Corporate Counsel, Environmental

Amazon • Seattle, Washington • 1m ago

We are looking for an exceptional regulatory and compliance attorney with significant experience counseling clients on environmental and safety requirements to help support Amazon’s environmental compliance team in North America. This is a unique opportunity to work alongside several of Amazon’s compliance teams to support Amazon’s store, and operational businesses and to build new and audit existing processes that raise the bar for Amazon’s compliance with environmental and safety requirements. In this role, you will be responsible for counseling on regulatory and operational requirements as well as impact the development and continual improvement of our state-of-the-art technology tools used in our operational facilities and stores. You will need to have high judgment, common sense, and an appetite for innovation when advising internal teams on environmental compliance requirements. You will also be responsible for leading Amazon’s proactive and reactive engagements with a number of federal and state regulators such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board. Successful applicants should be fast learners who are detail-oriented, customer-obsessed, able to work independently, and comfortable making decisions in ambiguous situations. They will also need to be passionate about innovation, sustainability, and customer safety. Preferred locations for this position is Seattle, Wa.

Key job responsibilities
• Providing day-to-day advice to our Amazon’s Environmental Assurance and Protection, team on regulations governing our operations, facilities, and products;
• Monitoring and advising compliance, business, and legal teams on upcoming regulatory changes and maintenance of existing compliance processes;
• Providing mission critical legal advice on the design of safety mechanisms and technology tools developed and used by the environmental compliance team;
• Advising on internal processes and practices to support environmental compliance governance requirements and expectations; and
• Serving as lead counsel in the response and resolution of environmental regulatory inquiries.

- 5+ years of legal experience
- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
- Experience in transactional and technology licensing or equivalent
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed

- Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work
- Experience with global environmental and technical regulations attaching to the manufacture, sale, distribution, use, and disposition of consumer products

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $138,500/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.