Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Export Control : This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. Citizen in order to comply with U.S. government-imposed requirements related to the nature of the work and/or where it will be performed.

We have a team culture that encourages ownership, diversity, inclusion, and innovation. You will have an opportunity to work across the entire Leo organization implementing and managing various controls along side Leo Security. Leo security owns policy and definition of controls, and this role owns the coordination, development, implementation, and change management of controls as well as managing defects and improvements.

• Key job responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program management for large-scale, multi-team security initiatives from inception through delivery and post-launch review

• Define program scope, goals, milestones, and success metrics in partnership with engineering, product, and business stakeholders

• Identify, track, and mitigate risks, dependencies, and blockers across program workstreams

• Drive alignment across engineering teams, leadership, and external partners through clear communication, structured escalation paths, and regular program reviews

• Lead cross-functional working groups and facilitate technical decision-making processes

• Translate complex technical concepts into clear narratives for non-technical audiences

• Influence roadmap prioritization and resource allocation decisions at the team and org level

About the team
The Amazon Leo Security Controls and Assurance team owns a variety of security fields for regulated productivity environments including security architecture, incident response, threat hunting, compliance, and security tool management.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience leading highly technical programs involving infrastructure, complex systems, systems engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
• Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
• Experience managing security control programs and implementation of security controls across various systems (e.g. FedRAMP, CMMC, ISO)

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, VA, Arlington - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually