Associate Corporate Counsel at Amazon Web Services SA Pvt Ltd

JOB DESCRIPTION

• A minimum of 2 years of post-qualification legal experience at a leading global law firm and/or in-house at a major multinational corporation.
• Licensed to practice law in the South Africa.
• Excellent communication, drafting, and negotiation skills in English.
• A successful candidate must be mature, enthusiastic, fast learning, self-motivated, enjoy working hard and being challenged, able to work independently and at times with little supervision, and demonstrate sound judgment in challenging and ambiguous situations.

Amazon’s Legal Department is looking for a talented technology lawyer as legal support for Amazon Web Services infrastructure legal team in Europe. Amazon Web Services is at the forefront of the “cloud” computing industry, providing IT infrastructure services such as on-demand compute capacity, storage, content delivery, database services, and more.

This position will primarily support AWS’s infrastructure operations team throughout the EMEA regions. A successful candidate will provide ongoing legal counsel interpretation and guidance for senior executives and other business and legal team members on a variety of matters impacting the operations of AWS data centers. The candidate also will be expected to participate in other Amazon legal projects and support related business growth opportunities, including the management and resolution of legal and regulatory issues that arise under current and future operations. A strong background in technology and the cloud industry is a plus. A successful candidate must be inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology, enjoy working hard and being continually challenged, able to work independently and at times with little supervision, and demonstrate sound judgment in challenging and ambiguous situations. Compensation based on experience and includes equity compensation.

• A strong transactional and technology regulatory experience and a high degree of independence, initiative, and decisiveness but also desire to be challenged and think outside the box

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.

Closing Date:10th October, 2021

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