Description:
Description:We are seeking an experienced environmental attorney to be based in Arlington or Seattle to support An American Multinational Technology Company 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 An American Multinational Technology Company'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:
- Managing the attorneys and legal professionals focused on North and South America;
- Strategizing regional compliance efforts;
- Providing tactical 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; and
- Handling legal disputes and inquiries from regulators and other third parties.
Basic Qualifications:
- 10+ years of legal experience
- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
- Experience in technology and commercial transactions or businesses
- Legal experience in environmental compliance and litigation matters
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working closely with and advising senior executives of an organization or equivalent
- Experience working independently and directly with all levels of legal and business partners or equivalent
- Previous data center compliance experience
- Experience managing other attorneys and legal professionals
- A mix of law firm and in-house experience
- Excellent organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through and meet deadlines
- Demonstrated experience writing successfully for a diverse range of audiences
- High degree of independence, initiative, decisiveness and creative thinking, as well as a desire to be challenged
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
