Sr. Compliance Assurance Manager, Governance, Compliance & External Affairs

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 wed still love to hear from you! At Amazon we value people with unique backgrounds experiences and skillsets. If youre passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale please apply!


- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
- 6 years of compliance audit or risk management experience
- Experience in stakeholder engagement influencing and program/project management in multinational companies.
- Communication skills verbal and written
- Analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving
- Experience with Workplace Health & Safety legal requirements (US OSHA) or other regulatory requirements and international industry best practices requirements
- Bachelors Degree in Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) Environmental Health and Safety (WHS) or other related fields from an accredited university

- Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
- Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent
- Masters degree or equivalent
- Preferably has Amazon project deployment implementation and verification experience.
- Have experience in leading ISO multisite audit and certification in ISO45001 (OHSAS18001) ISO14001 or ISO9001.
- Have or working towards CSP CIH NEBOSH or CHMM certification.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $109000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on 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.