Contract Manager, Artificial General Intelligence
Amazon
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Job Description
Contract Manager, Artificial General Intelligence
Join Amazon's legal team supporting Amazon's Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) organization, where you'll be part of a dynamic team helping shape the future of AI and developing state-of-the-art foundation models and AI agents. Amazon’s Legal Department is looking for a talented and tech savvy Contract Manager, Artificial General Intelligence to support our rapidly evolving AGI business. You will help us grow our business and scale by leading contract workstreams, supporting compliance and data functions, working with cross-functional teams, and driving optimization and simplification of workflows, contracts, and processes across the AGI legal team.
To be successful in this role, you’ll need to demonstrate an understanding of compliance and contracting support, product counseling and related technology and business considerations. You will also need sound judgment, have excellent written and oral communication skills, and an aptitude for technology (especially incorporating AI into process simplifications) and how it can be used achieve operational efficiency. Flexibility, sharp organizational skills, a self-starting work ethic, and a passion for simplification are desired.
Key job responsibilities
- Develop and drive continuous process improvement and simplification using AI
- Serve as a point of contact and subject matter expert for cross-functional teams.
- Supporting critical functions including data strategy and regulatory compliance
- Support commercial transactions, oversee contracts database and develop business facing guidance and SOPs
Your responsibilities may also include working with the business to review marketing collateral and other customer-facing and press messaging; creating and implementing tools for our team and for cross-department initiatives; and serving as point of contact and subject matter expert for outside counsel and internal Amazon initiatives.
About The Team
We are a global, collaborative legal team dedicated to pushing the boundaries of responsible AI development. Our work impacts how transformative technologies are created and deployed, making each team member a crucial architect of the future of artificial intelligence.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- 5+ years of contracts management, paralegal, or comparable experience within a law firm or in-house legal department
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working within a high-growth technology company
- Experience working proactively and independently, meeting deadlines, and delivering on projects and tasks
- Experience implementing scalable compliance solutions (technology, procedures, processes, etc.) in a regulated environment
- Experience with technology and innovation law
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously
Key skills/competency
- Contracts Management
- Legal Compliance
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Process Optimization
- Workflow Simplification
- Data Strategy
- Regulatory Compliance
- Commercial Transactions
- Legal Operations
- Communication Skills
How to Get Hired at Amazon
- Research Amazon's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor to understand their focus on customer obsession and innovation.
- Customize your resume: Tailor your resume to highlight experience in contracts management, legal compliance, and technology, specifically mentioning AI or AGI, using keywords from the Contract Manager, Artificial General Intelligence job description.
- Showcase your tech savviness: Prepare examples demonstrating your aptitude for technology, particularly how you've used AI or other tools to simplify processes or improve efficiency in a legal context.
- Master behavioral interviews: Amazon heavily relies on its Leadership Principles. Practice answering questions using the STAR method, focusing on how your past experiences align with principles like 'Dive Deep,' 'Deliver Results,' and 'Invent and Simplify.'
- Highlight communication skills: Be ready to articulate complex legal concepts clearly and concisely, demonstrating your excellent written and oral communication abilities crucial for cross-functional collaboration at Amazon.
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