NA Launch & Environmental Compliance Program Manager

Amazon Inc.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Inc. is seeking a NA Launch Program Manager for the Global Environmental Assurance and Protection team.

You own the lifecycle of environmental launch and emergency response programs across North America, translating complex regulatory requirements into structured programs, with clear objectives and milestones. You will partner with legal, regulatory affairs, operations, technology, design and construction, due diligence, and procurement to align programs with the operating model, manage

Qualifications

• 6+ years of compliance, audit, or risk management experience.
• 5+ years of program or project management experience.
• Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) or related field.

Responsibilities

• Translate the compliance vision into functional programs. Integrate them into annual and multi-year planning and shape the budgets that fund them, weighing near-term compliance needs against long-term infrastructure investment.
• Work independently in an ambiguous, high-stakes regulatory environment, finding paths forward where no solution is predefined and driving alignment without pushing decisions upward.
• Own compliance programs end to end, taking problem definitions through pilot to full rollout, and build the resulting standards into daily operations so field teams sustain them on their own.
• Build the metrics and review system that holds the program accountable, covering KPIs, business reviews, escalation paths, and dashboards that give leaders real-time visibility into performance, milestones, and regulatory standing.
• Report program status, risks, and escalations clearly to director and vice‑president audiences across operations, legal, finance, and technology, and stand in for the senior manager in business reviews and cross‑functional forums.
• Oversee third-party contractors, consultants, and inspection vendors, holding them to program milestones and quality standards through structured audits.
• Travel up to 25 to 50% of the time.

Skills

Compliance

Program management

Strategic planning

Stakeholder communication

Education

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

Master's degree in environmental engineering/science/management (preferred)

Job description

Amazon Inc. is seeking a NA Launch Program Manager for the Global Environmental Assurance and Protection team.

You own the lifecycle of environmental launch and emergency response programs across North America, translating complex regulatory requirements into structured programs, with clear objectives and milestones. You will partner with legal, regulatory affairs, operations, technology, design and construction, due diligence, and procurement to align programs with the operating model, manage