Sr. Risk Manager, Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) Operational Excellence (OpEx)

Amazon•Nashville, TN

21d•$109,000 - $185,000

About The Position

Amazon Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Operational Excellence (OpEx) is seeking a Risk Manager to drive continuous improvement safety projects. If you have a strong background in risk management and the ability to drive cross-functional projects, we encourage you to apply. Embrace the opportunity to pioneer new ways of thinking, designing and delivering in our fast-paced environment. Apply now to be a part of the most exciting new ideas that are shaping the future of Amazon. The Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Risk Manager will oversee complex projects with critical safety impact. This role requires coordinating change management processes, driving execution, and communicating to senior management on status, risks and process/product changes. Cross-team coordination, project management and executive presentation skills are essential.

Requirements

6+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience
Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
5+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience
5+ years of program or project management experience
5+ years of managing, analyzing and communicating results to senior leadership experience
Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
5+ years of risk management experience including risk assessment and mitigation
Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent
Master's degree or equivalent

Responsibilities

Manage full lifecycle of complex cross-functional programs with considerable impact across multiple organizations
Work autonomously in an ambiguous environment, seeking to understand business problems, automation limitations, scaling factors, and boundary conditions
Partner with teams globally to source, allocate, and coordinate resources
Partner with customers, internal/external teams, and engineering teams to assess risk and determine what projects require additional risk mitigation and in what priority order
Identify and resolve gaps between teams, processes and systems, helping teams reduce exposure to classic failure modes (e.g., requirements not sufficiently understood or documented, ineffective cross-team collaboration, long-term impact(s) from third-party solutions, security not considered, insufficient stakeholder review, etc.)
Solve ambiguous problems and proactively identify and mitigate risks (before they become roadblocks)
Work with program managers, business leaders and executive team to communicate and impact critical business initiatives
Develop, implement, and govern KPI reporting for a portfolio of programs, providing visibility to the milestones, and performance across all projects
Some travel may be required (no more than 25%).