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

About the role

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.

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

Additional information

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Pay and benefits

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.

• USA, TN, Nashville - 109,000.00 - 155,400.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Bellevue - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually