Global Air & Energy Compliance Leader

Amazon Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Global Environmental Assurance and Protection team seeks a Senior Manager, Global Air & Energy Programs to own the global air and energy strategy and drive multi-year compliance initiatives across regions and business units.

You will lead a team delivering auditable field execution, develop multi-year plans, budgets, and KPI frameworks, and collaborate with Legal, regulators, and technology teams to accelerate compliant solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of risk management, audit, legal, compliance or related field with external stakeholders.
• Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment.
• Experience working within a global company, with multi-country responsibilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) or related field.
• 7+ years of team management with 6+ direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain cross-organizational alignment on a unified air and energy compliance vision, spanning all in-scope business units and integrating objectives into OP1, OP2, and quarterly planning cycles.
• Own the strategic air and energy program roadmap, including air quality, emissions, air permitting, greenhouse gas, and energy management compliance programs and field execution frameworks.
• Develop and govern multi-year operating plans, program budgets, and resource allocation strategies that balance immediate compliance obligations against long-term infrastructure investment.
• Build and operate program controllership mechanisms that drive speed, quality, and accountability across internal and external stakeholders, proactively surfacing and mitigating air and energy compliance risk.
• Communicate compliance strategy, program status, and escalation risks clearly and concisely to Director and VP-level audiences across Operations, Legal, Finance, and Technology.
• Partner with Amazon Legal, state and local regulators, environmental consultants, and technology teams to resolve air and energy compliance barriers, accelerate engineered solutions, and reduce manual dependency in compliance execution.
• Define, implement, and govern KPI and compliance metric frameworks that provide real-time visibility into air and energy program performance, milestone achievement, and regulatory posture across all business units.
• Lead the talent management lifecycle, including hiring, onboarding, and structured development planning that builds organizational depth and capability.
• Oversee work performed by third-party contractors, consultants, and inspection vendors, holding external partners accountable to program milestones and quality standards through structured audit and governance mechanisms.
• Work autonomously in a highly ambiguous, high-stakes regulatory environment, exercising independent judgment to define the right strategy, structure, and mechanisms for delivering compliance outcomes at scale.
• Embed air and energy compliance objectives into day-to-day operational rhythms.

Skills

Risk management

Audit

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Lean principles

People management

Global coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) or related field

7+ years of team management with 6+ direct reports

Job description

Amazon's Global Environmental Assurance and Protection team seeks a Senior Manager, Global Air & Energy Programs to own the global air and energy strategy and drive multi-year compliance initiatives across regions and business units.

You will lead a team delivering auditable field execution, develop multi-year plans, budgets, and KPI frameworks, and collaborate with Legal, regulators, and technology teams to accelerate compliant solutions.