Overview
Amazons Legal Department is looking for a talented cloud services / IT lawyer to support Amazon Web Services (AWS) in selling to commercial and public sector customers throughout the Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region with a primary focus on supporting AWS sales in the Middle East Northern Africa and Turkey. AWS is at the forefront of the cloud computing industry providing IT infrastructure services such as on-demand compute capacity storage content delivery database services and more to private and public sector customers.
Responsibilities
- The successful candidate will be responsible for drafting, negotiating and advising on strategic technology service agreements with enterprise customers, public sector customers and partners as well as providing legal support for local and regional services and initiatives.
- The role will also involve ongoing legal counsel and regulatory interpretation and guidance for senior executives and other business and legal team members on a variety of product development, operational security, compliance, data protection and public policy matters.
- The role includes participating in other legal team projects including managing legal issues that arise in existing relationships and handling customer and business partner inquiries.
- The successful candidate will be proactive, entrepreneurial, enjoy being challenged, have strong written and oral communication skills and demonstrate sound pragmatic judgment in ambiguous situations.
- This position is based in our office in Dubai UAE. Some regional and international travel will be required.
Location and Travel
Dubai, UAE with regional and international travel as required.
Qualifications
A J.D. LLB or equivalent degree and admission to practice lawMinimum 3 years of legal experience following bar admissionPrevious work experience in a law firm, government or in-house at a technology companyTransactional experience including drafting and negotiating commercial contractsProfessional fluency in English (written and spoken). In addition, professional fluency in either Arabic or TurkishExcellent communication, drafting and negotiation skillsFamiliarity with cloud computing, cybersecurity, IT infrastructure and telecommunications policies, laws and regulationsFamiliarity with data protection lawsExperience with IT transactions including services agreementsKnowledge of government procurement processes and contracting laws, rules and regulationsThe successful candidate must be enthusiastic, fast learning, self-motivated, enjoy working hard and being challenged, able to work independently and at times with little supervision and demonstrate sound judgment in challenging and ambiguous situationsRequired Experience : ICOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country / region youre applying in isn’t listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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