Senior Manager Internal Audit, WWAS Internal Audit

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Amazon's Internal Audit team seeks a Senior Audit Manager for AWS to oversee risk assessment activities and a portfolio of audits. You will interact with senior leaders, influence the audit pipeline, and guide a cross-functional team across technical, operational and financial audits.

You will manage end-to-end audits, sponsor resources, and develop audit professionals, while upholding high standards and driving continuous improvement in a fast-paced, global environment.

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 in risk management, audit, legal, compliance or a related field including engaging 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 or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Lead Internal Audit risk assessment activities across AWS.
• Sponsor and oversee a portfolio of audits.
• Develop and coach Audit Managers, Lead Auditors and Auditors.
• Interact with senior leaders to influence audit pipeline and resources.

Skills

Risk management

Auditing

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Lean principles

Global experience

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree or equivalent

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

ISO/IEC standards

Job description

Description

We are looking for a high-energy, experienced Senior Audit Manager to oversee audits and Internal Audit Risk Assessment activities across AWS. In this high visibility role, you will build relationships with senior leaders and will have the opportunity to influence improvements throughout the company. Our Internal Audit team is cross-functional, and you will perform a wide range of technical, operational and financial audits. We are seeking an individual with a strong audit background. Join us and take your audit, risk, leadership experiences and innovative ideas to the next level.

At Amazon we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth, and that includes protecting our customers and their data. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. Internal Audit is a global, fast paced, dynamic team. We are one of many mechanisms at the company with the aim of continuous improvement. We look across the entire company at business, finance, and operational processes and the technologies that support them, evaluating risks that could harm our customers, the company, or prevent us from achieving objectives.

You will be responsible for leading Internal Audit risk assessment activities across AWS. You will meet with senior leaders to understand the business and leverage multiple sources of business data to help you assess risks. You will use the risk assessment, your high judgement, and experience to identify potential audits and influence the audit pipeline and resource allocation. You will sponsor and oversee a portfolio of audits. You are a people leader that will guide and develop your direct reports: Audit Managers, Lead Auditors and Auditors. You will help them scope, plan and execute high-quality and impactful audits, which address the most important opportunities/risks. You will insist on the highest standards for your team and your audits, and you will be able to dive deep into every audit area, apply broad technical knowledge, sound business judgment, and partner with key stakeholders. You will understand complex business processes, system workflows, and technology to be able to identify the full range of risks relevant to the businesses and to help guide business owners in defining effective and value-added risk mitigation plans.

This role has regular interaction with various business units across Amazon and requires strong interpersonal and communication skills. You must be an excellent writer who can succinctly communicate complicated technical and operational issues in business terms. You must be comfortable performing in a highly collaborative environment and working with your peers to accomplish joint projects and meet the objectives of Internal Audit and Amazon. You must be a strong project manager who can manage end-to-end audit projects and borrowed resources, often managing multiple projects at once. You will help Internal Audit recruit from within Amazon and externally and with a passion for helping auditors expand their knowledge of the business, develop risk, analytical and auditing skills, improve their judgement and leadership capabilities, and grow their careers.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate high judgement, clear communication, creative approaches, the ability to think big, a consistent track record of delivering results and hiring and developing the best. You will thrive in a collaborative, diverse, and dynamic environment, and you will effectively work autonomously in an ambiguous environment and be able to lead and develop cross functional teams

Ability to travel up to 20%

• Risk Assessment
• Project Management
• Produce high quality reports
• People leadership

A day in the life
The Sr. Manager, Risk for Internal Audit works strategically to identify risks across the businesses. From the ongoing risk assessment, they create and prioritize audits for their teams. Throughout the audit process, they ensure clarity for their audit teams. The Sr. Manager drives quality in audits and across internal audit. The Sr. Manager guides and develops the audit team and provides support to clear barriers for their team.

About the team
Internal Audit for AWS provides an opportunity to learn the breadth of the AWS business and systems across Amazon

Basic 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 in risk management, audit, legal, compliance or a related field including engaging with external stakeholders
• Experience in team management with 5 or more direct reports
• Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment
• Experience working within a global company, with multi-country responsibilities
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and process improvement methodologies
• Knowledge of International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), or regulatory requirements or standards
• Experience with audit or risk program design, control environment process documentation, and control mapping
• Master's degree or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

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