Senior Privacy Counsel, AWS Legal

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Privacy Counsel, where you'll leverage your extensive legal experience to navigate complex data privacy issues. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with business leaders to ensure compliance with global privacy laws while helping to shape innovative products and services. You'll be at the forefront of developing governance frameworks and strategies that prioritize data protection, making a significant impact in the cloud computing industry. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a diverse and inclusive environment that values your expertise and passion for privacy and security.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of legal experience in-house or in private practice.
• Exceptional expertise in Data and Privacy matters.

Responsibilities

• Work with AWS lawyers to comply with evolving privacy laws.
• Develop long-term strategy for privacy within AWS.

Skills

Data Privacy Expertise

Regulatory Compliance

Legal Experience

Strategic Guidance

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Do you have experience representing multinational companies on data privacy and cyber security issues, solving complex privacy issues, and developing governance frameworks and processes to comply with global privacy laws? If so, you may be the person we're looking for to serve as Privacy Counsel for Amazon Web Services. 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, browsers and more. As Privacy Counsel, you'll work with lawyers and business leaders throughout the AWS organization to prepare for and comply with new or evolving privacy laws and regulations, help build innovative new products and services, and develop the organization's long-term strategy for privacy.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. Significant post-qualification legal experience gathered in-house or in private practice, with a minimum of 10+ years of legal experience.
2. Exceptional expertise and experience in Data and Privacy matters or related regulatory matters.
3. Experience with global privacy laws, including European and U.S. law.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Understanding of internet services and applications and related technologies.
2. Experience advising on privacy legal issues related to cloud computing services.
3. Ability to set, drive strategy, and provide guidance to the team.
4. Ability to exercise sound judgment in mission-critical projects, working independently and often in ambiguous situations.
5. Ability to work cross-functionally with a variety of stakeholders.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.