Sr. Risk Manager Brand Protection , Brand Protection Policy and Governance

Amazons Worldwide Brand Protection organization ensures that brands can protect their Intellectual Property and customers can shop with confidence across Amazons global stores. We do this through ML-powered detection systems that identify abusive actors at enrollment identity verification pipelines that gate access to brand privileges and automated enforcement mechanisms that detect catalog manipulation and coordinated abuse at scale.

We are seeking a motivated data-driven Sr. Risk Manager to join the Brand Protection Policy & Governance team which owns the development evolution and consistent application of Brand Protections policy frameworks across Amazons global stores. As the threat landscape shifts this team creates and adapts policies that define enforcement actions shape operational processes and govern seller-facing this role you will lead policy and governance initiativesdriving the evolution of existing enforcement policies spearheading new strategic policy development eliminating process defects along the way and building the supporting scalable frameworks needed to operationalize them at global scale. Working across multiple organizations you will ensure that every policy initiative is grounded in risk reduction and aligned to protect customers strengthen brand trust and set selling partners up for success.

The ideal candidate is self-driven takes initiative and thrives in environments where they must independently identify opportunities shape direction and move work forward. They bring strong business judgment analytical thinking and excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven track record of succeeding in a customer-driven workplace under tight deadlines. They possess strong judgmentthe ability to assess risk identify and propose multiple solutions and weigh strategic trade-offs to arrive at the right call in complex ambiguous situations.

Key job responsibilities
-Define and drive policy and governance strategy that enables scalable fair and comprehensive Brand Protection enforcementincluding SOP and policy decisions that balance customer trust seller fairness and operational efficiency
-Lead cross-organizational initiatives to drive policy unification and alignment partnering with Operations Product Engineering Science Legal and other stakeholders to converge on the right solutions
-Manage the lifecycle of complex cross-functional programsdefining objectives driving risk and defect reduction strategies and quantifying improvements through clear metrics and success criteria
-Dig deep into specific problem statementsconducting root-cause analyses developing data-backed recommendations and surfacing solutions to senior leadership for decision-making
-Own strategic roadmaps for policy and governance initiatives ensuring clear prioritization stakeholder alignment and measurable progress against key objectives
-Drive stakeholder alignment by leading structured discussions balancing risk management priorities with customer experience and making thoughtful trade-offs on scope timing and resource allocation
-Partner with cross-functional teamswhich may include Legal Operations Product Science and othersto quickly handle and resolve critical time-sensitive enforcement challenges
-Communicate progress and outcomes through compelling narratives and presentations to directors and vice presidents representing risk programs to both internal partners and external parties such as audit firms or regulators
-Navigate fluidly between high-visibility cross-org strategic work and deep focused problem-solving on individual policy challengesadapting approach based on what the business needs


- 6 years of compliance audit or risk management experience
- 5 years of program or project Management experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
- 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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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 WA Seattle - 121200.00 - 163900.00 USD annually