Sr De-risking Manager, Tax Compliance EU 3P (Seller Services)

In EU we continue to observe an unprecedented wave of legislation that impacts Selling Partner (SP) experience constrains selection and jeopardizes growth. This increases the complexity and cost of selling in EU and makes compliance the primary barrier to SP launches in the region.

As a Sr Derisking Manager in EU3P Compliance programs - you will define the strategy and execution plans to programmatically scale or support a tax or trade compliance program across EU and UK. You will partner with peers and other organizations to (1) define the seller experience and engagement programs to increase compliance (2) shape the risk appetite for executive leadership (3) design and implement the seller enforcement and regain strategy for EU and UK marketplaces (4) design implement and lead simplification initiatives and (5) support defining control and auditing strategies so they continuously raise remaining risks and develop mitigations.

The ideal candidate is motivated and agile with strong project management skills. This opportunity requires excellent troubleshooting stakeholder management and communication skills.

Key job responsibilities
(1) Develop the seller experience together with product management and create engagement plans to increase compliance.
(2) Shape the risk appetite for executive leadership.
(3) Design and implement the seller enforcement and regain strategy for EU and UK marketplaces including reporting mechanisms.
(4) Design implement and lead simplification initiatives based on customer or team feedback.
(5) Support defining controls and auditing strategies so they continuously raise remaining risks and develop mitigations.

A day in the life
In the morning you will check in with the horizon scanning team to understand what new legislations are coming up. Afterwards you have a meeting with tax planning and legal colleagues to get their view on requirements for the new legislation.

You spend the rest of the morning drafting the corner stones of the strategy for the legislation and in the afternoon review it with peers and your managers to understand where it can be further the afternoon you talk to a seller engagement associate to hear what issues they usually have with similar legislations and revise your engagement strategy accordingly including how many people will be needed and what business impact it will have.

Lastly you sync with a colleague on program governance write down potential risk and plan for an auditing process of the new legislation.

About the team
EU 3P Compliance is a business team that works at the intersection of
1) Sellers - helping them to comply with requirements
2) Amazon - reducing financial exposure and risks that we are facing
3) Authorities - partnering to support their needs in a business friendly way

- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
- Experience in compliance audit or risk management
- Bachelors degree or equivalent

- 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

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