We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Seattle WA USA
Amazon is seeking an Assurance Manager to join our Denied Party Screening (DPS) team focused on denied party and sanctions screening systems and processes. This team enables Amazon to comply with regulations as well as understand and manage sanctions risk.
We are seeking a candidate that has good analytical skills solid business judgment a controllership focus and the capability to drive the right results with a focused and pragmatic approach. You are an effective project manager that plans and conducts assurance assessment and testing from beginning to end and often managing multiple projects at once. You will be responsible for prioritizing findings and recommendations in tune with our corporate strategy and regulations. You should be able to facilitate multiple stakeholders to agree on appropriate solutions and verify that risks are mitigated appropriately. You will also provide subject matter expertise and guidance to crossfunctional teams on sanctions compliance obligations and risk mitigation strategies. We value personality insight intellectual flexibility and sound business judgment. We value your passion to discover invent simplify and build.
Key job responsibilities
As an Assurance Manager you will:
Support the development and of a comprehensive sanctions compliance assurance program.
Lead the planning scoping and reporting of assurance activities based on identified compliance risks impacting various Amazon businesses.
Design and implement robust testing frameworks to validate the effectiveness of sanctions screening processes procedures and controls.
Analyze and perform deep dives of sanctionsrelated data to assess control effectiveness and detect potential control gaps.
Partner closely with the stakeholders legal and business teams to identify risks and gaps and drive remediation actions.
Define and improve processes tools and drive automation to support endtoend assurance program.
Provide consultative support to business partners to identify opportunities for control improvements with the objective of mitigating risk and improving compliance and operational performance.
Use excellent writing skills to succinctly communicate complicated issues risks and remediation efforts. You will prepare reports make presentations to senior level management to improve controls with the objective of mitigating compliance risks.
Work independently and remain flexible with the ability to prioritize workloads and maintain a resilient attention to detail in a fastpaced environment.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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Why Amazon Security
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4 years of compliance program management legal governance audit risk/loss prevention or equivalent experience
Bachelors degree or equivalent
Experience handling confidential information
3 years of program requirements definition and data and metrics leveraging to drive improvements experience
Professional auditing qualification or similar risk or compliance credentials
Experience with SQL and Excel
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $66800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $142800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.