Legal Counsel, Competition

Amazon is a leader in global e-commerce. We’re working to be the most customer‑centric company on earth. Lawyers at Amazon are trusted members of the business. Our work is intellectually challenging, exciting and fast‑paced. Developing innovative solutions to novel legal questions is part of our daily business. Like everyone at Amazon, we’re passionate about our customers. We are offering a unique opportunity for a talented and ambitious competition lawyer to work at the forefront of the most interesting and challenging EU and German competition matters.

• Drive regulatory competition matters at EU level and in Germany, including integrated partnership with the local legal teams.
• Advise the business and legal colleagues on competition‑related matters across all Amazon businesses.
• Help shape the company’s long‑term strategy on high impact and often novel issues.
• Think big and look around corners to spot issues and identify developments of relevance for the Amazon business.
• Partner with our public policy team and engage with regulators and policymakers on a broad range of issues.
• Contribute as a member of the EU Competition team to develop mechanisms for training, compliance, and cross‑functional coordination.

• Experience in Competition Law.
• Fully qualified lawyer with outstanding academic and legal qualifications.
• Experience in independently managing competition‑related regulatory matters, with deep demonstrated experience in the EU and Germany.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in German and English, as well as demonstrated proficiency in working closely with and advising senior executives of an organization.

• Sound and practical business judgment as well as common sense.
• A team player and consensus builder with great people skills and a good sense of humor who can effectively and efficiently collaborate and build relationships with lawyers and business clients at all levels throughout the organization.

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity 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. m/w/d