Global H&S Audit Manager, AWS Health & Safety

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The AWS Health and Safety (H&S) team is an expanding a dynamic team that is critical to enabling AWSs growth around the world as well as ensuring compliance of AWSs global operations including physical data centers as well as other AWS facilities customer-facing enterprises and products. The H&S team has responsibility for architecting and implementing AWSs global safety programs. This includes defining and implementing risk management and compliance systems and driving their continuous improvement; setting and refining global policies and procedures; overseeing the development of standards tools auditing and metrics and employee training; ensuring effective engagement by H&S teams on global initiatives including those that are part of Amazons ambitious sustainability goals; providing specialist expertise; and engaging with all AWS business units to provide scalable and H&S compliance strategies that support current and future business objectives while ensuring employee safety and compliance with H&S regulations.

We are seeking a Global H&S Audit Manager to lead the strategic direction and governance of AWSs Internal Health & Safety Audit Program. This role is focused on defining audit strategy building and mentoring a high-performing global team and engaging with senior leadership to drive safety assurance outcomes at scale. This role does not primarily execute audits - it shapes how where and why audits happen across the organization.

Key job responsibilities
You will:
- Define and own the global H&S audit strategy including program expansion into new and emerging business lines and regions
- Lead and mentor a globally dispersed team of auditors across multiple regions time zones cultures and regulatory environments- developing their capability to independently deliver high-quality audits
- Engage with leaders to communicate audit program strategy risk posture and safety performance through Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs) Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and other forums
- Build and maintain partnerships across Operations Legal DCHS and the SMP team to ensure alignment between audit strategy and business objectives
- Navigate ambiguity - determine where audit coverage is needed most particularly in new or evolving parts of the business where safety frameworks may not yet exist
- Insist on the highest standards for program governance and audit quality applying broad technical knowledge and sound business judgment to drive organizational outcomes

Responsibilities
- Strategic Direction & Program Design
- Define the multi-year audit strategy including scope coverage model and prioritization framework aligned to organizational risk appetite
- Design and implement audit methodologies for new departments business lines and operational environments where audit coverage does not yet exist
- Establish audit mechanisms metrics and reporting frameworks that inform senior leadership decision-making
- Continuously evaluate and evolve the audit program to reflect changes in the business regulatory landscape and emerging risks
- Partner with the SMP team DCHS and HS Legal to ensure audit strategy creates a continuous loop of feedback that drives systemic safety improvements

Senior Leadership Engagement & Governance
- Present audit program performance emerging risks and strategic recommendations at MBRs QBRs and leadership forums
- Serve as the primary point of contact for on all matters related to H&S audit assurance
- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for the audit program providing data-driven insights leadership
- Influence without authority across a matrixed global organization to drive accountability for safety outcomes
- Earn trust through proactive engagement to understand business priorities and educate on audit value

Global Team Leadership Mentorship & Development
- Lead coach and develop a team of auditors dispersed across multiple global regions navigating differences in culture regulation language and working norms
- Provide mentorship and guidance to auditors helping prioritize the most impactful risks improve audit quality and grow professionally
- Build team operating norms that account for time zone challenges cultural diversity and regional regulatory nuances
- Provide clarity and direction to the team in ambiguous situations enabling them to execute with confidence

Program Oversight & Continuous Improvement
- Oversee end-to-end audit program delivery including resource planning scheduling and management of borrowed resources across regions
- Review and quality-assure audit reports ensuring clarity conciseness and alignment with program standards
- Analyze trends in audit outcomes to identify systemic issues and make strategic recommendations for process and system improvements
- Ensure follow-up on audit recommendations and that appropriate corrective action is taken to resolve identified deficiencies
- Share best practices across the global network to drive continuous improvement of organizational H&S performance
- Identify and escalate systemic hazards or risks that extend beyond individual audit scope

Travel
- Ability to travel approximately 2535% to support team engagement stakeholder relationship-building and periodic audit oversight across global locations

About the team
AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve.

- 7 years of conducting workplace risk investigations experience
- Experience managing direct reports
- Bachelors degree or equivalent

- CPA CMA CISA CIA or equivalent risk audit or compliance credentials
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook Word and Excel
- Experience working in a customer-facing environment
- Experience implementing scalable compliance solutions (technology procedures processes etc.) in a regulated environment

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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 OH COLUMBUS - 133300.00 - 180300.00 USD annually
USA OR Umatilla - 133300.00 - 180300.00 USD annually
USA VA Herndon - 133300.00 - 180300.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 133300.00 - 180300.00 USD annually

Required Experience:

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