Corporate Counsel

Amazon.com, Inc, City of Westminster

Corporate Counsel

Salary Not Specified

Amazon.com, Inc, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 7 Dec | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: f9e30e4fef86475aba817e0e1ed0455a

Full Job Description

As Corporate Counsel you will be a key member of Audible's European and wider global legal teams. You will have a broad pan-European remit including privacy, product, marketing, and regulatory counsel, and more. You will work on a variety of complicated and sophisticated transactions. And will provide strategic and legal advice across a wide range of issues.
We are looking for candidates who are customer-obsessed, enjoy being challenged, work independently, and deliver pragmatic and practical advice in ambiguous situations.

As a Corporate Counsel, you will...
- Serve as lead European counsel on privacy, data protection, and related matters, liaising closely with Amazon's European privacy legal team and Audible's predominantly US-based strategic regulatory and information security teams
- Provide legal counsel to UK-, EU-, and US-based clients on European product and service initiatives and launches
- Advise clients on UK and EU marketing law requirements and business development opportunities
- Monitor and lead Audible's response to regulatory developments impacting our European operations
- Structure, draft, negotiate and review a variety of complex commercial agreements
- Maintain or develop standard contract forms, policies and processes
- Instruct and manage external counsel

UK, German, French, Italian, or Spanish qualified lawyer
- Trained and qualified at an international law firm
- 5+ years post-qualification experience of commercial and privacy law
- Experience supporting a digital media or content business as a member of, or on secondment to, an in-house team
- Business fluency in English, Demonstrates superior drafting, negotiation, organizational, analytical and communication skills
- Prioritizes and runs a large number of projects at once in a fast-moving environment
- Collaborates and builds relationships with lawyers and business owners
- Experience advising on consumer and marketing law matters
- Proficiency in an additional European language (in particular German, French, Spanish, Italian)

At Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives. It's why we work with some of the world's leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners. We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other. Imagine your future with us., Lawyers at Audible are trusted members of the business. Our work is intellectually challenging, exciting and fast-paced. Developing solutions to novel legal questions is part of our daily business. The Audible Legal team works in a dynamic environment where pioneering on behalf of our customers is at the heart of everything we do., At Audible, we innovate and inspire through the power of voice. We're changing the narrative on storytelling. As the world's leading producer and provider of audio storytelling and spoken-word entertainment, we've redefined the ways people access, discover, and share stories. The stories we tell have the ability to transport and transform everyday moments into meaningful experiences and it's our people who make Audible's service possible. We're listeners, storytellers, and problem-solvers. Our perspectives and experiences power our ideas and come together in our mission to unleash the power of the spoken word., Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.