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Contracts Manager, AWS Infrastructure Legal

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Arlington, VAJob$76–133K/yrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$76–133K/yr
Location
Arlington, VA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Contracts Manager will support AWS Infrastructure Legal by advising on and structuring deals for AWS technology and infrastructure businesses. The role covers agreements involving infrastructure projects, hardware, software, and professional services, while partnering with commercial, engineering, procurement, and sales teams. It also focuses on simplifying contracting processes and scaling legal operations as business needs and work volume evolve.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Contract ManagementContract NegotiationParalegal ExperienceCommercial Agreement ReviewTechnology LicensingSoftware AgreementsFiber AgreementsReal Estate AgreementsConstruction AgreementsTelecommunicationsTechnology IndustryMedia IndustryOperational ChangeContracting Process Innovation

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent3+ Years Contract Management, Negotiation, or Paralegal Experience1+ Years Experience in Technology Licensing, Software, Fiber, Real Estate, or Construction

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Description

Join AWS Infrastructure Legal as a Contracts Manager to play your part in shaping the world's most comprehensive cloud. In this role, you'll be advising and structuring deals for strategic businesses that underpin AWS's global network and the biggest media, entertainment, and internet applications in the world. You'll get unique visibility across the full spectrum of AWS’s business, by supporting both customer-facing products and sales teams, as well as infrastructure teams responsible for scaling our physical and logical network worldwide. You'll drive meaningful impact by streamlining complex contracting processes, collaborating across commercial and engineering teams, and helping scale our legal operations to meet rapidly evolving business needs. If you're drawn to variety, thrive in dynamic environments, and want to build expertise across contracting, commercial and legal strategy, and legal operations, this is your opportunity to make a real difference.

Key job responsibilities

  • Draft and negotiate a wide range of inbound and outbound technology and infrastructure agreements, including contracts for infrastructure projects, hardware, software, and professional services

  • Identify and execute simplification initiatives that help our team scale operations, including exploring and implementing new tools and methodologies to improve efficiency

  • Collaborate with commercial, engineering, procurement, and sales teams to address contracting needs, internet governance, supply chain, and compliance matters

  • Support both customer-facing products and sales teams as well as procurement and infrastructure teams with legal guidance and contract management

  • Contribute to the legal team's overall effectiveness by serving as a force multiplier, helping us manage increasing complexity and volume of work

A day in the life

As a Contracts Manager in AWS Infrastructure Legal, you'll work on a diverse range of technology and infrastructure agreements—from hardware and software contracts to professional services and infrastructure projects. Your day might include drafting and negotiating both inbound and outbound agreements then pivoting to collaborate with our commercial and engineering teams on internet governance, supply chain, procurement, or compliance challenges. You'll also explore how emerging tools and technologies can help our team work more efficiently and scale our capabilities. Your work directly enables critical AWS technology businesses to operate and grow.

About the team

We are a collaborative legal team dedicated to supporting AWS's infrastructure and technology businesses during a transformative period of cloud and AI expansion. Our team values versatility and cross-functional partnership—you'll work closely with commercial strategists, engineers, procurement specialists, and sales leaders to solve complex business and legal challenges. We're focused on building scalable, efficient processes that allow us to support an increasing volume and complexity of work without sacrificing quality or strategic insight. By joining us, you'll become part of a group committed to enabling AWS's most critical technology initiatives while continuously evolving how we approach legal operations and contracting.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent

  • 3+ years of contract management, contract negotiation, or paralegal experience

  • Experience reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements, including 1+ years of technology licensing, software, fiber, real estate, or construction

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in telecommunications, technology or media industries

  • Experience with operational change and innovation, especially in contracting or legal engagement processes

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

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How this job compares

Set against the 444 open Contract Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$76–133K/yr
  • Virginia median$111–174K/yr22 salary ranges
  • US median$93–165K/yr269 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $105K, is 24% below the Virginia median midpoint ($138K) — in the lowest quarter of Contract Manager salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 34 open Contract Manager jobs in Virginia and 444 across the US. 11% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Contract Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 391 postings).
Education
208 of the 444 open Contract Manager jobs (47%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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