Legal Counsel - Payments

Job Description

We are looking for an exceptional lawyer to support payments issues for Amazons payments and fintech business in the Middle East and beyond, which includes Amazon Payment Services, a payment services 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, were passionate about our customers. Key job responsibilitiesYou will counsel the business on a broad range of commercial and regulatory matters, including negotiating with regional and global banks, facilitating local and cross-border payments and funds transfers, and complying with anti-money laundering and other payments related laws and regulations. You will work directly with the business in structuring, drafting and negotiating commercial transactions provide day-to-day advice resolve issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handle pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.A day in the lifePrimary duties include handling legal issues in creative, business-centric ways. You will build processes that address risk and allow the business flexibility and freedom to move quickly. In addition to structuring, drafting, and negotiating commercial transactions and business structures, you will help resolve issues that arise in commercial relationships. You will be advising the business on a wide range of issues, working with: Compliance, PR, Public Policy, Marketing, Product, Finance and Tax teams to structure, negotiate and draft general business transactions and drive policy change and improvement across the business.We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Dubai, AREBASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Strong academic credentials including a law degree (J.D. or equivalent) from a leading university and/or law school is required- 6+ years of legal experience (with at least two years at a law firm) as a transactional attorney, preferably with some portion of that experience in payments, fintech, financial regulatory, data protection, technology or commercial transactions- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, as well as demonstrated proficiency in working closely with and advising senior executives of an organizationPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Previous legal experience in the payments, fintech or financial services industries- A mix of corporate law firm and in-house experience- Hands-on project management experience, including excellent organizational skills, the ability to manage a large number and variety of mission-critical projects, working independently and often in ambiguous environment- 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 attorneys and business clients at all levels throughout the organization- Strong analytical and computer skills- Common sense and great judgment- Strong leadership skills- Has relentlessly high standards- Thinks strategically, but stays on top of tactical execution, responding openly and flexibly to change- Experience in crisis management and response- Business acumen combined with ability to identify optimal solutions, including novel, creative and innovative solutions to complex issues- Some financial compliance experience, including AML- Arabic language skills

Keyskills :
Aml Data Protection Corporate Law project management Payments Crisis Management fintech

About Company

Amazon.com strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want - low prices, vast selection, and convenience - Amazon.com continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce platform. Amazon's evolution from Web site to e-commerce partner to development platform is driven by the spirit of innovation that is part of the company's DNA. The world's brightest technology minds come to Amazon.com to research and develop technology that improves the lives of shoppers and sellers around the world.