Corporate Counsel, Treasury & Risk
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Key job responsibilities
- Advise on general treasury legal matters including banking agreements, account documentation, master repurchase agreements, FX arrangements, overdraft facilities, letters of credit, custody arrangements, and vendor relationships
- Review, structure, draft, and negotiate complex commercial and financial agreements with global banking counterparties
- Support capital markets transactions (bond offerings, credit facilities, term loans, commercial paper) as needed
- Support Global Risk Management & Claims (GRMC) on insurance programs, claims arrangements, and captive insurance matters as needed
- Support Treasury special projects as needed
- Advise on related state, federal, and non-U.S. regulatory implications
- Resolve issues in existing commercial and banking relationships
A day in the life
You will provide day-to-day legal advice to Amazon's Treasury teams across their full range of operations. A typical day might involve advising on a banking agreement with a global financial institution, reviewing account documents for new international entities, advising on FX documentation, or supporting a capital markets transaction, insurance renewal, or claims management and captive insurance matters. You will navigate complex financial instruments, manage competing priorities, and provide practical legal advice in a fast-paced environment with the augmentation of AI tools.
About the team
Treasury & Risk sits within the larger Corporate and Securities team (which also handles periodic reporting, proxy, securities, and governance matters). Treasury serves as Amazon's central financial hub managing corporate liquidity, funding, capital allocation, and financial infrastructure. GRMC operates as Amazon's risk management organization, managing insurance programs. As these functions span the entire company, you will have the opportunity to advise on a broad range of business initiatives across all of Amazon's businesses.
Basic qualifications
- 5+ years of post bar admission legal experience
- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
- Knowledge of the ethical considerations surrounding AI in the legal context, such as confidentiality, accuracy, and bias prevention
Preferred qualifications
- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- 7+ years of legal experience (including 3+ in a law firm), with experience in banking/finance or treasury-related legal work, and capital markets
- Experience with banking regulatory matters and drafting and negotiating banking agreements, custody agreements, or other financial services, as well as derivatives documentation (ISDA), or investment management agreements
- Familiarity with insurance programs, risk management, or captive insurance structures
- Experience working independently and navigating ambiguous, cross-functional environments
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and highest standards of ethics and professional integrity
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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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, WA, SEATTLE - 153,900.00 - 208,200.00 USD annually
How we score this
Corporate Counsel, Treasury & Risk at Amazon scores 36 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it AI Level 1 of 4 (Little AI). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
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