Compliance Specialist, AWS Global Trade
Posted on: 23 Jan 2021
Seattle, WA
Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Amazons Legal Department is looking for a talented and motivated Trade Compliance Specialist in Seattle to support Amazon Web Services, a dynamic and rapidly growing business within Amazon.com. AWS is at the forefront of the cloud computing and service industry, providing IT infrastructure services such as on-demand compute capacity, storage, content delivery, database services, browsers and more. The successful candidate will join the AWS Legal Global Trade team, and support a range of international trade matters with an emphasis on customs/import compliance. This is an exciting and varied role that encompasses a variety of responsibilities, including developing and implementing compliance procedures and driving their continuous refinement, analyzing regulatory obligations, and partnering with colleagues and business clients to deliver critical projects.
This role will give the successful candidate an opportunity to join a collaborative, tight-knit team that is leading exciting and pioneering global initiatives as part of a business that is making history.
The successful candidate must:
Have strong prior work experience in a professional setting, and a cooperative attitude;
Have excellent organizational skills, the ability to manage multiple and varying mission-critical projects at once, and to follow through and meet deadlines;
Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing;
Be self-motivated and able to work independently and as a part of a team in a fast-paced environment that is constantly changing; and
Have great judgment, a sense of humor, and a desire to learn and be curious.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree
5+ years of relevant prior work experience, or a law degree (or equivalent) and 2+ years of relevant work experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Prior work experience with a law firm, corporate legal or compliance department or government agency
Prior experience in regulatory compliance including developing and implementing compliance processes and policies across cross-functional teams
Prior experience with trade compliance matters, particularly import/customs matters
Prior experience with project management
Prior experience with regulatory filings and reports
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Amazon.com
Seattle, WA
Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products and subscriptions in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) segments. It sells merchandise and content purchased for resale from third-party sellers through physical stores and online stores.
The company also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, and Echo devices; provides Kindle Direct Publishing, an online service that allows independent authors and publishers to make their books available in the Kindle Store; and develops and produces media content.
In addition, it offers programs that enable sellers to sell their products on its Websites, as well as their own branded Websites; and programs that allow authors, musicians, filmmakers, skill and app developers, and others to publish and sell content. Further, the company provides compute, storage, database, and other AWS services, as well as compute, storage, database offerings, fulfillment, publishing, digital content subscriptions, advertising, and co-branded credit card agreement services.
Additionally, it offers Amazon Prime, a membership program, which provides free shipping of various items; access to streaming of movies and TV episodes; and other services. It serves consumers, sellers, developers, enterprises, and content creators. Amazon.com, Inc. has a strategic partnership with Volkswagen AG. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
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IndustryInformation Technology
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No. of Employees647,500
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Jobs Posted12764
