Dangerous Goods Program Manager, Regional Ops Compliance LATAM

Amazon's Dangerous Goods (DG) team is looking for a Risk Specialist to plan and execute dangerous goods compliance projects and maintain operational performance in Brazil.

The DG Risk Specialist will ensure DG products meet applicable local and global regulatory requirements, strategize with internal stakeholders to support business expansion, develop best-in-class standard operational processes, improve them and provide support to stakeholders during the implementation phase.

The ideal candidate will maintain and continually seek opportunities to improve existing processes via benchmark and best practices while interacting with a broad group of stakeholders and functions. They will need to be able to work in an ambiguous environment, while managing projects and diving deep into operations. It also requires an aptitude to adapt to scope changes, to propose solutions, to be able to drive processes across Amazon's expanding network and linking into local/regional and global initiatives.

• Identify opportunities to leverage technology to build and improve upon a best-in-class systems for Dangerous Goods transportation
• Identify regulatory risks in new products, services and provide guidance for risk mitigation
• Interpret new or changing regulations related to Dangerous Goods transportation in the different shipping modes: ground, air and sea; to determine how they apply to our business operations
• Provide end-to-end Dangerous Goods compliance project management support and guidance for complex business and operations projects/initiatives.

This individual will work closely with numerous internal partner teams, including: Amazon Fulfillment Technology, Transportation, Catalog, Classification, Legal, Retail, FBA (Fulfilled by Amazon), and our operations teams.

The Risk Specialist will demonstrate excellent judgment and instincts in decision-making, and proactively and continually improve their level of knowledge of Amazon's businesses, fulfillment models, and relevant technologies.

A successful candidate will work across senior levels of leadership in multiple organizations to align on processes and proposed controls on a local/regional and global scale while delivering high-quality work on time.

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth and to grow in a safe environment for both our Customers and our Associates. Are you comfortable digging into business requirements and collaborating with business and technical teams to launch new capabilities improving the customer experience? To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, dynamic and passionate people. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history.

• Completed bachelor's degree in business, engineering, operations or similar graduate degree (MBA, Ph.D or related advanced degree preferred)
• Experience in a highly regulated industry such as petrochemical, automotive, pharmaceutical etc
• Verbal and written communication skills; at ease in dealing with ambiguity and communicating with senior management, demonstrates flexibility to adapt scope and projects, ability to present complex issues in a concise way, ability to write documents
• English and Portuguese proficiency language, both oral and verbal
• Certification and/or experience in Dangerous Goods or regulated hazardous materials compliance
• Experience managing regulations and standards from National Ground Transportation Agency (ANTT), National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO), as well other global regulations and standards like DOT, ADR, IATA

• Knowledge and practical skills in applying Lean Six Sigma philosophy and methodology
• Experience in a regulatory compliance environment
• Knowledge of data warehouse and SQL
• Previous experience in an e-commerce environment or other fast-paced, technology driven businesses
• Program management experience including cross-team coordination, project management, and communication across multiple stakeholders

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