Sr. Program Manager, Workplace Health & Safety, AMZL NA

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company, to be the best employer, and to be the safest place to work on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented and driven people. If you'd like to help us build that place, this is your chance to make history.

One focus area of the North America Amazon Logistics (AMZL) network is to provide tools, resources, and environments that support safe, efficient, and healthy behaviors and encourage employees to proactively manage their health and wellbeing. To support this focus area, Amazon is seeking an experienced and innovative person to serve as a Program Manager for AMZL WHS to build and execute programs that create a safe workplace and build a world-class safety culture in the midst of Amazon’s growth. In this role, you will dive deep into Operations processes; identify risks through data and first-hand experience; build and execute programs, and improve processes to eliminate risks; and influence Operations to sustain a culture of safety. This role will focus on coordinating and leading large, strategic projects within AMZL and will be strongly focused on injury and accident prevention as well as improvements across health, safety and wellness.

The WHS Program Manager role will challenge you to push boundaries and lead transformative innovation while having the autonomy to make rapid data-driven decisions and invent on behalf of Operators (operation leaders) and Team Members. In this role, you will work cross-functionally with members from various teams, including Operations; Human Resources, Procurement, Finance, WHS, Reliability, Engineering and Maintenance, Finance and OpEx to deploy solutions at scale. This role calls for an individual who is technically smart to gain credibility with customers and stakeholders at various levels of the organization.

The role will report into the Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives for AMZL WHS and work collaboratively with other partners across all Amazon BUs and regional geographies to provide innovative solutions across our business. This role is based out of the Seattle, WA, Arlington, VA, or Nashville, TN corporate locations and will require 25% travel to support project deployments, factory acceptance tests (FATs), strategy meetings, and for process improvement Kaizen events.

The ideal candidate has an obsession for customers and a strong interest in building innovative solutions; must have proven analytical capabilities (including ability to deep dive, identify root causes and permanently eliminate hazards and risks); and can thrive in a fast-paced environment with exceptional communication and project management skills. The ideal candidate must have sound judgment, compassion, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in many areas across the company.

Key job responsibilities
Develop, review, approve, coordinate, and lead large, strategic projects / programs within Amazon Business Units (BUs) and across different geographies.
Build relationships and partner across many organizations to build and execute on new initiatives and roadmaps each year.
Work and collaborate with stakeholders and partners to align on project /program goals and resources.
Coordinate a portfolio of programs / projects from inception to delivery.
Define and implement metrics to measure and communicate program achievements.
Compile, manage and report on weekly project metrics and be responsible for leading many high profile meetings to align on project requirements.
Communicate the overall program roadmap and provide periodic status updates to the stakeholders, and presenting programs / projects to senior leadership on a regular basis.
Provide programs decision support, insights and recommendations through data gathering and information analyzing.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field
- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

Preferred Qualifications

- Master's degree, or Master's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field
- 2+ years of driving process improvements experience

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.

USA, TN, Nashville - 104,100.00 - 155,400.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually