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Amazon Sr. Program Manager, Selling Partner Risk - Special Projects & Investigations in Tempe, Arizona

Description

Selling Partner Trust and Store Integrity (TSI) is responsible for creating a trustworthy shopping experience across Amazon stores worldwide by protecting customers, brands, selling partners, vendors and Amazon from fraud, counterfeit, and abuse as well as providing world‐class support and building loyalty with Amazon’s millions of selling partners. The Special Projects & Investigations (SPI) team protects Amazon’s WW stores store by creating projects and programs focused on the detection of abuse at its earliest point and identifying the root causes, vulnerabilities or exploits to systematically address to prevent future abuse. Our growth requires highly skilled candidates who move fast, have an entrepreneurial spirit to create new solutions, a tenacity to get things done, thrive in an environment of ambiguity and change, and are capable of breaking down and solving complex problems. We value individual expression, respect different opinions, and work together to create a culture where each of us is able to contribute fully. The combination of our unique backgrounds and perspectives strengthens our ability to achieve Amazon's mission of being Earth's most customer-centric company.

We catch bad actors and stop online fraud; It’s fun! It’s hard! It matters! We are passionate about protecting our selling partners and customers from bad actors and want a candidate that shares that passion. We are looking for an experienced Program Manager to own a portfolio of global risk mitigation programs partnering with teams across the company to design, build, and maintain processes focused around risk mitigation and enforcement. You will set the vision, direction and execution of key deliverables in the risk management space, developing business cases and requirements, and prioritizing competing opportunities. You will work with a wide range of global cross-functional teams to build protections, and partner with technology and science teams to build scalable risk detection systems, understanding customer needs, defining clear project plans and executing to high expectations in a fast-paced and highly visible delivery area. The ideal candidate should be passionate about using and understanding data to discover bad actor trends and help us ensure that customers make great purchase decisions and our selling partners using Amazon are successful listing and selling their products. Your decisions and deliverables will help proactively mitigate risk and empower partner teams in making high confidence decisions that are fundamental to protecting Amazon customers, selling partners, and will help maintain the overall health of Amazon's WW stores.

Key job responsibilities

  • Drive centralized governance for Bad Actor and Monitoring (BAM) Program to ensure accurate assessment and measurement of abuse landscape. Design processes and mechanisms to drive compliance with abuse treatments across multiple risk programs, policy stakeholders, and Orgs.

  • Develop goals, KPIs and metrics to track program’s health and progress. Effectively communicate challenges/roadblocks, progress and success to business and leadership teams.

  • Drive partner outreach and collaborate with teams across orgs to deep-dive on process and metric deviations. Highlight root causes, propose risk mitigations and influence teams to drive long-term remediations.

  • Partner with Tech/Core teams to understand the launch of new or update to existing system/capabilities. Measure the associated risk and impact on our controls/mechanisms. Create strategy for seamless transition with clear timelines, and communicate potential residual risk and trade-offs decisions.

  • Work with business analyst/intelligence teams to build dashboards and develop automated solutions to drive lean, eliminate waste and optimize processes.

A day in the life

This role is focused on managing the compliance of internal enforcement teams to ensure their actions are aligned with organizational mental models. You will manage a portfolio of programs focused on the goal of ensuring holistic risk mitigation in Amazon’s WW stores. Each day is different as new behaviors and trends are constantly discovered. You will regularly partner with investigation and data experts to finetune anomaly detection mechanisms and reporting of key actions. You will coordinate with internal partner teams to understand their priorities, capabilities, and workflows to see how/if your program should interact with their tools and goals. You will be making decisions that drive the strategic vision of your program in alignment with broader organizational goals and working with partner teams across Amazon to collaborate around strategic initiatives. You are on the front lines of protecting Amazon customers and stopping abuse in our stores.

About the team

Our team is comprised of experts in the risk domains like fraud, cybersecurity, data security, internal risk, threat intelligence, regulatory compliance, vendor risk, etc. with data analysis and/or technical skills. We complement specialized industry skills with broad risk experiences gathered through years of experience to deliver results - we wear a lot of hats and take ownership of hard to solve problem areas whenever possible. We speak 7 languages, write code in 3 (mostly self taught, on the job), and celebrate learning and taking risks. We encourage experimentation and curiosity while supporting each other to constantly learn and grow.

Our work is to solve hard puzzles and identify what hasn’t already been discovered - typically with data and always with a lot persistence and curiosity. If you like the sound of that, come join us.

Basic Qualifications

  • 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

  • Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements

  • Experience in complex problem solving, and working in a tight schedule environment

  • Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.)

  • Experience establishing successful partnerships with internal and external teams to execute tactical initiatives or equivalent and collaborating to implement program deliverables

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2+ years of driving process improvements experience

  • Master's degree, or MBA in BI, finance, engineering, statistics, computer science, mathematics, finance or equivalent quantitative field

  • Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams

  • Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills using hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $104,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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