Senior Privacy Specialist, Amazon Privacy

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Privacy Specialist in Arlington, VA will own defining control requirements and policy for core compliance programs within the Regulation Technology and Assurance team. You will partner with senior business, technology, legal, and public policy leaders to drive high-judgment decisions that shape product roadmaps while upholding privacy standards across Amazon services worldwide.

You will apply deep privacy knowledge, manage risk, and help deliver regulatory-driven improvements, aligning

Qualifications

• Experience with risk management methodologies and process improvement.
• Ability to analyze complex problems quantitatively and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Proven track record influencing multiple stakeholders and leading cross-functional teams.
• 5+ years in privacy, regulatory, or risk and compliance roles.
• Working knowledge of GDPR, ePrivacy, DMA, DSA, and US state privacy laws.
• Experience operationalizing global regulatory requirements.
• History of delivering regulatory-driven process improvements with tech processes or in major tech companies.

Responsibilities

• Define the compliance bar for one or more Privacy programs.
• Document existing technical and non-technical controls and specify requirements.
• Partner with TPMs and PMTs to develop viable technical solutions for compliance.
• Guide leadership on balancing risk mitigations with customer experience and product roadmaps.
• Drive process improvements and contribute to control implementation with other teams.
• Apply knowledge of global data privacy to articulate customer and control impact.
• Track regulatory developments to identify trends and protect customer trust.

Skills

Risk management

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional leadership

Privacy knowledge (GDPR, DMA, DSA)

Regulatory compliance

Global regulatory requirements

Delivery of regulatory projects

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Description

Amazon is seeking an innovative and high-judgement Privacy Specialist to join the Regulation Technology and Assurance (RTA) team within Amazon's central Privacy organization. RTA own the products and programs that deliver technical innovation for ensuring compliance with high-impact Privacy regulations across Amazon services worldwide.

The Privacy Specialist will own defining the control requirements, prioritization and related policy for one or more core compliance programs. This will require driving high judgment debates and decision making across senior business, technology, legal, and public policy leaders.

Key job responsibilities

• Define the compliance bar for one or more Privacy compliance programs.
• Document existing technical and non-technical controls and provide requirements to support mature compliance programs and governance.
• Partner with Technical Program Managers (TPMs) and Technical Product Managers (PMTs) to produce viable technical solutions to Amazon-scale compliance challenges.
• Guide leadership in balancing risk management concerns and risk mitigations against customer experience while contributing to product roadmaps.
• Drive process improvement and contribute to control implementation projects in coordination with other teams.
• Apply a working knowledge of global data privacy to articulate customer/control impact.
• Follow the developments of relevant privacy laws, customer expectations, and regulatory guidance to identify and communicate key trends and to protect customer trust.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security?

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in risk management methodologies and process improvement initiatives

• Experience solving complex problems quantitatively and develop actionable data-driven business recommendations

• Experience influencing multiple stakeholders and leading cross functional teams across geographies and business units

• 5+ years of experience in privacy, regulatory, or risk and compliance roles.

• Working knowledge of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU ePrivacy Directive, EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) and EU Digital Services Act (DSA), US State Privacy law and/or other relevant legislation.

• Experience operationalizing and/or managing global regulatory requirements

• Record of delivery of regulatory-driven process improvement projects with technology processes and/or major tech companies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant Privacy or compliance certifications (e.g., CIPP/E CIPP/US etc).

• Experience evaluating the design and effectiveness of controls.

• Experience in working directly with auditors for compliance assessments.

• Bachelors degree preferred.

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.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. 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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