Senior Manager, Environmental Compliance & Risk Strategy

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

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Senior Manager, Environmental Assurance and Protection (EAP) to lead cross-organizational alignment on a unified environmental compliance vision across all business units. You will own multi-year plans, manage budgets, and implement controllership mechanisms to ensure timely milestones and regulatory posture across Ops, Legal, Finance, and Technology.

The role requires senior-level communication skills with executives, plus the ability to translate complex

Qualifications

• 10+ years of risk management, audit, legal, compliance or related field work including engaging with external stakeholders experience
• 7+ years of team management with 5 or more direct reports experience
• Experience with program management spanning planning, execution and project delivery
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
• Experience working with and managing third party vendors
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, or related field of study
• Experience holding internal and external stakeholders accountable to program milestones through structured controllership and governance mechanisms

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain cross-organizational alignment on a unified environmental compliance vision, spanning all in-scope business units and integrating objectives into OP1, OP2, and quarterly planning cycles.
• Own the strategic program roadmap, including media specific 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 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 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 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 environmental compliance objectives into day-to-day operational rhythms.
• Travel expected up to 25-50% of the time.

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Program management

Vendor management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences or related field

Master's degree in Environmental Sciences or related field

CHMM/REM or equivalent certification

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Senior Manager, Environmental Assurance and Protection (EAP) to lead cross-organizational alignment on a unified environmental compliance vision across all business units. You will own multi-year plans, manage budgets, and implement controllership mechanisms to ensure timely milestones and regulatory posture across Ops, Legal, Finance, and Technology.

The role requires senior-level communication skills with executives, plus the ability to translate complex