Senior Risk Manager, Sanctions, Denied Party Screening

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to advance its sanctions compliance program through risk evaluation and mitigation. You will collaborate across teams to assess sanctions-related risks, document issues, monitoring remediation, and strengthen the overall sanctions framework.

You will oversee risk tracking, provide SME guidance on control frameworks, and ensure alignment with regulatory expectations while supporting leadership with risk reporting and governance processes.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of sanctions compliance experience.
• Experience in evaluating sanctions and/or financial crimes risk and compliance assessments.
• Strong knowledge of sanctions regulations and requirements, and understanding of industry best practices to implement controls and processes at a global scale.
• Ability to work across different cross functional teams (Product, Operations, Legal) to identify and drive issues to resolution.
• Familiarity with risk tracking best practices, processes, and tools or software.
• Strong analytical and communication skills to translate findings and assessments for leadership audiences.

Responsibilities

• Manage and identify sanctions and screening program risks across Amazon.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on sanctions compliance, providing guidance on methodology, processes, and control frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure sanctions controls, processes, and risks are accurately assessed against regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Document, track, and prioritize remediation based on compliance impact to enhance the overall sanctions program.
• Evaluate risk assessments, rationales, and narratives to confirm alignment with regulatory expectations and industry best practices.
• Monitor and report to leadership and regulated board oversight bodies on risk status, from initial identification through final resolution.
• Provide subject matter expertise to enhance risk tracking practices, ensuring processes and documentation align with industry standards and regulatory expectations.

Skills

Sanctions compliance

Risk assessment

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk tracking

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

As a Senior Risk Manager, you will serve a pivotal role in advancing Amazon's sanctions compliance program through risk evaluation and mitigation efforts. You will collaborate across teams to assess sanctions-related risks and review existing processes and controls. You will ensure that identified issues are properly documented, monitored, and resolved in accordance with regulatory standards and industry benchmarks. Additionally, you will be responsible for maintaining the quality and uniformity of sanctions risk tracking, while working alongside other teams to strengthen Amazon's broader sanctions compliance framework.

Key job responsibilities

• Manage and identify sanctions and screening program risks across Amazon.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on sanctions compliance, providing guidance on methodology, processes, and control frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure sanctions controls, processes, and risks are accurately assessed against regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Document, track, and prioritize remediation based on compliance impact to enhance the overall sanctions program.
• Evaluate risk assessments, rationales, and narratives to confirm alignment with regulatory expectations and industry best practices.
• Monitor and report to leadership and regulated board oversight bodies on risk status, from initial identification through final resolution.
• Provide subject matter expertise to enhance risk tracking practices, ensuring processes and documentation align with industry standards and regulatory expectations.

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

• 6+ years of sanctions compliance experience.
• Experience in evaluating sanctions and/or financial crimes risk and compliance assessments.
• Strong knowledge of sanctions regulations and requirements, and understanding of industry best practices to implement controls and processes at a global scale.
• Ability to work across different cross functional teams (Product, Operations, Legal) to identify and drive issues to resolution.
• Familiarity with risk tracking best practices, processes, and tools or software.
• Strong analytical and communication skills to translate findings and assessments for leadership audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or experience in project management
• Relevant compliance certifications (CAMS, CGSS, CRCM, ICA)
• Experience in related compliance domains and working knowledge of regulations pertaining to AML, KYC, and export controls/trade compliance

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.

USA, NY, New York - 133,300.00 - 185,000.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 121,400.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 121,400.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually

Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10461639