Enterprise Risk Management Specialist, AWS Enterprise Risk Management

Are you looking for an exciting role where you can analyze and develop end-to-end risk management processes with big improvement impacts to protect our customers Amazon Web Services (AWS) is rapidly expanding its global presence.

The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team within Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an experienced and self-motivated risk professional with a proven record of identifying organizing leading and monitoring the risks in the AWS space in order to protect customer data and information.

A successful candidate will have the opportunity to manage and iterate an innovative approach to identifying assessing and driving remediation for enterprise risks in AWS. The candidate must be comfortable with balancing strategic thinking with tactical detailed execution while working independently sorting through ambiguously defined problems identifying and facing big challenges and adjusting to sudden and frequent change. This role acts as a key liaison with AWS teams and related Amazon corporate teams.

The right candidate is someone who thinks big understands risks and enjoys innovating brand new controls/solutions to mitigate risks.


Key job responsibilities
Identify assess manage remediate and track a broad range of risks (e.g.: strategic operational financial ) in complex IT systems and processes;
Own and drive a relationship with key business stakeholder(s) in the AWS space diving deep into their internal processes to develop broad domain and technical understanding and identify potential risks;
Work cross functionally with service infrastructure security teams and related Amazon corporate functions;
Bridge communication with both technical engineering and business teams to successfully capture risk mitigation activities;
Communicate to leadership the status and key deliverables of team initiatives seek diverse opinions and coordinate improvement efforts;
Mature and develop innovative approaches to the management of risks in a manner that effectively and efficiently manages the risks while meeting the needs of internal customers and minimizing business impact;
Assist with linking policy standard operating procedures controls monitoring and reporting with the goal of improving operations compliance policies and risk management;
Drive process improvement and control implementation projects through coordination with AWS teams. This includes the resolution of risk identification and the execution of projects originated from internal assessments.

About the team
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups reaching 40000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazons culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives learn and be curious and earn trust.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures and were building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.

Work/Life Balance
Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here which is why we arent focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead were happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well balanced lifeboth in and outside of work.


- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or other related fields or equivalent experience
- 10 years of project/program management experience in a technical field
- 7 years of technology risk IT security audit compliance and/or relevant regulatory experience


- Have a record of delivery of risk frameworks IT process remediation/improvement projects with technology processes and/or major tech companies
- Grasp of AWS Infrastructure
- Have experience in performing technical assessments and documentation of infrastructure services as well as auditing IT processes
- Have an understanding of evaluating the design and effectiveness of IT controls
- Experience defining security resilience and compliance strategies;
- Highly organized and able to build trusting relationships with stakeholders at various levels of the organization
- Experience effectively articulating recommendations/conclusions both verbally and written
- Strong ability to motivate people instill accountability and drive results
- Meets/exceeds Amazons leadership principles requirements for this role
- Meets/exceeds Amazons functional/technical depth and complexity for this role


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 $119900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $198300/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.