Description Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, they have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV, and Amazon Echo. What will you help them create? Amazon Lab126 is seeking a Sr. Manager of Environmental Compliance with proven track record of performance to lead the Environmental Compliance (EC) team. Amazon Lab126 develops a diverse range of products, each with its own compliance requirements. This management role is responsible for leading the EC team and ensuring Amazon's products are fully compliant with all relevant global environmental regulations and laws. The Sr. Manager of Environmental Compliance leads a global team of EC Program Managers and owns the execution of product certification and global market access, ensuring timely and successful submission and approval of Amazon's products to worldwide requirements. This position requires excellent people management and leadership skills, as well as excellent process management expertise. You will be adept at writing technical papers and will partner effectively with cross-functional teams to drive operational efficiency within the compliance process. - Recruit, develop talent, and manage the performance of a world-class Environmental Compliance team. - Drive strategic initiatives to establish a compliance center of excellence. - Define and drive process management/improvement metrics and best practices, and implement scalable and innovative operational solutions. - Monitor and analyze developing trends and changes in regulatory compliance laws, rules, and regulations. - Establish an effective product compliance program to prevent and/or resolve product impacts/delays to the customer while minimizing business risk to the organization. - Serve as the technical expert, providing support and advice to all functional teams with respect to product compliance. - Ability to work/communicate effectively with leadership, legal counsel, and public policy in a multi-disciplinary, global environment; comfortable interacting with regulators, outside agencies, industry trade groups/associations, and customers, as required. - Experience implementing robust environmental controls, training, and policies to ensure full compliance throughout a large, geographically diverse organization. - Frequently present organized, clear, and actionable status updates to leadership and key stakeholders. Basic Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Engineering or an equivalent engineering or environmental science discipline - 7+ years of experience in Environmental Compliance, preferably in hardware or consumer electronics - 6+ years of experience managing a team - Exceptional knowledge of global Environmental Compliance Directives, Regulations, and Standards, including: EU RoHS, Packaging, Battery, WEEE and REACH Directives, Prop 65, and Conflict Minerals - Experience communicating with and presenting to senior leadership - Proven ability to communicate and collaborate with suppliers - Experience analyzing compliance data to verify accuracy Preferred Qualifications - Master's or PhD degree in Engineering or Environmental science discipline - Demonstrated examples of leadership and ability to influence - Ability to prioritize effectively to manage multiple, changing priorities - Global trade compliance experience - Ability to solve problems and drive efficiencies and international approval timeline reduction using process and mechanism improvement - Excellent analytical and decision-making skills, ability to exercise sound judgment - Excellent collaborative, organizational, and project management skills - Excellent written, verbal, communication, and presentation skills - Appreciate the legal, compliance, and financial context of their work and display appropriate sensitivity to the confidential nature of the work 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. 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. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $175,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $302,900/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.