Job Information
Amazon Corporate Counsel, Privacy, Central Privacy Legal in Seattle, Washington
Description
Amazon’s Privacy Legal team is looking for a talented attorney with privacy experience to advise on policies and practices for the collection, storage, and use of personal information across all of the company’s business lines in the United States and internationally.
Responsibilities will include working closely with business leaders, legal teams, and our public policy team to advise on all aspects of global privacy laws and regulations. As a subject-matter expert, you’ll help chart the company’s long term strategy for handling customer information associated with our retail operations, online advertising activities, electronic devices, and other business areas, as well as work directly with teams that are building privacy compliance infrastructure for Amazon and its subsidiaries. You will also consult directly with lawyers and business leaders throughout the company and its subsidiaries to help shape the development of innovative new products and services and to implement new or evolving data protection regulation. 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.
About the team
The Privacy Legal team oversees, organizes and drives all legal privacy initiatives across Amazon, and serves as subject matter expert on all customer-related privacy issues across Amazon.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | New York City, NY, USA | New York, NY, USA | Seattle, WA, USA
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of legal experience
Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
Experience in transactional and technology licensing or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work
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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $123,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $229,000/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.