Senior Risk Manager, Transportation Risk and Compliance

Amazon • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

Want to help Earth’s most customer-centric company design, implement and monitor
risk mitigation strategies to improve the customer experience and protect
Amazon’s brand?

In this role, you will work closely with Amazon's global transportation
businesses to build strategic initiatives and frameworks that support carrier
partners in meeting legal and contractual obligations relating to business
practices, driver / provider eligibility, and safety standards. You will be
expected to understand laws and regulations applicable to the Amazon
transportation network, assess effectiveness of existing risk and control
concepts, and propose innovative mitigation strategies that enable business
success. You must clearly and concisely communicate identified findings to
senior leadership, and will be responsible for partnering with cross-functional
teams to design workflows in support of risk-reduction activities. You will set
program objectives, assign appropriate metrics that measure success, and drive
business changes that reduce risk. You will work collaboratively with business
stakeholders, legal, tech, and field operations teams to implement world-class,
customer-centric, compliance and risk management solutions.

Requirements

• 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 building cross-functional partnerships and influencing stakeholders across the organization to act without having a direct reporting relationship
• 5+ years of experience in legal analysis or regulatory compliance

Nice To Haves

• 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
• CPA, CMA, CISA, CIA or equivalent risk, audit, or compliance credentials

Responsibilities

• Proficient in establishing and managing regulatory intake and tracking systems to systematically capture, prioritize, and monitor incoming global transportation regulations, while coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders to assess impact, determine implementation requirements, and drive timely responses through structured project management tools.
• Ability to define, develop, and implement risk programs and deploy iterative improvements quantified with metrics.
• Adept at leading, monitoring, and driving projects through to on-time completion.
• Develop integration of advanced technologies strategy for AI, machine learning, and other emerging technologies to enhance risk detection and mitigation capabilities.
• Skilled at establishing successful partnerships (collaboratively and transparently) with senior business leadership, legal, and technology teams to ensure alignment between core business priorities and transportation compliance risk strategies.
• Skilled at maintaining awareness of emerging regulatory trends to proactively anticipate compliance requirements.
• Developing an in-depth knowledge of the operational processes, risk landscapes, and control environments impacting global transportation compliance programs.
• Demonstrable excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Demonstrable problem-solving skills using data and insights to drive both tactical and strategic business decisions.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level