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Description

The Denied Party Screening (DPS) mission is to prevent denied entities from transacting with Amazon businesses. As the DPS Program Manager, your primary responsibility will be to manage the work (intake, prioritization, etc.) of the compliance program. You will also lead projects with significant scope and impact supporting several different areas of the business. In this role, you will work to deliver value to the customer, meeting the scope, budget, and timeline of the effort. The program is cross functional and requires strong communication skills to coordinate onsite and remote work with teams across the globe. You will coordinate with DPS management, Amazon Legal, Amazon InfoSec/AppSec, and multiple other teams in the development of DPS compliance solutions and other efforts that enable operations. You will be responsible for end-to-end project management.

Key job responsibilities

· Develop and manage projects from beginning to end, including project scope, timeline, capacity planning, resource allocation, and project execution.

· Provide project management and direction to ensure the project team has a clear understanding of timelines, risks, escalation path and roles/responsibilities they will undertake within the project team.

· Act as an escalation point for the project team and project stakeholders.

· Proactively manage change control and communicate impact in project scope, identify issues, and devising contingency plans.

· Coordinate periodic business review and strategic documents

· Identify and manage project dependencies and critical paths.

· Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using project management tools.

· Track, monitor, and communicate project milestones, deliverables, schedule, budget, and risks.

· Update or develop documentation on processes that are critical to successfully implementing your projects.

About the team

Why Amazon Security

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training and Career growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Basic Qualifications

• 6+ 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

• 2+ years of driving process improvements experience

• Bachelor's degree

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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

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.