Sr. Safety Policy Expert, Global Food and Product Safety - Arlington, United States - Amazon

Description

The Regulatory Intelligence, Safety and Compliance (RISC) team's charter is to protect Amazon customers from products that are illegal, illegally marketed, unsafe, or otherwise prohibited by Amazon policies.

The Product Safety policy lead will own analysis and risk assessment activities required to formulate WW product safety polices.

They will serve as our go-to subject matter expert for difficult questions regarding the optimal policies required to make scalable decisions related to product safety.

Key job responsibilities

• Responsible for conducting product safety risk assessments across a broad range of product categories
• Make high-judgement decisions regarding policies related to product safety in order to meet WW regulatory obligations and enhance customer safety
• Perform analysis of data from a variety of sources to identify possible risk indicators to support policy decisions
• Coordinate with Legal teams to integrate legal and safety analysis in support of key policy decisions
• Work with a wide range of cross-functional teams to communicate Amazon's safety and compliance strategies to stakeholders
• Communicate regularly with leadership and ensure consistent reporting against commitments
• Drafting and presenting strategies to enhance risk management practices, including analysis of industry practice

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Arlington, VA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 7+ years of direct experience working in a product safety role
• Previous experience leading time-sensitive work with significant customer impact
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in product safety, including knowledge of product safety risk assessment principles
• Demonstrated ability to source and analyze data to drive business reporting
• Experience preparing reports identifying findings and providing recommended remediation strategies and solutions
• Sound business judgment, proven ability to influence others, and strong analytical thinking skills are critical to success in this position
• Proven ability to define strategies in order to solve ambiguous problems

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to clearly communicate complex and technical subject matter to a diverse group of stakeholders
• Experience working with industry bodies and regulators on product safety initiatives
• Demonstrated track record of thought leadership related to product safety
• Experience with large scale e-commerce platforms including systems involving complex business logic
• Experience working in law, compliance, regulatory or a related field
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams within a complex international organization

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.

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