Description

Amazon has built a reputation for excellence, and is considered one of the most trusted companies on the planet. To deliver on that reputation, We build and deliver services for Buyers, Sellers, Vendors and other customers to ensure that Amazon is a safe and trustworthy place to shop and an amazing place to build a successful business selling products.

We’re looking for a Sr. Program Manager to help us lead our efforts to detect and mitigate Emerging Abuse. As Amazon has grown, it has become an attractive target for malicious actors that attempt to game our systems and processes. These malicious actors continue to look for gaps in our systems which they try to take advantage of. This leader will predict and identify risks, help define initiatives to resolve those risks, and will lead our teams in building preventative mechanisms and services that get us one step ahead of malicious actors.

We are looking for a motivated self-starter who are passionate about helping us ensure that customers can make great purchase decisions. We expect this leader to achieve this by successfully building relationships with internal and external teams. In addition, we expect this leader to be flexible, capable of dealing with ambiguity, all while demonstrating strong analytical skills. The work atmosphere requires innovation and strategic thinking. We expect this leader to be willing to take calculated risks, driving the right initiatives without fear of failure.

This is a global role that will include interaction with global teams and requiring a strong ability to communicate effectively with various business teams. This role requires strong writing skills related to establishing standard operating procedures and workflows.

Join us to lead our abuse and risk prevention programs forward, protecting Amazon and its customers.

Key job responsibilities

Working closely with product, science, engineering and operations team, to develop and implement solutions toclose root cause gaps and stop bad actors.

Work with internal and external stakeholders to investigate and assess emerging issues across the abuselandscape (with focus on catalog discovery), and assess the impact.

Build actionable plans based on identified gaps and determine the blast radius, relevant owners, deadlines anddependencies.

Oversee implementation of strategic emerging risk related projects, and develop mitigation strategies.

Establish and monitor goals and metrics to identify new large scale risks and opportunities, using data to

validate assumptions.

Collaborate effectively with leadership and cross-functional partners to support decision making.

Effectively prioritize and manage a portfolio of projects and initiatives, considering trade-offs and optimizing for

customer and seller experience.

A day in the life

As a Program Manager II, your day revolves around analyzing data, uncovering abuse trends, collaborating cross-functionally, and driving strategic solutions to combat emerging abuse threats. You monitor key risk signals, engage stakeholders, refine detection models, update policies, mentor team members, and provide clear communication to leadership.

About the team

Here at Selling Partner Services, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have 14 employee-led affinity groups, reaching 10,000+ employees in chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our DEI Ambassador Program. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Basic Qualifications

5+ years of program or project management experience

Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

2+ years of data analysis experience

2+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience

2+ years of defining and executing against program timeline requirements experience

Preferred Qualifications

2+ years of driving process improvements experience

Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

2+ years of regulatory and risk management experience

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 $104,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/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. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.