Sr. Lead Sustainability Reporting, Environment & Regulations, WW Sustainability

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Join us at the forefront of Amazon's sustainability initiatives to work on
environmental and social advancements to support Amazon's long term worldwide
sustainability strategy. At Amazon, we're working to be the most
customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented,
bright, and driven people.

The Worldwide Sustainability (WWS) organization capitalizes on Amazon’s scale
and speed to build a more resilient and sustainable company. We manage our
social and environmental impacts globally, and drive solutions that enable our
customers, businesses, and the world to become more sustainable.

The Worldwide Sustainability Regulatory Reporting team is looking for a detail
focused, results-oriented and collaborative individual to support Amazon’s
global sustainability disclosure processes. Your work will help scale Amazon’s
regulatory reporting infrastructure and deliver high quality sustainability
disclosures by partnering cross functionally to understand Amazon’s
environmental and social programs and key metrics.

You will be responsible for preparing for compliance with emerging regulations,
including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and
delivering Amazon’s regulatory reports in a rapidly evolving global environment.

This will involve establishing external reporting processes, assessing and
collecting key metrics from partner teams, resolving reporting decisions, and
drafting disclosures. You will work cross-functionally with Worldwide
Sustainability, Legal, Finance, and Accounting and will present results to
senior leadership.

To do well in this role, you must be able to confidently handle complex projects
and provide a point of view in situations of high ambiguity. You must also show
good judgment to continually improve Amazon’s business model to develop robust
and integrated reporting efforts and enhance emerging sustainability reporting
best practices.

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of experience working in sustainability reporting, sustainability assurance, or legal fields.
• Deep understanding of the emerging sustainability regulatory environment (e.g., CSRD, European Sustainability Reporting Standards, EU taxonomy).
• Deep understanding of sustainability reporting criteria such as double materiality assessments, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Standards, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) frameworks, and the underlying assumptions that support human rights and environmental impact assessments.
• Experience understanding complex data and creating new disclosures in accordance with specific criteria (e.g., ISSB/SASB, GRI, GHG Protocol, HREDD).
• Ability to create and execute a sustainability disclosure strategy that considers and prioritizes the needs of various stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Sustainability reporting accreditation/certification (e.g. GRI Certified Sustainability Professional, ISSB (IFRS) Sustainability Fundamentals Certificate).
• Experience with external reporting solutions such as Workiva and familiarity with XBRL tagging.
• Experience managing consultants, including developing external-facing reports (e.g., design, content development, etc.).
• Experience directly performing independent third-party assurance or managing external audit firms.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate emerging regulations and develop preparation plans.
• Execute reporting processes such as double materiality assessments.
• Design and implement enhanced governance mechanisms to ensure adequate oversight and control over sustainability reporting.
• Analyze Sustainability performance against key goals. Draft performance narratives in partnership with the Finance, Accounting, Environment, and Social Impact teams
• Work with Worldwide Sustainability subject matter experts to develop precise disclosures of Amazon's calculation methodologies for voluntary and regulatory sustainability reporting. Ensure disclosures meet external assurance standards and provide stakeholders with clear explanations of the criteria and methodologies used to calculate key metrics (e.g., greenhouse gas emissions, energy usage, workforce demographics, impact assessment results).

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
• Education Level: No Education Listed