Highlights
We're looking for a talented lawyer to support our dynamic worldwide aviation businesses: Amazon Air, which manages a global air cargo network that includes a fleet of over 100 cargo aircraft serving more than 70 airports in North America, Europe, and Asia and Prime Air, which is pioneering a delivery system using autonomous aerial vehicles (drones) to achieve a target 30-minute journey time from warehouse to customer. You will advise on regulatory and commercial matters for both Amazon Air and Prime Air - helping to shape long term strategy, identifying innovative solutions to solving legal issues and building processes that allow the business to navigate risk and provide it the flexibility and freedom to move quickly.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Bellevue, WA |
| Industry | Retail |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://Amazon.com/militaryroles |
Description
We're looking for a talented lawyer to support our dynamic worldwide aviation businesses: Amazon Air, which manages a global air cargo network that includes a fleet of over 100 cargo aircraft serving more than 70 airports in North America, Europe, and Asia and Prime Air, which is pioneering a delivery system using autonomous aerial vehicles (drones) to achieve a target 30-minute journey time from warehouse to customer. You'll be partnering directly with the Amazon Air and Prime Air businesses working to continually improve the experiences of our customers. You will advise on regulatory and commercial matters for both Amazon Air and Prime Air - helping to shape long term strategy, identifying innovative solutions to solving legal issues and building processes that allow the business to navigate risk and provide it the flexibility and freedom to move quickly. The team values innovation, customer obsession, and practical problem-solving. We embrace legal technology and AI tools to continuously improve how we serve our clients. You will have the opportunity to leverage AI to transform legal practice.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of Seattle, WA, or Arlington, VA. Some travel, domestic and international, may be required.
Key job responsibilities
- Provide strategic legal counsel to cross-functional stakeholders across Amazon Air and Prime Air on regulatory, commercial, and operational matters in a fast-paced, highly ambiguous, and rapidly evolving environment.
- Advise on aviation regulatory compliance (including FAA/safety, dangerous goods, aviation security) and international civil aviation authority requirements, supporting certification, operational approvals, and ongoing compliance obligations.
- Draft, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements.
- Monitor and analyze evolving aviation regulations and policy developments across domestic and international markets, translating regulatory changes into actionable business guidance.
- Support expansion into new geographies by advising on regulatory frameworks, market entry requirements, and cross-border legal considerations.
- Develop scalable legal frameworks, playbooks, and self-service resources that enable the business to move quickly while managing legal risk.
- Embrace and advance the team"s use of AI-powered legal tools and workflows - contributing to a culture of continuous improvement in how we deliver legal services.
A day in the life
You"ll partner directly with the business in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment. Your days will span regulatory counsel, commercial negotiations, and strategic problem-solving-often in ambiguous territory where you"ll need to exercise sound judgment. You"ll work with cross-functional stakeholders to continually improve customer experiences while helping the business navigate risk and move quickly.
About the team
The Worldwide Aviation Legal team provides legal support to Amazon Air and Prime Air - Amazon"s drone delivery service and air cargo network. We operate as embedded partners to the business, covering a broad portfolio that spans aviation regulatory compliance, commercial transactions, operational expansion, and emerging technology. Our team is small, high-impact, and collaborative, with exposure to novel legal questions at the frontier of aviation innovation and tech. We value attorneys who are curious, move fast, exercise sound judgment in ambiguity, and take ownership of their work.
About Company
At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
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At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles