Associate Corporate Counsel, Quick Commerce & Real Estate — MENA, Turkey and South Africa
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About the Role
Amazon seeks an Associate Corporate Counsel to support quick commerce and real estate expansion across MENA, Turkey, and South Africa. The role involves negotiating leases, managing site acquisitions, and advising on compliance.
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Responsibilities
- Lead legal support for Amazon's quick commerce site expansion — negotiating and drafting leases and third party services agreements for dark stores, micro fulfillment sites and ultra fast delivery hubs
- Manage rapid, high volume site acquisition pipelines with compressed timelines
- Negotiate and draft broader real estate agreements including leases, build to suit agreements, development agreements and purchase contracts
- Advise on construction and fit out contracts, project management agreements and enabling works packages
- Support compliance with local real estate, planning and construction regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions
- Advise on site compliance matters related to operational readiness for new launches
- Manage landlord disputes, lease terminations and enforcement matters
- Collaborate with cross functional teams including Quick Commerce, Operations, Finance, Tax, Compliance and Construction
- Coordinate with and manage outside counsel across the region
- Identify and mitigate legal risks across the quick commerce and real estate portfolio
- Drive continuous improvement in legal processes — developing playbooks, templates and scalable solutions
Requirements
- 3+ years of post bar admission legal experience
- Experience in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts
- Experience in real estate, construction, or related transactional practice
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English
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Description
- Amazon is looking for an Associate Corporate Counsel for Quick Commerce & Real Estate to support expansion across MENA, Turkey and South Africa.
- The role involves negotiating leases, managing site acquisitions, and advising on compliance.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Lead legal support for Amazon's quick commerce site expansion — negotiating and drafting leases and third party services agreements for dark stores, micro fulfillment sites and ultra fast delivery hubs across the region.
- Manage rapid, high volume site acquisition pipelines with compressed timelines, non standard structures and evolving business requirements.
- Negotiate and draft broader real estate agreements including leases, build to suit agreements, development agreements and purchase contracts for logistics and operational facilities.
- Advise on construction and fit out contracts, project management agreements and enabling works packages.
- Support compliance with local real estate, planning and construction regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
- Advise on site compliance matters related to operational readiness for new launches.
- Manage landlord disputes, lease terminations and enforcement matters, coordinating with local counsel across the region.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams including Quick Commerce, Operations, Finance, Tax, Compliance and Construction to drive projects from site selection through launch.
- Coordinate with and manage outside counsel across the region, maintaining oversight of legal strategy, quality and costs.
- Identify and mitigate legal risks across the quick commerce and real estate portfolio.
- Stay current on relevant real estate laws, regulations and market trends across the region.
- Drive continuous improvement in legal processes — developing playbooks, templates and scalable solutions to support rapid network growth.
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years of post bar admission legal experience
- Experience in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts
- Experience in real estate, construction, or related transactional practice
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in house work
- Experience working across multiple jurisdictions in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey or South Africa
- Experience in quick commerce, logistics, dark store or retail real estate
- Experience with high volume site acquisition or rapid roll out programmes
- Experience with construction contracts (FIDIC or equivalent) and development projects
- Experience managing outside counsel and legal budgets
- Comfortable making high judgment decisions in ambiguous situations and managing competing priorities
- Arabic and/or Turkish language skills
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