Risk Manager, Risk Management and Resilience

Our operations network known for our speed accuracy and exceptional service delivers millions of packages and smiles to Amazon customers every day. To keep our operations network secure and assure operational continuity we are looking for an experienced professional who wants to join our Risk Management team as Risk Manager. In this key role you will mitigate risks to our people operations and assets across International Region (Europe Middle East Africa Asia Pacific and Latin America).

Key job responsibilities
Own and drive difficult risk programs (e.g. risk appetite risk assessment process risk training change management process) and manage cross-functional risk projects
Mitigate long-term risks and identify paths forward in difficult situations
Lead detailed discussions to align on difficult business problems and solutions using your knowledge and experience to ensure the correct business partners are part of the discussion groups
Inform your stakeholders about appropriate response and mitigation to emerging risks identified within Amazon Operations

Basic Qualifications
A relevant degree or degree equivalent (e.g. security risk data analysis)
Relevant experience within Risk Management
Relevant experience with security information gathering and analysis
Relevant experience with risk management technology platforms (e.g. AuditBoard)
Advanced proficiency in written and verbal English


A day in the life
As a Risk Manager on the Risk Management team you will join a team of professionals supporting the Security and Loss Prevention team with translating threat identification into risk assessments risk treatment plans mitigation strategies and escalation frameworks. To achieve this goal you will own and drive risk programs to identify security operational asset and people risks within the organisation and work to mitigate those risks. You will plan design and implement an overall risk management process for the organisation and report risks in an appropriate way to different audiences. You will evaluate the companys internal control framework effectiveness in addressing risks and accomplishing goals. You also provide risk support education and training to associates to build risk awareness within the organisation.

About the team
Working in partnership with our stakeholders Security and Loss Prevention secures the Amazon supply chain end-to-end and promotes security during business conversations. Sitting within Security and Loss Prevention the Risk Management team does this by creating and maintaining risk frameworks to ensure continuation of our business providing risk assessments risk preparedness contingency planning and incident response as a service to business and operational Security and Loss Prevention teams. We provide strategic tactical and operational mechanisms by working closely with senior management and various other support teams in a global framework. We accomplish this through policies and standardized guidelines based on best practices using technology to eliminate subjectivity complexity and variation identifying preparing for and mitigating the impact of adverse events and auditing our practices to ensure compliance and consistency.

- 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

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:
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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