DESCRIPTION Join us at the cutting edge 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.
Amazon's Social Responsibility program drives customer trust, business continuity, and sustainable social impact by embedding respect for human rights and the environment throughout Amazon's entire value chain. We implement company-wide standards and commitments such as our Global Human Rights Principles (GHRP) and Supply Chain Standards (SCS) . We seek to continuously improve the tools and processes used in integrating human rights and environmental due diligence across the business.
We are looking for a Senior Program Manager to manage touch points, processes, and inputs from business stakeholders into the Social Responsibility's supplier risk and performance programs, including covering Responsible Minerals Sourcing program execution and strategy. This role will play a critical part in driving the evolution of programs to meet the needs of our changing business models, sourcing dynamics, and policy considerations.
This role will be focused on collaboration with stakeholders across organizations to develop and improve programs with multiple customers and drive efficiencies along the way. The program manager will be expected to handle both day-to-day issues across multiple stakeholders while also building long-term, enterprise-wide strategy on critical sourcing topics.
A strong candidate for this role is an innovative, detail-oriented professional who is highly organized, has a problem-solving mindset, and is an excellent communicator.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Business & Human Rights/Social Responsibility/Responsible Sourcing topics as well as an ability to analyze diverse sets of data, collaborate across organizations, and exceptionally project manage complex projects and stakeholders.
This role requires strengths in writing compelling, data-driven documents, and conducting preliminary data analysis. We are looking for a self-starter who over-indexes on ownership and pays high attention to detail with proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities.
Key job responsibilities
- Understand the end-to-end supplier due diligence process, industry-wide issues, best practices, and emerging regulatory requirements
- Coordinate with stakeholders across the business, third-party firms, and suppliers
- Develop and improve project/program management processes, leveraging technology to drive automation
- Maintain internal and external resources based on program improvements and changes
- Improve processes for ingesting, analyzing, and leveraging data
About the team
Diverse Experiences:
World Wide Sustainability (WWS) values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Inclusive Team Culture:
It is in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Work/Life Balance:
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.
Mentorship and Career Growth:
We have a career path for you no matter what stage you're in when you start here. We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | New York, NY, USA | San Francisco, CA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- 5+ years of experience in social responsibility, responsible sourcing, sustainability, policy or compliance roles. 5+ years of experience in program or project management;
- Written and verbal communication experience with senior business leaders
- Strong attention to detail, experience in researching and independent problem-solving
- Ability to analyze and propose data-driven solutions in a fast-paced environment
