Senior Risk Manager, Standards, Assessment and Methodology

DESCRIPTION

The Senior Risk Manager, Standards, Assessment and Methodology, develops and delivers comprehensive security risk management methodologies, processes and programs. The role helps build capabilities for Worldwide Operations Security (WWOS) to proactively and quantitatively manage risks that jeopardize Amazon’s personnel, assets, operations and brand.

Key job responsibilities

A day in the life

The Senior Risk Manager works closely with senior Worldwide Operations Security (WWOS), Regional Security & Loss Prevention (S&LP), and operations leaders to develop, refine and execute proportionate, effective and validated risk management processes and programs. World Wide Amazon Stores (WWAS) operate in highly diversified and complex environments, which include numerous regulatory and law enforcement models, cultures, languages, criminality levels, and national, political, social, and security complexities.

The Senior Risk Manager develops comprehensive risk frameworks and programs that address Under the Roof and On the Road risks, as well as enhance the organization's capability for proactive risk identification, measurable risk analysis and risk evaluation as well as validated risk treatment. They will dive deep into operational and risk data control to develop tailored methodologies and understand the effectiveness risk management processes. The goal is to facilitate action through regional teams and partners, influencing adoption, building capability, and conducting continuous improvement with regional flexibility and scale.

The Senior Risk Manager works across regions and business lines to adopt standardized methodologies and apply best practices to proactively manage risk through engaging with diverse stakeholders. They will break problems into manageable pieces, ruthlessly prioritizing, and delivering results in a global environment and on regional initiatives. This will include owning the design, development, and maintenance of ongoing metrics, reports, analyses, tools, etc. to drive key business decisions.

About the team

Working in partnership with our stakeholders, we secure the Amazon supply chain end-to-end and promote security in business decision-making conversations.

The Standards, Assessment and Methodology team creates and maintains the risk methodology and frameworks to ensure the early identification and treatment of risk to support the objectives of the business. The team provides strategic, tactical, and operational mechanisms by working closely with global and regional business leaders and support functions.

The team leverages global and regional Risk & Resilience (R&R) teams to implement risk programs, identify and monitor risks, and support Field Loss Prevention teams with the implementation of appropriate and prioritized risk treatment plans.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in project management
• Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines
• Can communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
• Experience handling confidential information
• Experience analyzing data to make business decisions
• Experience building and cultivating relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Risk Management, Business Administration, Security Management, or a related field
• Experience in security risk management or a related field
• Knowledge and qualification in industry risk assessment and business resilience processes

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
• Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equiva