Do you see compliance as a business enabler? Do you have a passion for cutting-edge technologies and complex problem solving? Do you enjoy building innovative compliance solutions?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for an experienced Compliance Strategy Manager to drive compliance solutions and strategic trade projects in support of AWS’s expanding global businesses. As a compliance leader in a fast-paced environment, you can expect to leverage your import/export and regulatory knowledge to translate complex issues into opportunities. Alongside our growing team, you will use a combination of subject matter expertise and business acumen to think outside the box and influence direction. You can expect to make an impact by executing core functions such as; conducting due diligence to identify compliance requirements, recommending and implementing control mechanisms to mitigate risk, and diving deep into program specific requirements to define compliance solutions. You may successfully balance moving fast to unblock short-term issues with our long-term needs from a compliance, strategic and financial perspective. This role includes interacting with and influencing a variety of internal and external stakeholders including AWS Development, Datacenter Engineering, AWS Services, Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain, Legal, Tax, Public Policy and other partners.
AWS is at the forefront of providing a broad set of global cloud-based services including compute, storage, databases, networking, analytics, deep Machine learning, robotics, and enterprise applications, to help organizations move faster, lower IT costs, and scale. This is a dynamic business within Amazon.com, and one of the world’s fastest growing and evolving companies, with a team of exceptionally talented, bright and driven people.
Key job responsibilities
– Operate as focal leader for customs related input for AWS expansions, emerging programs and strategic initiatives
– Proactively identify compliance requirements, risks and manage mitigations by establishing policies, processes, and mechanisms
– Work cross-functionally to help achieve execution against regulatory requirements and internal policies
– Deep dive trade topics including customs valuation, duty mitigation, various supply chain models and complex trade barriers (product compliance, licenses, encryption and certification)
– Drive compliance program integration with AWS business teams and supply chain
– Develop and oversee change management and nearly continuous process improvement – including input to audit and oversight mechanisms
– Educate leadership on the appropriate execution of compliance requirements
A day in the life
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring. We care about your career growth as a passionate learner that is motivated to take on challenges.
Work/Life Balance
Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well balanced life-both in and outside of work.
About the team
This position reports to the Sr Manager, Customs Strategy and Policy in the Global Trade and Product Compliance (‘GTPC’) function. GTPC is responsible for providing global trade and product compliance support for infrastructure equipment necessary to support AWS services, across countries where AWS currently operates and/or expect to expand.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
– Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution
– 7+ years of direct experience with customs and trade compliance along with an understanding of complex trade topics including valuation, duty mitigation, classification
– 7+ years of experience commensurate with extensive knowledge of handling product compliance, imports and/or exports for non-US jurisdictions
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
– Overall business acumen including experience working with finance, tax, and supply chain to define scalable cross-functional process
– A penchant for working with pace – you move quickly on deliverables, thrive on ambiguity and are not afraid to experiment
– Seasoned program management skills backed up by a track record of working independently to break down problems and deliver results
– Experience defining KPIs to measure compliance and communicate business value
– Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting
– Industry specific certifications (e.g. Licensed Customs Broker)
– Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
– Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $127,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $210,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.