Environmental Attorney for Sustainable Design

Amazon is hiring an Environmental Attorney for Sustainable Design in Seattle, WA, to support AWS's legal team. The role involves advising on environmental compliance, developing policies, negotiating with vendors, and handling legal disputes. Candidates should have 5+ years of legal experience, particularly in environmental law and compliance. Amazon offers a comprehensive compensation package and is an equal opportunity employer.
We are seeking an experienced environmental attorney to support Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Seattle. This role will join the AWS Legal Regulatory Risk Management & Compliance team, focusing on environmental compliance and sustainable design of AWS's global physical infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
• Counsel Amazon's data center business and compliance teams on environmental, regulatory, and infrastructure development matters.
• Provide day-to-day advice on compliance issues, monitoring upcoming environmental regulatory changes.
• Develop and improve compliance policies and programs.
• Work cross-functionally with other data center teams to develop new infrastructure.
• Negotiate commercial transactions with environmental vendors.
• Handle legal disputes and inquiries from regulators and other third parties.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of legal experience, including environmental compliance and litigation matters, a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work, experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines, and 6+ years of post-qualification legal experience as a licensed attorney. Previous data center compliance experience is highly valued.

Amazon offers a comprehensive total compensation package, including equity, sign-on payments, and other benefits, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.