Risk Manager, AWS Risk Management

AWS Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) is seeking a Risk Specialist to join our team within Risk Management Excellence (RMX). In this role you will serve as a key operator within the TPRM program responsible for monitoring assessing and reporting on risks associated with AWSs critical third-party ecosystem.

You will manage ongoing risk surveillance through the Sentinel platform produce executive-level risk intelligence reports support regulatory audits lead financial viability assessments and coordinate incident response documentation. This is a highly cross-functional role that partners with AWS service teams legal compliance supply chain and external vendors to ensure third-party risks are identified measured and mitigated.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter with strong analytical skills an eye for process improvement and comfort navigating ambiguity in a fast-moving cloud infrastructure environment.

Key job responsibilities
You will monitor third-party risk alerts and escalate issues as they arise ensuring risks are identified and addressed quickly. You will own the monthly risk report from draft through executive distribution and track key metrics that measure program health. You will produce on-demand risk profiles for internal stakeholders using financial intelligence platforms and AI-assisted tooling. You will lead financial viability assessments for critical vendorscollecting due diligence reviews distributing risk surveys and scoring financial healthwhile partnering with engineering to automate data collection. You will serve as the teams point of contact for regulatory and customer audits and document third-party incidents in coordination with security operations. You will also drive vendor reassessments process risk nominations for new and existing third parties and participate in launch reviews for new AWS services. Throughout you will look for ways to streamline operations through automation tooling improvements and well-maintained runbooks.

A day in the life
You start the day triaging Sentinel alerts and actioning third-party risk indicatorsexecuting overrides updating logs and filing tickets. Midday you shift to project work: pulling financial health data for a viability assessment drafting a risk summary for a stakeholder request or coordinating audit evidence with a program manager. You may join a cross-functional call with Legal or Supply Chain on an open incident. Afternoons are for reporting and improvementupdating reassessment trackers compiling the flash report or partnering with engineering on an automation that saves the team hours each week.

About the team
The Risk Management Excellence (RMX) team within AWS FGBS serves as the central hub for enterprise risk management across AWS. We partner with Legal Compliance Security Finance and business teams to ensure coordinated risk management at scale. The team is collaborative intellectually curious and committed to operational excellence. Youll work alongside risk managers compliance specialists and program managers building scalable risk frameworks in one of the worlds most dynamic and regulated technology environments. This is a high-visibility role with direct impact on AWSs regulatory relationships and customer trust.

- Bachelors degree or equivalent
- 3 years of compliance program management legal governance audit risk/loss prevention or equivalent experience
- Demonstrated understanding of ERM and/or TPRM frameworks

- Professional auditing qualification or similar risk or compliance credentials
- Experience with SQL and Excel
- Familiarity with one or more of the following regulatory regimes: DORA UKCTP US Federal Banking Agency requirements or equivalent financial services regulations

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at VA Arlington - 74200.00 - 129800.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 82700.00 - 129800.00 USD annually