Finde deinen Traumjob als Corporate Counsel bei Amazon Deutschland Services GmbH in München – Jetzt bewerben

Stellenausschreibung

• License to practice law in Europe, US or other common law jurisdiction
• Fully qualified lawyer with outstanding academic qualification, ideally from German jurisdiction
• At least 5 year’s post-qualification legal experience with some international law firm or in-house experience
• Strong commercial background and understanding
• High degree of independence, initiative and decisiveness but also desire to be challenged and think outside the box
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to act as business partner to internal clients
• Practical business judgment and ability to qualify actual practical risk
• Ability to prioritize and deliver projects in time in a fast-moving environment
• Excellent English and German language skills including the ability to draft and negotiate contracts

Amazon is a leader in worldwide e-commerce, creating innovative technologies and experiences that are changing the way people find, discover and buy products and services. Lawyers at Amazon are trusted members of the business. Our work is intellectually challenging, exciting and fast-paced. Developing innovative solutions to novel legal questions is part of our daily business in a truly international setup. Like everyone at Amazon, we are passionate about our customers.
We are looking for a talented lawyer to support our growing Consumer Retail Business as part of Amazon's Legal Department in Germany. As Corporate Counsel, you will work closely with our business teams to create and launch innovative new features, programs and services for Amazon. This is an exciting part of our business where you will support your clients on a broad range of commercial legal matters and prepare and drive strategic decisions in a complex legal environment. You will work directly with the Pan-European Consumer Retail business teams, providing day-to-day advice, serving as lead counsel for the DACH region on new innovate programs and business models, analyze new legislation, and manage contacts with authorities. You will be part of a broader team and work closely with our business lawyers across Europe.
This position requires great judgment and common sense, the ability to find pragmatic solutions in an ambiguous environment, as well as strong written and verbal communication skills. We are looking for candidates who are innovative, progressive, extremely hands-on, and customer-obsessed professionals with a good commercial understanding. The location for the position is Munich or Berlin.

Key job responsibilities

• Providing legal advice on a wide range of topics including general eCommerce, commercial contracts, regulatory matters, competition and compliance.
• Day-to-day interaction with business clients, business lawyers and tech-teams.
• Outside counsel management.
• Hiring, training and mentoring of others.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Berlin, BE, DEU | Munich, BY, DEU

• Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( https://www... [Vollständig anzeigen] ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

m/w/d