Position: Corporate Counsel, AWS Energy
Location: EMEA
Minimum Qualifications: 5+ years of post-qualification legal experience (PQE) with a focus on energy Licensed to practice law in the UK and/or US or other relevant EMEA jurisdiction Ability to travel as needed Common sense, enthusiastic, great judgment, and a good sense of humor Key Responsibilities: Partner with AWS' business teams to support renewable energy procurement, energy and water supply arrangements, and delivery of energy and water infrastructure. Provide guidance on strategy, policy, and regulatory issues, including supporting AWS's sustainability team in evaluating new initiatives and reporting requirements related to carbon emissions, renewable energy, and water usage throughout Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Structure, draft, and negotiate agreements, and counsel internal business partners on: Energy and water supply agreements Utility scale wind, solar and battery storage power purchase agreements Grid connection and energy infrastructure agreements Support the business with high-level judgment and advice on: Energy compliance matters Changes to energy, carbon and water policy (e.g. EU's Green Deal) Energy and water strategy more broadly Business strategy in achieving AWS's ambitious sustainability goals A Day in the Life: You will work directly with various business teams, providing day-to-day advice, resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships, handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries, and managing outside counsel for our current and new regions in EMEA. You will also be responsible for identifying opportunities for and implementing process improvements.
About the Team: At AWS Legal, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have twelve employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing engagement experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) conference and AmazeCon, our conference to discuss gender diversity.
Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles.
Preferred Qualifications: A mix of law firm and in-house experience at an energy company or at a corporation with large energy needs Experience in representing corporate customers in energy contract negotiations Experience with renewable energy projects Experience with grid connection agreements and working with utilities Experience of energy public policy matters Experience with EU directives impacting energy agreements Experience in regulatory compliance, especially in areas related to reporting of carbon emissions, renewable energy, and/or water consumption Ability to demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams Enthusiastic about sustainability Competitive Salary: Amazon offers its lawyers the opportunity to develop their experience and career with one of the world's most recognized and dynamic brands. Competitive salary includes equity.
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