Sr. Risk Manager

Nashville, Tennessee


Employer: Amazon
Industry: Corporate Operations
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time

The Compliance Assurance Manager will be responsible for strategic legal compliance, including assurance processes design, development, testing, implementation, verification, and continual improvement. The role will engage, collaborate, and partner with Amazon businesses, geographical units, and technical subject matter experts (SMEs) in Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) and other functions (i.e., field operations, governmental affairs, legal, engineering, data scientists, business intelligence engineers, purchasing) to continually reduce risk. More specifically, this role will serve to assist with strategy and scalable and reliable actions for managing workplace health and safety (WHS) compliance in different jurisdictions across the globe. The role involves self-driven, independent, and hands-on work in the areas of understanding stakeholder needs and expectations, legal research, stakeholder engagement, data analysis, investigation and root cause analysis, and risk management.

Role involves travel 20-30% locally and internationally.

Key job responsibilities

Workplace health and safety compliance

• Key responsibilities include defining, applying, and defending health and safety compliance requirements; operating in alignment with legal or regulatory requirements; and testing, remediating, and enhancing risk management controls. Partners with legal teams to interpret and define obligations. Engage cross-organizationally with leadership to design program controls and test strategy. Influence senior leadership to implement strategic and programmatic controls.

• Key responsibilities include defining and applying risk tolerances; measuring management and communicating health and safety legal risk. Influence leadership in the establishment of organization-level risk management.

Promote culture of workplace health and safety compliance and risk management

• Key responsibilities include building risk management awareness within organizations; providing subject matter expertise; and acting as a risk management evangelist. Maintain subject matter expertise and current industry knowledge to advise senior leadership on emerging trends and potential impact on strategic roadmap. Ensure risk management team is actively involved in organizational roadmap discussions. Develop and deliver risk management training to senior leadership. Conceptualize and drive implementation of cross-product technical risk management solutions to drive program efficiencies.

• Should be an effective communicator and send clear, concise, and consistent messages, both verbally and in writing.

A day in the life

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:

1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options

3. Paid Time Off (PTO)

4. 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you're passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Nashville, TN, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in risk management, finance, economics, business administration, or related field. Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, Master's in Finance) preferred.

- Minimum of 6 years of experience in risk management, financial analysis, or a related field.

- Understanding of risk management principles, methodologies, and best practices.

- Proficiency in financial modeling, statistical analysis, and risk assessment techniques.

- Experience with risk management software and tools (e.g., SAS, MATLAB, R, Python).

- Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance standards relevant to the industry (e.g., Basel III, Solvency II).

- Analytical and problem-solving skills and experience interpreting complex data to make informed decisions.

- Communication and interpersonal skills, experience effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams.

- Experience working under pressure and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

- Professional certification such as FRM (Financial Risk Manager), PRM (Professional Risk Manager), or similar, is a plus.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Created: 2024-06-14
Reference: 2670320
Country: United States
State: Tennessee
City: Nashville
ZIP: 37027

About Amazon

Founded in: 1994
Number of Employees: 1600000


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