Aviation Security Manager , North America Aviation Security

Amazon; Wilmington (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an AvSec Manager to lead leadership and oversight for Amazon Air's cargo transportation security program. You will define risk-based security standards, interpret airport and federal regulations, and drive compliant, standardized security processes across the region.

You will act as a primary liaison between AIR and AvSec leadership, applying independent judgment to correct non-compliances and strengthen program integrity.

Responsibilities

• Lead prioritization of resources and tasks to meet AvSec targets in ambiguous environments.
• Serve as SME for aviation security best practices, regulatory compliance, and workforce strategy.
• Identify gaps in compliance, lead SeMS processes and establish SLAs for operational excellence.

Job description

Description

The Amazon Aviation Security (AvSec) team is seeking an enthusiastic AvSec Manager to provide leadership, and oversight for Amazon Air's (AIR) cargo transportation business. The AvSec Manager will be responsible for defining and driving new initiatives for the transportation supply chain involving Amazon owned and third-party (3P) delivery methods. This includes independently determining risk-based security standards, exercising discretion in interpreting and applying airport and federal regulations, and making decisions regarding compliance approaches and standardized processes. The AvSec Manager serves as the interface between AIR and AvSec leadership, and will be responsible for exercising independent judgment in identifying, reporting, and leading the correction of non-compliances and deficiencies. The successful candidate will serve as a point of contact for regulatory engagement, lead the correction of non-compliance with established security policies and procedures, and develop and improve processes to ensure operational integrity, owning goals and performance targets for their respective region.

The Amazon Aviation Security (AvSec) team is seeking an enthusiastic AvSec Manager to provide leadership, and oversight for Amazon Air's (AIR) cargo transportation business. The AvSec Manager will be responsible for defining and driving new initiatives for the transportation supply chain involving Amazon owned and third-party (3P) delivery methods. This includes independently determining risk-based security standards, exercising discretion in interpreting and applying airport and federal regulations, and making decisions regarding compliance approaches and standardized processes. The AvSec Manager serves as the interface between AIR and AvSec leadership, and will be responsible for exercising independent judgment in identifying, reporting, and leading the correction of non-compliances and deficiencies. The successful candidate will serve as a point of contact for regulatory engagement, lead the correction of non-compliance with established security policies and procedures, and develop and improve processes to ensure operational integrity, owning goals and performance targets for their respective region.

The AvSec Manager supports the AIR operation program as the subject matter expert on interpreting, implementing, and validating security requirements, to ensure associates, 3P vendors, visitors, and assets (people, property, and data) are secure and the organization is prepared to properly respond to various security related incidents. The candidate must have a demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgement, utilize their security expertise and management strength to challenge conventional wisdom, think strategically, and communicate effectively.

Key job responsibilities

The AvSec Manager's responsibilities include prioritizing team resources and tasks in order to meet AvSec's targets and goals in an ambiguous environment. This position will lead the business to meet aviation security best practices, regulatory compliance, serving as a subject matter expert in aviation security. This position has a key role in hiring and developing the right workforce strategy to meet long-term process targets.

The AvSec Manager's responsibilities also includes identifying and analyzing gaps in compliance with security procedures and regulatory standards, physical security design standards and policies and leading Security Management Systems (SeMS) processes for risk mitigation. Additional responsibilities include developing new and evaluating existing security standards by establishing workflows, Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and operational excellence mechanisms to ensure customer outcomes are data driven, measured and validated.