AWS Products Legal Associate Contracts Manager

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of contracts management, transactional paralegal, or other comparable experience within a law firm or legal department
• Bachelor's Degree
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage many simultaneous workstreams, clients, and projects under tight deadlines
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Amazon’s Legal Department is looking for a talented and motivated Associate Contracts Manager to support an Amazon Research & Development function on contracting matters. In this role, you will partner with your clients to develop, market, and distribute cutting-edge products and services worldwide. The successful candidate must be inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology, and enjoy working hard, being challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate technology development statements of work (SOW) and other contracts on an as needed basis, including amendments and addenda to our master agreements and SOWs
• Identify key risks/gaps in underlying contracts and recommend changes to mitigate risk
• Respond promptly, accurately, and crisply with minimal supervision to business requests for legal advice and escalate appropriately where required
• Develop and maintain: contract templates, training materials on contracting, confidentiality, company policies, etc., standard operating procedures for contracting processes and track associated metrics
• Support the continuous improvement of contract templates and processes impacting our legal team and the businesses we support

This position will be based in Seattle.

Preferred qualifications

• In-house contracts management experience is a plus
• 3+ years' experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating the legal terms of a broad range of standard commercial contracts
• Strong analytical and computer skills
• Sound and practical business judgment as well as common sense, and a good sense of humor