Program Manager, Transportation Policy and Partnerships, Worldwide Operations Sustainability

Senior • Hybrid • On-site • Remote

$104,100 - $185,000/yr

Santa Clara, CA , +4

DESCRIPTION

Worldwide Operations Sustainability (WWOS) is hiring a program manager to lead sustainable transportation public policy and partnership/coalition initiatives to meet our commitment to be net zero emissions by 2040 (the Climate Pledge). This role will partner directly with teams within Amazon’s Transportation Operations and Public Policy Teams to identify policy and partnership opportunities. This role must be able to evaluate key inputs that drive our transportation decarbonization outputs and identify sustainability solutions that support our broader goals of delivering excellent customer experience and reduced cost to serve.

The role requires a leader who understands transportation and logistics and can use policy and partnership levers to drive results. The role must be able to communicate clearly with senior leaders in verbal and written communications and use data to gain commitment to act on sustainability initiatives. In this role, effectively influencing without authority is essential to success. Finally, the role must be able to earn trust across a broad range of stakeholders across Amazon.

Ideally, the candidate will have a passion for sustainability and environmental stewardship. Experience working in sustainability or a basic understanding of sustainability principles is required. This role is responsible for essential stakeholder engagement that will chart the course for WW Operations to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Climate Agreement. If you are looking for a role with a high impact on the fight against climate change globally, you should consider applying.

Key job responsibilities
1. Develop sustainable transportation policy and partnership inputs to drive desired outcomes for cost, speed, and sustainability in Amazon’s operations

2. Partner directly with teams across Operations and with Public Policy to deliver optimal sustainability results

3. Lead external-facing initiatives for WW Operations to achieve net zero emissions in ops by 2040

A day in the life
This role is for a leader who is passionate about influencing through a cross-functional group of stakeholders while being willing to roll up their sleeves to deliver results. A day in this role will include engaging with internal and external experts to identify opportunities to accelerate progress on decarbonization, attending doc reviews on key transportation initiatives, meeting with Operations leaders to influence their approach to sustainability through policy and partnerships, and meeting with team members to track progress to goals and identify new opportunities to drive deeper decarbonization.

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan

About the team
The vision of Worldwide Operations Sustainability (WWOS) is to create the world’s most sustainable logistics network that protects resources for future generations. Our mission is to break down technological, economic, and organizational barriers to deliver sustainability solutions for WW Operations. Worldwide Operations Sustainability (WWOS) maintains the overarching strategy and interim targets to achieve the Climate Pledge by 2040, and topics that extend beyond decarbonization. WWOS centrally coordinates across operations in all regions, particularly on topics that transcend business unit boundaries. WWOS aims to accelerate outcomes for key decisions, identify the right stakeholders to make decisions, and provide central guidance for resource allocation to drive our path for the Climate Pledge.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 8+ 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
- Bachelor's degree

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
- Experience in government and/or public policy

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

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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.

Amazon

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