Principal Program Manager, WHS Strategy

HSE Blog; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon seeks a Principal Program Manager to lead strategy for Workplace Health and Safety, based in Nashville with listed locations Arlington and Bellevue. Lead one-to-three-year WHS strategic roadmap, governance, and executive reporting, coordinating with operations, engineering and technology teams.

You will translate complex safety programs for executives and manage senior stakeholder networks; travel and in-office presence required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 5+ years cross-functional project delivery or program management.
• 7+ years working across technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience using data and metrics to communicate with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own the one-to-three-year WHS strategic roadmap and annual operating plans.
• Synthesize inputs from WHS teams into clear executive narratives with data.
• Partner with operations, engineering and technology teams to align safety priorities.
• Set governance for safety reporting and improve data visualization for decisions.
• Manage the enterprise planning calendar and coordinate senior stakeholders.
• Translate complex safety programs for executive and non-specialist audiences.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Communications, Supply Chain or a related field

Tools

Data visualization

Job description

Lead strategic planning, executive reporting and safety-performance governance for Amazon Workplace Health and Safety.

Amazon is seeking a Principal Program Manager to lead strategy for the Workplace Health and Safety organization. The role is based in Nashville, Tennessee, with additional listed locations in Arlington, Virginia, and Bellevue, Washington.

Responsibilities

• Own the one-to-three-year WHS strategic roadmap, annual operating plans and recurring executive reviews.
• Collect and synthesize inputs from WHS teams into clear executive narratives with consistent data and messaging.
• Partner with operations, engineering and technology teams to integrate health and safety priorities into business plans.
• Set governance for safety reporting and data-lock processes and improve how safety performance is visualized for decision-makers.
• Manage the enterprise planning calendar and coordinate a broad network of senior stakeholders.
• Translate complex technical and operational safety programs for executive and non-specialist audiences.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Communications, Supply Chain or a related field.
• At least five years of cross-functional project delivery and program or project management experience.
• At least seven years working across technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience using data and metrics and communicating with senior leadership.

Preferred qualifications

• MBA, program-requirements experience, senior-results reporting, and increasing responsibility in EHS or environmental programs.

This is an in-office role requiring five days on site and approximately 10–20% annual travel.