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Amazon Program Manager, Third Party Security in Austin, Texas
Description
At Amazon, we are obsessed with customer trust. Information Security enables Amazon business leaders to securely develop and operate to maintain Customer Trust by guarding the confidentiality and integrity of Amazon and customer data. We assess risk, classify data and systems, detect potential intrusion, and render useless the value of data that may be leaked.
Amazon’s Third Party Security (TPS) team is responsible for assessing the security of third parties who get access to Amazon’s data, to determine if the third party meets Amazon’s security bar. The TPS team handles global third party security assessments for the Amazon Consumer organization. If you enjoy working at scale in a rapidly changing environment and influencing the protection of our customers within a large global organization, this position will provide you with a challenging opportunity.
We are looking for a highly motivated Program Manager to drive development and implementation of strategic third party security programs within our Coverage team. The Coverage team is focusing on 1) improving security visibility into the 3P transactions processed across the thousands of Amazon businesses and their 3P processes, and 2) influencing Amazonians’ vendor selection decisions by positioning security pre-vetted 3P solutions that are not just fast to implement, but also has low risk footprint to Amazon.
The responsibility of a Program Manager will also include:
Collaborate with tech/ non-tech leaders to improve processes with the highest level of automation, including use of artificial intelligence and large-language models.
Ensure that the Coverage team delivers on our goals by diving deep into program status, removing roadblocks, making tradeoffs to optimize customer experience, and escalating to leadership to increase speed of program delivery when needed.
Effective communicator driving issue resolution and insights to both technical and non-technical audiences. Conduct weekly metric reviews, identify issues, and hold team members accountable for progress. They will also own writing reports/documents that detail the progress to leadership on a frequent basis.
Work with junior team members to help them prioritize work aligned with goals, review their work products, and support them with mentoring.
Drive and manage meetings effectively within TPS and across Amazon organizations.
Continuously identify new opportunities which can be scaled across security and business teams.
About the team
About Amazon Security
Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why Amazon Security?
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
Inclusive Team Culture
In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.
Training & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, 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, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | Austin, TX, USA | Seattle, WA, USA
Basic Qualifications
5+ 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
Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
3+ years of relevant information security experience
Preferred Qualifications
2+ years of driving process improvements experience
PMP
Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
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.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $92,500/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.