Risk Manager II, Selling Partner Identity Verification (SPIV)

Amazon Inc.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an experienced Risk Manager II for the Selling Partner Identity Verification (SPIV) team in Hyderabad. You will lead vendor investigations, drive data‑informed risk decisions, and partner with cross‑functional teams to protect customers and selling partners from fraud while enabling business growth.

Responsibilities include building risk evaluation guidelines, uncovering bad actor trends with SQL analyses, managing escalations, and mentoring a team to maintain proactive risk

Qualifications

• 5+ years of compliance program management, governance, audit, risk and loss prevention experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; handling confidential information.
• Experience with SQL and Excel is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage critical vendor investigations with high impact potential.
• Develop and standardize risk evaluation guidelines and procedures.
• Drive risk decisions using data insights and cross‑functional collaboration.
• Mentor teams to maintain proactive risk posture and escalate as needed.

Skills

Compliance program management

Governance

Audit

Risk management

Confidential information handling

Stakeholder management

SQL

Excel

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Excel

Job description

Risk Manager II, Selling Partner Identity Verification (SPIV)

Job ID: 10554994 | ADCI HYD 20 SEZ - H94

Selling Partner Trust and Store Integrity (TSI) is responsible for creating a trustworthy shopping experience across Amazon stores worldwide by protecting customers, brands, selling partners, vendors and Amazon from fraud, counterfeit, and abuse as well as providing world‑class support and building loyalty with Amazon’s millions of selling partners (3P and 1P). The Selling Partner Identity Verification (SPIV) team within SPS protects Amazon customers and stores by launching investigative projects and detection mechanisms by deep diving key events within the bad actor lifecycle to detect abuse at the earliest point and close the gap for bad actors. Our growth requires highly skilled candidates who move fast, have an entrepreneurial spirit to create new solutions, a tenacity to get things done, thrive in an environment of ambiguity and change, and are capable of breaking down and solving complex problems. We value individual expression, respect different opinions, and work together to create a culture where each of us is able to contribute fully. Our unique backgrounds and perspectives strengthen our ability to achieve Amazon's mission of being Earth's most customer‑centric company.

We catch bad actors and stop online fraud. It’s fun! It’s hard! It matters! We are passionate about protecting our selling partners and customers from bad actors and want a candidate that shares that passion. Amazon is one of the world’s most trusted companies. Help us keep it that way. To achieve this, we are looking for an experienced Risk Manager with background in risk/digital fraud and vendor management/risk, to lead and manage critical and high impact vendor investigations and decisions, fostering a team culture that's passionate about using data insights to uncover bad actor trends and helping us ensure that customers make great purchase decision while enabling business growth across Amazon's vendor ecosystem.

Key job responsibilities

• Builds a risk mining culture and continuously challenges the status quo while emphasizing on proactive identification of bad actors
• Deep dive gap root causes and learn the mechanics, partner teams, and requirements.
• Create escalation paths and resolution guidelines
• Establish standardized risk evaluation guidelines and operational procedures
• Drives execution through priority management, stakeholder collaboration, and establishing effective workflows while maintaining focus on both short‑term solutions and long‑term vision
• Handles escalations and communicates effectively across all levels, both verbal and in written
• Manages complex problems, handles ambiguity effectively
• Leverage SQL to analyze datasets, identify risk patterns, and inform program‑level assessments
• Define and monitor risk tolerance levels across different abuse types and accounts.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Experience handling confidential information

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of program requirements definition and data and metrics leveraging to drive improvements experience
• Professional auditing qualification, or similar risk or compliance credentials
• Experience with SQL and Excel

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Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Veterans, military spouses, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.