Principal, Human Rights, India Lead, Human Rights and Social Impact

Join us at the forefront of Amazons sustainability initiatives to work on environmental and social advancements that support Amazons long-term worldwide sustainability strategy. At Amazon were working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there we need exceptionally talented bright and driven people who are passionate about making a meaningful impact on communities and the environment while helping shape the future of sustainable business practices.

The Worldwide Sustainability (WWS) organization capitalizes on Amazons 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. Through innovative programs and strategic partnerships were creating lasting positive change in the communities where we operate while advancing Amazons commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility.

Amazons Human Rights & Social Impact program drives customer trust business continuity and sustainable social impact by embedding respect for human rights and the environment throughout Amazons 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 Principal leader to manage internal business relationships sitting at the intersection of Amazons businesses and the HRSI team. The Principal will lead a small team of Regional Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in India who provide support to regional business teams as they integrate human rights risk management into their businesses. This leader will support multiple complex relationships across the company and be tasked to address new business issues as they arise by working with HRSI and legal to translate problems and integrate effective solutions with an eye toward automation scalability and efficiency. You will be expected to handle both day-to-day issues and longer term global and program-wide strategies and initiatives. The Principal IN Lead will be a major player in key program developments across our team including communicating industry initiatives and working with external stakeholders to manage Amazons growing and diverse supply chain. This person will be responsible for influencing without authority broadly across Amazon.



Key job responsibilities
- Lead a team of regional SMEs providing human rights support across the globe to WW Ops business teams
- Coordinate with multiple Amazon businesses and functions across India as well as third-party human rights service providers and suppliers
- Lead cross functional teams across Amazon business units and support teams to enhance and evolve programs to drive measurable improvements on process efficiency and improvements
- Analyze program data and anecdotes (such as escalation data audit findings training data etc.) to drive decisions make improvements spot trends and create efficiencies
- Partner with tech data and science teams across Amazon to identify solutions to automate and scale the program
- Develop and improve project and program management processes prioritizing ways to leverage technology and automate


About the team
Diverse Experiences:
World Wide Sustainability values diverse experiences. We encourage all candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

Inclusive Team Culture:
Its 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 (inclusive diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth:
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- Bachelors degree or above in a relevant discipline (e.g. Law Political Science Public Policy Public Affairs Economic Development)
- Experience in supply chain commodity and supplier management in a high volume global sourcing and operations manufacturing environment with a global supply base of contract manufacturers
- 10 years experience in regulatory compliance ESG reporting corporate social responsibility human rights due diligence or related fields.
- Extensive years of experience at a senior level working on human rights labor rights multi-stakeholder initiatives international development labor rights training or social responsibility

- Masters degree or above in a relevant discipline (e.g. Law Political Science Public Policy Public Affairs Economic Development)
- Experience in program management logistics operations supply chain transportation or a related field
- Experience using lean process improvement six sigma methodologies or related performance metrics/process improvements to increase efficiency within processes forecasting planning optimization or logistics
- Experience advising on human rights and/or environmental and reporting standards for a large company or organization

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