Global Water Strategy & Compliance Leader

Amazon; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Water Programs to own Amazon's global water strategy and drive compliance across water quality, discharge, stormwater, and wastewater. You will lead a global program from planning to execution, aligning stakeholders and embedding water objectives into day-to-day operations.

The role requires deep regulatory expertise, strategic leadership, and the ability to manage budgets, risks, and performance metrics across multiple business units

Qualifications

• Owns program strategy and end-to-end delivery with executive communication responsibility.
• Experience coordinating with external stakeholders and senior leadership to drive compliance.
• Strong background in water regulatory compliance and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Establish cross-organizational alignment on a unified water compliance vision across business units.
• Own the strategic water program roadmap including quality, discharge, stormwater, and wastewater compliance.
• Develop multi-year operating plans, budgets, and resource allocation for water programs.
• Implement program controllership mechanisms to surface and mitigate water compliance risk.
• Communicate strategy and status to Director and VP-level audiences across Operations, Legal, Finance, and Technology.
• Partner with Legal, regulators, consultants, and tech teams to resolve barriers and accelerate solutions.
• Define and govern KPI and compliance metric frameworks for real-time visibility.
• Lead talent management including hiring, onboarding, and development planning.
• Oversee third-party contractors and vendors with audits and governance.
• Operate autonomously in a complex regulatory environment to deliver scalable compliance.

Skills

Program strategy ownership

End-to-end delivery

Senior leadership communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental sciences/environmental engineering

Master's degree in environmental sciences/engineering (preferred)

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Water Programs to own Amazon's global water strategy and drive compliance across water quality, discharge, stormwater, and wastewater. You will lead a global program from planning to execution, aligning stakeholders and embedding water objectives into day-to-day operations.

The role requires deep regulatory expertise, strategic leadership, and the ability to manage budgets, risks, and performance metrics across multiple business units