Amazon's Legal Devices & Services team is looking for a talented and dynamic Corporate Counsel to support product safety and other complex regulatory compliance issues for a wide array of Amazon’s consumer electronics products. In this role, you will serve as a subject matter expert advising product teams on how to resolve complex product safety issues, including guiding safety investigations, responding to regulatory inquiries, and assessing enforcement/recall risk. You will work closely with safety engineering teams, dive deep into failure analyses, liaise with international counsel to assess regulatory reporting requirements around the world, and guide remedial action decisions.

Your work will also involve advising senior business clients on a range of strategic initiatives and legal issues throughout the product life cycle, including hardware compliance, sustainability, and other regulatory requirements. You will develop practical strategies and build processes that mitigate legal risk while enabling our first-party device teams to move efficiently and operate at scale.

Some travel, domestic and international, will be required.

• Key job responsibilities
• Develop risk-based strategies to address product safety matters across a range of consumer devices, including identifying reportable events and determining safety reporting obligations in the United States and internationally
• Serve as compliance counsel advising on Amazon device hardware regulatory matters across multiple product lines
• Support new product introduction efforts from concept through launch, partnering with cross-functional teams to identify and manage legal risk
• Oversee FDA-regulated devices, including development of quality management systems (QMS), post-market monitoring, supplier audit oversight, and standard operating procedure review

A day in the life
You will work directly with product development teams to provide strategic legal advice regarding compliance initiatives, work closely with safety and compliance engineers to make high-judgment decisions relating to product safety issues, engage with international counsel to align on strategic risk issues across jurisdictions, and manage outside counsel.

About the team
We are a team of attorneys and compliance specialists dedicated to supporting product development, compliance, and safety for Amazon's devices, including devices made by subsidiaries such as Ring, Blink, and eero.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal experience
• Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work
• Experience advising on product regulatory, sustainability, or product safety matters.
• Experience advising on FDA regulatory matters
• Familiarity with international product regulatory frameworks, including EU product safety directives, CE marking, and emerging global sustainability/ESG requirements
• Experience managing outside counsel and coordinating with international legal teams across multiple jurisdictions
• Knowledge of product sustainability regulations, including extended producer responsibility (EPR), battery regulations, or environmental compliance requirements
• Strong track record of building scalable legal processes and compliance programs in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 169,300.00 - 229,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 153,900.00 - 208,200.00 USD annually