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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 | Seattle, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• J.D. and membership in good standing in at least one state bar

• 5+ years of legal experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of practice experience focused on issues related to privacy, data protection or related regulatory matters (e.g., data protection regulation such as CCPA, GDPR, or LGPD).

• Experience directly interacting with privacy and data protection regulators is extremely helpful.

• Thorough understanding of Internet architecture and related technologies, such as e-commerce, data processing, location-based services and online advertising business models, and the legal and regulatory environment that surrounds them

• A team player who work cross-functionally and with a variety of stakeholders (including paralegals, other lawyers, and engineers) cooperatively and efficiently

• Ability to manage and exercise sound judgment in mission-critical projects, working independently and often in ambiguous situations

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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.