director Legal Counsel hybrid · Posted Jun 12, 2026

About this role

Amazon is hiring a director-level Legal Counsel based in London, United Kingdom. The posting calls out experience with SQL, Compliance.

Role
Legal Counsel
Function
legal
Level
director
Track
hybrid
Employment
Full-time
Location
London, United Kingdom
Department
Investigation & Loss Prevention
Posted
Jun 12, 2026

Job description

from Amazon careers
We are looking for an experienced compliance professional to join the Amazon EU S.a.r.l (AEU UK) team to support the compliance operations of the firm. The Compliance Manager will be responsible for supporting the various insurance distribution propositions within the UK.

The Compliance Manager will support in providing regulatory oversight and approval for new programs, providing expert advice to stakeholders and supporting strategy design with regulatory input.

This opportunity requires a subject matter expert to contribute within a fast-paced and dynamic team. You will champion customer outcomes and use your knowledge of the industry and regulatory horizon to ensure sustainable, compliant solutions are formed. You will comfortably handle ambiguity, and provide pragmatic challenge to colleagues, peers and leadership and you are not afraid to roll up your sleeves and dive into the details. You think outside of the box, coming up with solutions in times of ambiguity.

Key job responsibilities
- Assist the Compliance Officer in ensuring AEU UK’s insurance distribution activities operate in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements
- Review and approve financial promotions to ensure they are in line with regulatory requirements
- Provide advice on insurance requirements, including in the development of new business propositions
- Train the business on applicable Insurance regulation
- Maintain up to date knowledge of relevant insurance regulations.
- Monitor regulatory change and emerging risk from regulatory sources and circulate key developments to internal stakeholders

About the team
AEU UK Compliance is an ambitious, growing team of professions who are passionate about supporting Amazon grow in a compliant and scalable way. We are an innovative group that challenge each other to ensure we maintain high standards and enjoy internal debate to make sure we keep our core values at the forefront of how we work.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree
- Experience in compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent
- Experience handling confidential information
- Experience with regulatory filings and reports or equivalent
- Experience establishing successful partnerships with internal and external teams to execute tactical initiatives or equivalent
- Knowledge of UK Insurance Regulation

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with SQL and Excel
- Experience in program requirements definition, together with data and metrics leveraging to drive improvements
- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Demonstrated track record of taking ownership and driving results
- Compliance certification or equivalent

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