Amazon’s Privacy Legal team is looking for a talented and motivated attorney to help us tackle complex privacy questions across all of the company’s business lines.
Responsibilities will include working closely with business leaders and legal teams to advise on all aspects of global privacy laws and regulations. You’ll help develop and implement privacy policies and procedures, monitor new privacy laws and regulations, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to address privacy concerns and implement best practices. The role includes working directly with technology teams that are implementing privacy infrastructure for Amazon and its subsidiaries. And you’ll work closely with our public policy, public relations, and other teams to help explain our policies and practices to regulators and customers.
Key job responsibilities
Providing ongoing privacy counsel across a range of businesses, including data minimization, deletion, and data subject access rights.
A day in the life
You will serve as a key privacy resource for various legal and business teams throughout Amazon, with a particular focus on helping those teams understand and meet their privacy obligations. You will help to define regulatory compliance strategy, engage directly with regulators, and counsel on new product initiatives. Our lawyers get to solve a constant flow of novel privacy challenges across a wide array of growing businesses.
About the team
The Amazon Privacy Legal team oversees, organizes and drives legal privacy initiatives across Amazon, and serves as subject matter expert on customer-related privacy issues across Amazon.- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
- 2+ years of legal experience- Keen business and legal instincts
- Sound judgment in ambiguous situations
- Ability to deliver results independently and collaboratively
- Passion to embrace challenges and aggressively drive meaningful solutions amid complexity and uncertainty
- Sharp analytical and communication skills
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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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.
