Corporate Counsel, AWS Sales & Marketing

Corporate Counsel, AWS Sales & Marketing

Job ID: AWS EMEA SARL (Italy Branch)

Amazon's Legal Department is seeking a skilled cloud services/IT lawyer to support Amazon Web Services (AWS) in selling to commercial and public sector clients across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, primarily focusing on supporting AWS sales in Italy. AWS leads the cloud computing industry, offering IT infrastructure services like on-demand compute capacity, storage, content delivery, database services, and more to private and public sector customers.

Key job responsibilities

The successful candidate will draft, negotiate, and advise on strategic technology service agreements with enterprise, public sector customers, and partners. They will also provide legal support for local and regional services and initiatives, offering ongoing counsel and regulatory guidance to senior executives and team members on product development, operations, security, compliance, data protection, and public policy matters. The role involves participating in other legal projects, managing legal issues in existing relationships, and handling inquiries from customers and business partners.

The ideal candidate will be proactive, entrepreneurial, enjoy challenges, possess strong communication skills, and demonstrate sound, pragmatic judgment in ambiguous situations.

This position is based in Rome, Italy, with some regional and international travel required.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Qualified to practice law in Italy.
• At least 7 years of post-qualification legal experience.
• Experience in a law firm, government, or in-house at a technology company.
• Transactional experience, including drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and supporting Italian government/public sector procurement.
• Fluency in English and Italian, both written and spoken.
• Excellent communication, drafting, and negotiation skills.
• Enthusiastic, fast learner, self-motivated, able to work independently, and demonstrate sound judgment in challenging situations.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Familiarity with cloud computing, IT infrastructure, and telecommunications policies, laws, and regulations.
• Experience with IT transactions, including service agreements.
• Experience engaging with policymakers, regulators, government officials, system integrators, prime contractors, subcontractors, and resellers.
• Knowledge of EU government/public sector procurement processes and contracting laws, with experience supporting EU government/public sector procurement.

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