Senior Lead, Regulatory Affairs, APAC, Amazon Leo

Amazon Leo is Amazons low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast affordable and reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools hospitals businesses and government agencies Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

The Senior Lead Regulatory Affairs APAC will be the external point of contact for Amazon Leos service compliance obligation deliverables in front of telecommunications regulators and other stakeholders in countries throughout the APAC region. This role will use their specific knowledge of communications regulation to advance Amazon Leos regulatory interests by coordinating complex compliance filings maintaining effective lines-of-communication with relevant regulatory bodies and policy makers and developing mechanisms to ensure scalability.

This position may require access to information technology or hardware that is subject to export control laws and regulations including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Employment in this position is contingent upon obtaining any required export licenses or other approvals from the United States government. As such the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain any necessary export licenses or approvals based on their nationality citizenship and any other factors considered by the applicable export control regulations.

Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities include:

* Interface directly with regulators and policy makers in countries throughout the APAC region to drive Amazon Leos compliance strategy and perform advocacy consistent with Amazon Leos priorities.

* Develop and optimize mechanisms to ensure accurate and timely filing of complex Communications Service Provider (CSP) compliance filings.

* Align with Regulatory Compliance Legal Public Policy and Global Expansions on strategy for CSP compliance matters.

* Drive timely and accurate compliance filings related to regulatory obligations that arise as a result of Amazon Leos status as a CSP (e.g. revenue reporting subscriber reports outage reporting customer complaints etc.).

* Coordinate across Amazon Leos entities and across Amazon at large to address the unique nature of Amazon Leos operating as a CSP.

A day in the life
You will be responsible for communicating with regulators and other stakeholders on regulatory compliance matters shaping national regional and international regulations affecting NGSO communications systems. You will define and lead the regulatory compliance agenda to allow service and collaborate with trade associations government agencies multilateral organizations and other operators to shape rules and regulations in the best interest of our customers. You will work with business technical and operations teams as well as with Public Policy Public Relations and Legal teams to enhance the overall regulatory compliance strategy in priority countries and work closely with regulatory country leads Technical Program Managers (TPMs) and other teams to ensure alignment on a country and regional basis. You will anticipate bottlenecks and communicate risks clearly to leaders escalating effectively removing blockers and delivering results.

About the team
The Regulatory team enables and protects Amazon Leos use of radio frequency spectrum and satellite orbital worldwide defining and leading the regulatory agenda to benefit our customers. We operate globally engaging with international regional/sub-regional regulatory organizations regulatory authorities and governments. We obtain and maintain the required ITU filings and licenses for Amazon Leos operations coordinate spectrum use with other operators and shape/promote space safety and sustainability. We are responsible for the licensing of facilities and services and advocate for rules and regulations in the best interest of our customers working with governments trade associations and operators. We work with the design operational and business teams to promote alignment between business objectives the Program of Record and regulatory and compliance requirements for delivery of service.

- Bachelors degree or above in a relevant discipline (e.g. Law Political Science Public Policy Public Affairs Economic Development)
- Experience in relevant public policy and advocacy on payments and financial services issues

- 12 years of working directly with government officials and regulatory bodies experience

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:
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