Associate Corporate Counsel, Environment Compliance & Sustainable Design

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented environmental attorney to join their dynamic team in Seattle. This role focuses on supporting the compliance and sustainable design of cloud computing services. The successful candidate will provide legal guidance on environmental regulations, develop compliance policies, and work closely with cross-functional teams. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to pioneering initiatives in a collaborative environment, where your expertise will help shape the future of sustainable technology. If you thrive in a challenging atmosphere and are passionate about environmental law, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of legal experience focusing on environmental compliance.
• Membership in one state bar or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day advice on compliance issues.
• Monitor and advise on upcoming environmental regulatory changes.
• Negotiate transactions with environmental vendors.

Skills

Environmental Compliance

Legal Research

Contract Negotiation

Regulatory Risk Management

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Associate Corporate Counsel, Environment Compliance & Sustainable Design

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Description

We are seeking a talented and motivated environmental attorney to be based in Seattle to support Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS provides cloud computing services and IT infrastructure to public and private clients around the globe, including on-demand compute capacity, data storage, content delivery, browsers, and more. The successful candidate will join the AWS Legal Regulatory Risk Management & Compliance team focusing on environmental compliance and sustainable design of AWS’s global physical infrastructure.

You will be part of a team that counsels Amazon’s data center business and compliance teams on a range of environmental, regulatory, and infrastructure development matters.

This role will give the successful candidate an opportunity to join a collaborative, tight-knit team that is leading exciting and pioneering global initiatives as part of a business that is making history. Some travel, domestic and international, will be required.

The successful candidate must be enthusiastic, pragmatic, enjoy working hard and being challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.

Key job responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day advice on compliance issues
• Monitoring and advising the business of upcoming environmental regulatory changes
• Developing and improving compliance policies and programs
• Working cross-functionally with other data center teams to develop new infrastructure
• Negotiating commercial transactions with environmental vendors
• Handling legal disputes and inquiries from regulators
• Enabling AWS’s global circular economy objectives and evolving global requirements, particularly electronic equipment reuse, repair, and sustainable decommissioning of our sensitive data center devices
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of legal experience
• Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
• Legal experience in environmental compliance matters
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work
• Experience in web services/cloud computing, software licensing, telecommunications or equivalent
• Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines
• Previous data center compliance experience
• High degree of independence, initiative, decisiveness and creative thinking, as well as a desire to be challenged
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to be a partner to business stakeholders
  
  

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, 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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $118,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $195,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.


Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A2953497

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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