Corporate Counsel - Devices, Legal

Job ID: Amazon Asia-Pacific Holdings Private Limited

We are looking for a talented Corporate Counsel to support our rapidly growing and evolving consumer devices and digital services business in the region.

Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will serve as a lawyer responsible for counseling the Amazon devices business on a broad range of legal, compliance and regulatory matters. You will work closely with and counsel internal clients across Singapore, US and India on various legal issues related to compliance, sustainability, packaging, labelling and other wide range of issues including product development, post-launch product safety and regulatory matters. You will develop strategies for handling legal issues in creative, business-centric ways and build processes that address risk and allow the business flexibility and freedom to move quickly. Throughout all your tasks, you will work with outside counsels across geos and across internal legal team.

A day in the life
You will be responsible for all legal matters ensuring compliance to all applicable laws and will also analyze and interpret applicable compliance and provide thoughtful legal advice on potential risks and issues. In addition, you will help develop, implement, and manage process improvements across the team and resolve issues that arise with developments in compliance requirements.
The successful candidate must be inquisitive, able to develop innovative and creative legal solutions, enthusiastic about technology, enjoy working hard and being continually challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations. You will have excellent communication skills, organizational skills, and an eagerness to work closely with and be a trusted advisor to your stakeholders.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 6+ years of legal experience
- LL.B. from a top tier university.
- High degree of independence, initiative and decisiveness but also a desire to be challenged and think outside the box.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, as well as demonstrated proficiency in working closely with and advising senior executives of an organization.
- A team player and consensus builder with great people skills who can effectively and efficiently collaborate and build relationships with attorneys and business clients at all levels throughout the organization.
- Ability to prioritize in a fast-moving environment.
- Outstanding legal and business judgment especially in ambiguous situations.
- Highest standards of ethics and professional integrity.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work
- In-house experience with a reputed MNC.
- Subject matter expertise on product, hardware and environmental compliance.
- Knowledge / experience of dealing with regulators.
- Good business judgment, especially in ambiguous situations.
- Experience working across various stakeholder teams across geos.

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