Description

Amazon’s Transportation Risk and Compliance (TRC) team protects Amazon’s transportation businesses by implementing scalable risk management solutions that enable business growth. TRC is looking for a Sr. Risk Manager to drive Amazon's Department of Transportation (DOT) program. The ideal candidate will be an entrepreneurial, innovative leader who can deliver best-in-class regulatory compliance programs. This individual can digest regulatory requirements, assess Amazon’s adherence with respective requirements, drive alignment and prioritization with cross-functional leaders, and implement solutions to mitigate risk. In executing this role, you will partner with internal departments serving all of Amazon's transportation fleets (e.g., Amazon Air, Middle Mile, Last Mile, etc.) and external regulators and agencies. You will have a key role in guiding business policies, operating models, goals, and priorities. In doing so, you will employ subject matter expertise, strong judgement, calculated risk-taking, data-backed analysis, and bench-marking from industry experts. You will be at the cutting edge of legislative developments, and look around corners for potential opportunities or obstacles relevant to Amazon's fleets. You will analyze gaps in the company's infrastructure and propose solutions. As a regulatory leader, you will set a high bar across the team for regulatory accuracy, and show bias for action in developing creative solutions to improve Amazon's compliance.

Key job responsibilities

• Deep dive applicable State and Local DOT regulations to understand the regulatory risks they pose to Amazon’s transportation fleets.

• Work cross-functionally with internal (e.g., business, compliance, public policy, legal) and external partners (e.g., regulatory agencies, outside counsel) to understand the regulatory risks and developments applicable to Amazon’s transportation fleets.

• Influence teams to develop proper SOPs, KPIs, and strategy that help comply with any State and Local regulations impacting a specific Amazon business.

• Develop and maintain subject matter expertise on applicable DOT regulations (e.g. FMCSA, FAA, etc.).

• Manage decision-making with a data driven approach; design and monitor important KPIs and compliance metrics

• Utilize strong judgement in prioritizing and balancing risk management concerns with corporate and organizational needs

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

• 6+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level

• Experience with Department of Transportation (DOT)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification

• Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent

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.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $109,000/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.