy on highly relevant and novel issues.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Drive litigation and regulatory competition matters focusing on the UK, including integrated partnership with the UK Legal, Public Policy, and Communications teams.
2. Advise the business and legal colleagues on competition-related matters across Amazon businesses.
3. Help shape the company’s long-term strategy on high impact and often novel issues.
4. Think Big and look around corners to spot issues and identify developments of relevance for the Amazon business.
5. Partner with our public policy team and engage with regulators and policy makers on a broad range of issues.
6. Contribute as a member of the EU Competition team to develop mechanisms for training, compliance, and cross-functional coordination.

The role is based in London and will report to the Director and Associate General Counsel EU Competition. Some travel will be required.

We are looking for candidates who are innovative, progressive, extremely hands-on, and highly customer-obsessed professionals. Developing innovative solutions to novel legal questions is part of our daily business.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Fully qualified lawyer with outstanding academic and legal qualifications.
2. 10+ years of experience in UK and EU competition law.
3. Experience in independently managing competition related regulatory and litigation matters, with deep demonstrated experience in the UK.
4. Experience independently managing a large number and variety of mission-critical projects and meeting deadlines.
5. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, as well as demonstrated proficiency in working closely with and advising senior executives of an organization.

Additional Qualifications:

1. Sound and practical business judgment as well as common sense.
2. Some experience within the CMA a plus.
3. Experience and/or aptitude in cutting edge technology areas (cloud services, AI) a plus.
4. Ability to work independently in ambiguous situations while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams.
5. A team player and consensus builder with great people skills and a good sense of humor who can effectively and efficiently collaborate and build relationships with attorneys and business clients at all levels throughout the organization.

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