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The Global Solutions for Analytics, Risk, & Compliance (GSARC) team is seeking a motivated Sr. Risk Manager with DG experience across multiple transportation modes, regulatory compliance expertise, analytical and communication capabilities, and a hands-on passion to dive-deep into processes to enable Amazon's growth in a safe environment for customers, partners, and associates.
The Sr. Risk Manager will be responsible for establishing the regulatory framework and operational controls necessary to safely handle DG shipments across air, ground, and ocean freight lanes, ensuring adherence to IATA, IMDG, DOT, and other relevant regulatory requirements. The role requires developing country-specific compliance standards across multiple countries, including the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, and Japan, implementing technology controls, coordinating carrier protocols, and deploying comprehensive training programs.
This role will represent DG risk management programs to internal and external stakeholders alongside building relationships with key stakeholders, including regulators, and business partners to promote and advocate Amazon's commitment to safety excellence across the Global Mile network.
The successful candidate will possess the ability to work across senior levels of leadership in multiple organizations to align on standards and proposed controls, as well as deliver at a high bar for quality. The Sr. Risk Manager will demonstrate excellent judgment, communication skills, instincts in decision-making and proactively and continually improve their level of knowledge about Amazon's business and relevant technologies.
This position will be required to work onsite, and international travel will be required.
Key job responsibilities
- Create DG enablement roadmaps and business requirements for new product launches across different transportation modes, proactively engaging with business partners to provide support aligned with their expansion goals
- Maintain subject matter expertise and current industry knowledge to advise senior leadership on emerging trends and regulatory requirements that could impact the business strategic roadmap across all transportation modes
- Work with Legal partners to conduct regulatory assessments across multiple countries for international DG transportation and develop country-specific hazmat requirements and documentation standards
- Develop operational procedures to ensure safe and compliant transportation of DG
- Create and deploy function-specific training materials for operations teams across different transportation modes
- Define DG performance frameworks and monitoring dashboards applicable to multi-modal transportation
- Conduct site-specific assessments when required across various facility types
- Support launch readiness activities across all sites and provide ongoing operational support and compliance auditing post-launch
A day in the life
Working independently and autonomously, analyzing data to ensure adherence with internal DG policy as well as external regulations while developing strategic expansion roadmaps across multiple transportation modes. Risk assessing DG controls within the transportation network, presenting performance to key stakeholders to maintain safe and compliant shipments. Collaborating with business enablement partners reviewing and approving business expansion initiatives.
About the team
The GSARC DG Compliance team ensures the safety of our customers, associates and carrier partners by delivering innovative solutions to ensure DG compliance, redefining industry best practices and standards, and safely enabling an ever-changing borderless business model.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience
- 5+ years of program or project Management experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience in verbal and written communication for executive level leaders
- IMDG, 49CFR, ICAO/IATA, or region specific accreditation
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent
- Master's degree or equivalent
- Knowledge of SQL and data warehousing concepts
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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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.
USA, AZ, Tempe - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, IL, Chicago - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 133,300.00 - 185,000.00 USD annually
USA, TN, Nashville - 109,000.00 - 155,400.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Houston - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually