WHS Program Manager, WHS Implementation Management

At Amazon were working to be the most customer-centric company to be best employer and be safest place to work on earth. To get there we need exceptionally talented bright and driven people. If youd like to help us build that place this is your chance to make history.

One focus area of the Amazon Workplace Health & Safety Brazil (BR WHS) is to provide tools resources and environments that support safe efficient and healthy behaviors and encourage employees to proactively manage their health and wellbeing. To support this focus area Amazon is seeking an experienced and innovative person to serve as Program Manager for BR WHS to build and execute programs that create a safe workplace and build a world-class safety culture in the midst of Amazons this role responsibilities include diving deep into Operations processes; identifying risks through data and first-hand experience; building and executing programs and improving processes to eliminate risks; and influencing Operations to sustain a culture of safety. This role will focus on coordinating and leading large strategic projects and programs within Amazon Business Units (BUs) and will be strongly focused on injury and accident prevention as well as improvements across health safety and wellness.

The WHS Program Manager role will challenge the individual to push boundaries and lead transformative innovation while having the autonomy to make rapid data-driven this role cross-functional work with members from various teams will be required including Operations; Learning ACEs WHS and OpEx to deploy solutions at scale. This role calls for an individual who is technically smart to gain credibility with customers and stakeholders at various levels of the organization.

The ideal candidate has an obsession for customers and a strong interest in building innovative solutions; must have proven analytical capabilities (including ability to deep dive identify root causes and permanently eliminate hazards and risks); and can thrive in a fast-paced environment with exceptional communication and project management skills. The ideal candidate must have excellent judgment compassion and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in many areas across the company

Key job responsibilities
- Development review approval coordination and leadership of large strategic projects and programs within Amazon Business Units (BUs) are required.
- Relationships and partnerships across many organizations must be built to execute new initiatives and roadmaps each year.
- Collaboration with stakeholders and partners to align on project and program goals and resources must be maintained.
- A portfolio of programs and projects from inception to delivery must be coordinated. These may also be global in nature.
- Metrics to measure and communicate Brazil program achievements must be defined and implemented.
- Program decision support insights and recommendations through data gathering and information analysis must be provided.
- Leadership of programs designed to standardize safety processes across business units must be demonstrated.
- Business-critical decisions that enable scalability and deliver industry-leading performance must be influenced.
- Processes must be benchmarked with Worldwide Workplace Health and Safety to continuously raise customer experience standards.
- Program improvements and initiatives must be driven in close collaboration with Workplace Health and Safety business leaders and field and program teams.
- New safety methods and processes across Brazil operations must be piloted.
- Large-scale business-critical problems through strategic projects and programs must be solved.


- Speak write and read fluently in English
- Experience with analytical tools and ability to dive deep into metrics and reporting
- Experience leading and interacting with cross-functional teams
- Experience managing medium to large-scale projects
- Bachelors Degree.

- Degree in a health and safety-related subject
- Masters degree in Engineering or Business Administration or a related field
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement principles & techniques

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