About this role
Amazon is seeking a business-minded Corporate Counsel to join our Legal team in Brazil. This role will provide legal support to Amazon's Retail, Marketing, and Prime businesses, serving as a trusted advisor to business leaders on a wide range of matters. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, innovative environment, is comfortable navigating ambiguity, and can independently drive legal strategy across multiple business lines. Key job responsibilities - Commercial Transactions: Structure, draft, negotiate, and close a wide variety of commercial agreements, including vendor agreements, marketing and advertising contracts, sponsorship deals, licensing arrangements, co-marketing partnerships, and Prime-related service agreements. - Strategic Counsel: Serve as the primary legal advisor to Retail, Marketing, and Prime business teams in Brazil, providing proactive, practical, and business-oriented legal guidance. - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with business, finance, tax, public policy, and other teams.. - Regulatory Navigation: Advise on applicable Brazil regulatory frameworks. - Risk Management & Ambiguity: Identify, assess, and manage legal risks in novel and ambiguous situations where precedent may not exist — developing creative, scalable solutions to help the business to move forward. - Playbook & Scalability: Develop and maintain legal playbooks, templates, and self-service tools that enable business teams to operate at speed while managing legal risk. - Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with senior business leaders, earning trust through sound judgment, responsiveness, and the ability to simplify complex legal issues.