Description

　　Transportation Risk Compliance (TRC) is a team that protects all of Amazon’s transportation businesses, implementing scalable risk management solutions to enable business growth. These systems, invisible to the customer, aim to work seamlessly across the transportation network to ensure safe and compliant package delivery.

　　The Transportation Risk Compliance Team is looking for an experienced Senior Risk Manager to develop and manage and execute Amazon’s transportation compliance audit strategy across the US region. This person will lead a team of Field Auditors assessing our transportation models for potential compliance risks and working to remediate. As Amazon is continuously developing new transportation models, this leader will work with transportation business leaders to proactively identify compliance regulatory business opportunities and risks and propose innovative approaches and risk mitigation strategies for solving them. In this highly visible role, working closely with the Amazon’s transportation leaders, country leaders, legal, and 3P companies, the Senior Risk Manager, will apply their knowledge of operations and internal controls to a diverse set of risk areas. This senior leader will leverage the knowledge from these engagements, as well as, existing and planned regulations to create and influence Amazon transportation policies and audit programs

　　This position will require a broad set of skills that will range from high level strategic thinking to deep-dive analytical problem solving. High judgment and effective decision-making is important for this role. You must be an excellent writer who can succinctly communicate complicated issues in business terms. You must be a strong program manager who can manage variable resources and conduct your own audits from beginning to end, often managing multiple projects at once.

　　This position requires the ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

　　Key job responsibilities

　　Growing and evolving the US Transportation Risk Compliance audit strategy.

　　Ensuring transportation compliance awareness and policy positions of Amazon’s business models internally, within local industry associations, and to other relevant stakeholders.

　　Working collaboratively and transparently with senior business leadership, and the legal and tech teams, to ensure alignment between core business priorities and transportation compliance priorities.

　　Developing and leading the end-to-end audit management program from risk identification to executive reporting, including aligning on remediation and / or enforcement mechanisms.

　　Develop a working knowledge of the operational processes and controls in place that support all compliance programs.

　　Assist with linking policies, standard operating procedures, internal controls, monitoring, and reporting with the goal of improving operations, compliance policies, and risk management.

　　Seeking opportunities and anticipating challenges/obstacles our transportation business could face as the global business and regulatory landscape evolves.

　　Leading and developing a team of risk assessment managers. Mentoring your staff, helping them develop their skills, have new professional experiences, and satisfy their career goals.

　　Communicating project issues and statuses in a concise, accurate, and professional manner to business partners and executives.

　　A day in the life

　　The Sr. Manager, Risk & Compliance will work collaboratively with business stakeholders, safety, legal, finance, tech, and human resource teams to implement world-class, customer-centric, compliance and risk management solutions. The individual leads and develops a team of auditors who execute inspection activities, provide carriers with consultative support to identify opportunities for improvement, develop corrective action plans to address audit defects, and manage those remediation plans to closure. The Sr. Manager, Risk & Compliance executes using a broad set of skills that range from high-level strategic thinking to deep dive analytical problem solving. The individual exemplifies high judgment, effective decision-making, innovative thinking and a strong customer focus, along with excellent writing skills, succinctly communicating complicated issues in compelling business terms.

　　About the team

　　Amazon Transportation Risk and Compliance (TRC) is the voice of risk and compliance for Amazon’s transportation businesses across 16 regions. We proactively identify and manage risks through risk mitigation strategies and provide assurance that Amazon and our carrier partners comply with the highest transportation and legal standards (including legislative, regulatory, and contractual). Anchored by sound subject matter expertise, processes, and growing technology solutions, our TRC leaders improve public safety and enable business growth as we work diligently to serve our customers.

　　We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

　　Arlington, VA, USA | Bellevue, WA, USA | Nashville, TN, USA | New York, NY, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

　　Basic Qualifications

　　• Bachelor's degree in business, policy, risk management or related field or equivalent experience.

　　• 10+ years of risk management, audit, legal, compliance or similar discipline experience including engaging with external stakeholders.

　　• 10+ years team leadership experience.

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Graduate Degree.

　　Processes improvement methodology experience.

　　Auditing and/or compliance skills (e.g., SOX, SOC, etc.).

　　Experience with audit or risk program design, control environment process documentation, and control mapping.

　　Experience managing external agencies.

　　Experience managing budgets.

　　Understanding of basic data analytical skills and tools such as Tableau, SQL (intermediate to advanced).

　　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.

　　Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $126,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $236,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.