Senior Workplace Health & Safety Risk Manager #EHS #HSE, Corp - Governance, Compliance & External Affairs

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

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on payments

Restricted stock units (RSUs)

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Sr. Risk Manager for the Worldwide Workplace Health and Safety Governance team in Arlington, VA. The role leads end-to-end regulatory interactions, assesses exposure and risk, and partners with Legal, Operations and field teams to ensure compliant, feasible responses.

It requires translating enforcement actions into practical site guidance and coaching L5 case managers. The position emphasizes data-driven risk mitigation, rapid response to time-sensitive matters, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience.
• Experience with OSHA and WHS regulatory requirements.
• Experience leveraging technology to drive process improvements.
• Experience communicating with all levels of the organization.
• ISO 45001 and/or 14001 lead auditor/training.
• Experience in workplace risk investigations.

Responsibilities

• Exhibit excellent judgment
• Maintain relentlessly high standards
• Serve as a liaison between WW WHS Governance and all business units for continual alignment
• Ensure quality and timely responses to regulatory agencies
• Support building WHS competencies and awareness across different business units regarding regulatory requirements
• Use of data and case management tools to identify trends related to regulatory interactions
• Monitor performance of business units against applicable regulatory compliance and internal Amazon standards

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Audit experience

OSHA knowledge

MS Office

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in EHS or related field

JD or Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

Description

The Worldwide Workplace Health and Safety Governance team seeks a Sr. Risk Manager, an individual contributor role, to serve as the subject matter expert for the end-to-end management of regulatory interactions across North America, requiring deep multi-jurisdictional fluency in federal and state plan enforcement, citation interpretation, penalty assessment strategy, abatement compliance, and agency correspondence including inspections, subpoenas, and complaint investigations. As a technical leader who influences without direct authority, this individual will assess and prioritize regulatory exposure, litigation risk, and financial impact across a high-volume case portfolio while driving cross-functional alignment with Legal, Operations, WHS field teams, and Standards & Procedures to ensure responses satisfy both regulatory obligations and operational feasibility. The role demands the ability to leverage serious injury data and regulatory interaction trends to inform proactive risk mitigation strategies, brief VP+ leaders on emerging risks, translate complex enforcement actions into actionable guidance for site-level teams, and advise and coach L5 case managers in building regulatory response capabilities. The successful candidate will move with urgency on time-sensitive matters while maintaining the documentation rigor and sound judgment that ensures long-term regulatory defensibility across all active matters.

Key job responsibilities

Exhibit excellent judgment

Maintain relentlessly high standards

Serve as a liaison between WW WHS Governance and all business units, such as CF WHS, GSF WHS and ATS WHS for continual alignment.

Ensure quality and timely responses to regulatory agencies.

Support building WHS competencies and awareness across different business units regarding regulatory requirements.

Use of data and case management tools to identify trends related to regulatory interactions.

Monitor performance of business units against applicable regulatory compliance and internal Amazon standards.

About the team

This is an individual contributor role at the Sr. Risk Manager level. The Sr. WHS Regulatory Response and Activity Manager will act as an advisor and coach to L5 case managers and will be responsible for case management that responds timely and accurately to environmental, safety, and health regulatory interactions. We are looking for someone who can contribute to the group's operational excellence by driving the execution of our compliance life cycle and ensuring that high quality compliance inputs are provided in the process. To be successful, one must be comfortable advising and coaching case managers working on repetitive case management tasks requiring strong judgment, have the ability to effectively communicate with Sr. Directors and VP stakeholders, both verbally and in writing, and must be able to identify and document improvement opportunities within the processes these teams work on. One must have prior work experience in a professional setting, a cooperative attitude, and organizational skills. The position requires that you be self-motivated to learn the operations and data analytics, and will involve both independent and team work in a fast-paced environment that is constantly changing.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience
• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) or related field
• Experience with OSHA and other health and WHS regulatory requirements
• Experience working with MS Office, including Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint
• Can communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
• ISO 45001 and/or 14001 lead auditor and/or training
• Experience in conducting workplace risk investigations
• Experience leveraging technology to drive process improvements

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
• Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
• J.D., or Master's degree
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task
• CPA, CMA, CISA, CIA or equivalent risk, audit, or compliance credentials
• Experience with physical security control and surveillance systems

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

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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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