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Amazon Senior Corporate Counsel, Project Kuiper (Satellites) in London, United Kingdom
Description
Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
Key job responsibilities
We are looking for a talented lawyer to join the Amazon Legal team supporting Project Kuiper. You will be embedded with the Kuiper commercial business development and operations team and support business leaders as lead counsel on strategic partnership and enterprise customer deals, with a focus on deals in EMEA.
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about technology, enjoys being continually challenged, and demonstrates sound judgment even in ambiguous situations.
This position will be based in London. Some travel, primarily within Europe, will be required.
A day in the life
You will structure, draft, and negotiate a range of agreements, and counsel the business team on various legal issues related to business operations. The successful candidate will develop strategies for handling legal issues in creative, business-centric ways and build processes that address risk and allow the business flexibility and freedom to move quickly.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
London, GBR
Basic Qualifications
Experience in technology and commercial transactions or businesses
A qualified lawyer with at least ten years of post-qualification legal experience (including experience drafting and negotiating contracts in English)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working independently and directly with all levels of legal and business partners or equivalent
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