Role Overview
Amazon is hiring a Senior Risk Manager, Transportation, Risk & Compliance. This is a full-time role in Arlington. Part of Amazon's Lifecycle hiring, posted 6 days ago. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
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Job description
Description
The Transportation, Risk, & Compliance team is looking for an experienced Sr. Risk Manager to own and advance Amazon’s transportation risk management, governance strategy and policy lifecycle management for the Amazon Air Drug & Alcohol (D&A) program. This person will lead ongoing efforts to assess the Air D&A program for potential compliance risks, refine and develop policies to address improvement opportunities, and maintain those policies throughout the business lifecycle. This role will work with Amazon Air business leaders to proactively identify compliance regulatory business opportunities and risks and propose innovative approaches and risk mitigation strategies for solving them.
Key job responsibilities
- Ensure Drug & Alcohol testing compliance awareness, adherence and policy positions of Amazon’s business models internally, within industry associations, and to other relevant external policy stakeholders.
- Partner with Legal, Public Policy, Public Relations and business teams to identify regulatory, compliance, or other risks, interprets the DOT (Department of Transportation) Drug & Alcohol regulations covering the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) to ensure on-going compliance. Responsible for comprehensive knowledge of regulations, such as 49 CFR part 40 and 14 CFR part 120.
- Serve as Designated Employee Representative (DER) and provides guidance in accordance with DOT (FAA) regulations and Amazon’s D&A policies.
- Serve as the key point of contact for the FAA’s Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance.
- Work collaboratively and transparently with senior business leadership, and the legal, public relations, and public policy teams to ensure alignment between core business priorities and transportation compliance priorities.
- Develop and lead the end-to-end risk management program from risk identification to executive reporting, including guiding senior leadership on balancing risk management concerns and mitigations with business roadmaps.
- Anticipate challenges/obstacles our transportation business could face as the global business and regulatory landscape evolves.
- Communicate project issues and statuses in a concise, accurate, and professional manner to business partners and executives.
Basic Qualifications
- 6+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
- Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent
- Master's degree or equivalent
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, IL, Chicago - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 133,300.00 - 185,000.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A10476397
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When was the Senior Risk Manager, Transportation, Risk & Compliance role at Amazon posted?
This role was posted on July 17, 2026 (6 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
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