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

Amazon-posted 11 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Bellevue, WA
5,001-10,000 employees
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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.

  • 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%).
  • 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
  • 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
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
  • Maternity and Parental Leave Options
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 401(k) Plan
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