Canada Trade Strategy & Engagement Lead

Amazon; Toronto; On-site; CAD 84,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Canada is seeking a Canada Business Strategy & Engagement Manager to partner with Canadian business stakeholders, embedding in their challenges and defining opportunities to reduce friction and build smarter cross-border operations. The role blends strategy, analytics and execution to shape go-to-market in Canada and strengthen strategic partnerships.

You will translate data and insights into tangible business outcomes, surface opportunities to reduce cost, and build engagement frameworks

Qualifications

• 6+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of CA import processes, trade regulations, and/or tariff structures - or a demonstrated ability to rapidly develop this expertise.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary strategic advisor to Canadian business stakeholders, building deep, trusted relationships across functions and seniority levels.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders to understand their import/export needs, supply chain structures, and business objectives - translating these into clear, prioritized action plans.
• Identify and evaluate opportunities to streamline cross-border processes, reduce cost, improve compliance, and eliminate unnecessary operational complexity.
• Advise stakeholders on the most effective and commercially sound approaches to importing and exporting - including duty mitigation strategies, trade agreement utilization, and sourcing alternatives.
• Actively translate developments in Canadian trade policy, tariff regulations, and cross-border requirements into specific, timely recommendations tailored to each stakeholder's business.
• Lead strategic initiatives end-to-end: from problem definition and stakeholder alignment through to execution and measurable outcome - holding cross‑functional teams accountable and making judgment calls when the path forward is unclear.
• Develop business cases, strategic recommendations, and executive briefings that enable stakeholders to make informed, confident decisions under uncertainty.
• Partner with internal teams - including trade compliance, logistics, finance, and legal - to ensure stakeholder needs are addressed holistically and recommendations are grounded in operational reality.
• Drive structured, high‑value stakeholder engagement through well‑prepared plans and business reviews that focus on outcomes delivered.

Skills

6+ years compliance/audit/risk

Stakeholder relationship management

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Amazon Canada is seeking a Canada Business Strategy & Engagement Manager to partner with Canadian business stakeholders, embedding in their challenges and defining opportunities to reduce friction and build smarter cross-border operations. The role blends strategy, analytics and execution to shape go-to-market in Canada and strengthen strategic partnerships.

You will translate data and insights into tangible business outcomes, surface opportunities to reduce cost, and build engagement frameworks