At Amazon, we are obsessed with customer trust. The Security Governance program supports this vision by setting the bar for security expectations through our policies and standards and through robust data protection. We are seeking an experienced, self-motivated Security Program Manager who will drive data governance initiatives to enforce our high security bar, identify thematic insights to inform root cause remediation, and deliver automation opportunities to create efficiency.

We assess risk, classify data and systems, scale adoption through automation and enable the business to guard the confidentiality and integrity of Amazon and customer data while creating a seamless experience for our stakeholders. Our mission includes instilling awareness to safeguard all customer and employee data, applications, services, and assets. To accomplish this, we work with Amazon organizations to build security best practices into enterprise-wide systems.

The Program Manager of Security Governance will help deliver enhanced customer trust by enforcing data protection controls such as data retention, deletion and access controls to builder teams across Amazon. This role will additionally be responsible for engaging technology and product partners to enhance data discovery capabilities and ensuring the accuracy of data categorization, requiring strong stakeholder management and organization. This role is a great opportunity to identify thematic patterns, propose and drive process improvements and deliver risk reduction for our customers.

• Key job responsibilities
• Manage data protection enforcement initiatives, prioritizing focus areas using a risk-based approach, and organizing rollout schedules
• Provide hands on support to builders to ensure a seamless experience in meeting our high security bar by serving as an independent consultant
• Identify and implement lessons learned to improve enforcement mechanisms
• Use data to measure impact through metrics and monitoring
• Define and deliver operational reporting that provides strategic insights
• Work with business partners to understand requirements, risks and desired solutions for their data
• Support the development of consistent standards and processes to effectively advocate for operational excellence
• Identify and drive implementation of improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and customer experience
• Engage product partners to improve data discovery efforts across the Amazon ecosystem
• Participate in Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly Business Reviews to advise leadership about on-going enforcement efforts, wins and risks

About the team

About Amazon Security:

Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.

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.

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 and 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.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of program or project management experience
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
• Experience in complex problem solving, and working in a tight schedule environment
• Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
• 3+ years of driving process improvements experience
• Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
• Experience building processes, project management, and schedules

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, TX, Austin - 74,200.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 74,200.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually