Sr. Lead, Sustainability Assurance, WW Sustainability

Join us at the forefront of Amazons sustainability initiatives to work on environmental and social advancements to support Amazons long term worldwide sustainability strategy. At Amazon were working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there we need exceptionally talented bright and driven people.

The Worldwide Sustainability (WWS) organization capitalizes on Amazons scale and speed to build a more resilient and sustainable company. We manage our social and environmental impacts globally and drive solutions that enable our customers businesses and the world to become more sustainable.

The Sustainability Reporting Enablement and Governance (S-REG) teams mission is to build a lasting scalable and trusted sustainability reporting infrastructure to satisfy regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations. We translate external requirements into internal needs and build tools and mechanisms that enable Amazon businesses to meet their Sustainability reporting obligations and effectively manage their Sustainability risks and opportunities.

We are seeking a meticulous analytically rigorous and collaborative individual to support Amazons global sustainability assurance processes. Your work will help ensure the accuracy completeness and reliability of Amazons mandatory sustainability disclosures by providing assurance-ready documentation and supporting external assurance engagements across multiple regulatory frameworks.

You will work within Worldwide Sustainability and cross-functionally with Legal Finance and Accounting and will present results to senior leadership.

You will be responsible for designing and scaling a robust assurance methodology for sustainability disclosures ensuring that reported data and narrative claims meet the standards required by assurance providers and regulators. You will work closely with sustainability program teams report owners science partners and external assurance providers to validate disclosure content remediate findings and strengthen internal controls over sustainability reporting. You will work within Worldwide Sustainability and cross-functionally with Legal Finance and Accounting and will present results to senior leadership.

To do well in this role you must be able to navigate complex multi-jurisdictional regulatory environments and exercise sound judgment in situations of high ambiguity. You must demonstrate a strong understanding of assurance standards (e.g. AICPA ISSA 5000) and sustainability reporting frameworks and be able to translate regulatory requirements into actionable internal processes that enhance the credibility and defensibility of Amazons sustainability disclosures.


Key job responsibilities
- Develop and scale an assurance-readiness framework for sustainability disclosures across multiple regulatory regimes (e.g. CSRD ISSB) ensuring alignment with applicable assurance standards (e.g. AICPA ISSA 5000).
- Coordinate and manage external assurance engagements with third-party assurance providers including scoping evidence gathering walkthroughs and remediation of findings to achieve assurance over sustainability disclosures.
- Launch mechanisms to ensure cross-jurisdictional consistency of assurance approaches materiality conclusions and disclosure quality across all mandatory sustainability reports.
- Conduct gap assessments of current sustainability reporting practices against evolving regulatory and assurance requirements identifying risks and developing remediation roadmaps.
- Build and maintain a centralized audit trail of evidence methodologies assumptions and management judgments supporting sustainability disclosures ensuring documentation is assurance-ready and defensible.
- Partner with Worldwide Sustainability Finance Legal and Accounting teams to align sustainability reporting with financial reporting processes and timelines.
- Synthesize complex regulatory assurance and sustainability concepts into clear written and verbal communications. Present assurance findings readiness assessments and recommendations to senior leadership across Sustainability Legal Finance and Accounting.


About the team
Diverse Experiences:
World Wide Sustainability values diverse experiences. We encourage all candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

Inclusive Team Culture:
Its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (inclusive diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth:
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- 7 years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience
- 6 years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
- 6 years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- 5 years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience
- 5 years of leading cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience
- Bachelors degree in accounting or related field or Bachelors degree and 7 years of quantitative role (engineering process re-engineering quality assurance) experience

- 6 years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
- 6 years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models analysis and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g. financial savings operational improvements or customer benefits) experience
- MBA or CPA
- Experience navigating sustainability disclosure requirements across multiple jurisdictions (e.g. EU Australia US UK) simultaneously.
- Familiarity with sustainability data management platforms carbon accounting tools or GRC (Governance Risk and Compliance) systems.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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 CA San Francisco - 153500.00 - 207600.00 USD annually
USA NY New York - 153500.00 - 207600.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 139500.00 - 188700.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 139500.00 - 188700.00 USD annually