Join us at the cutting edge of Amazon's sustainability initiatives to work on environmental and social advancements to support Amazon's long term worldwide sustainability strategy. At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people.

The Worldwide Sustainability (WWS) organization capitalizes on Amazon’s scale, speed, and ability to build, invent and simplify, a more resilient and sustainable company. We manage our social and environmental impacts globally, and drive solutions that enable our customers, businesses, and the world to become more sustainable.

Amazon's Social Responsibility program drives customer trust, business continuity, and sustainable social impact by embedding respect for human rights and the environment throughout Amazon’s entire value chain. We implement company-wide standards and commitments (such as our Global Human Rights Principles and Supply Chain Standards). We seek to continuously improve the tools and processes used in integrating human rights and environmental due diligence across the business.

We are looking for a Senior Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Manager to support execution of our global strategies for advancing human rights due diligence across Amazon’s operations and supply chains.

This leader will be a major player in key program developments and be responsible for advising business teams on human rights and environmental due diligence activities across a variety of Amazon businesses.


Key job responsibilities
- Influence and collaborate with cross-functional internal and external stakeholders while driving leading management practices through capacity building and strategic communication.
- Execute human rights and environmental assessments and advise global business partners, company leadership, and key functions on corresponding risks and opportunities.
- Work alongside business engagement teams within WWS and with businesses to align on plans to address human rights and environmental risks identified.
- Facilitate discussions across multiple stakeholder groups to design and test human rights-based risk management mechanisms.
- Drive innovative solutions to challenging problems with a well-reasoned and solution-oriented vision, grounded in practical roadmaps and persistent prioritization.
- Quickly learn about and understand different Amazon teams and dive deep into their unique needs, human rights risks, and social impact opportunities.


About the team
This role will sit on the Human Right and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) team within the broader Social Responsibility program at Amazon, which in turn sits under Worldwide Sustainability.

The HREDD team provides tactical and strategic support for business teams across Amazon in embedding respect for human rights into their everyday activities and decision-making.

Inclusive Team Culture:
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance:
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth:
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Luxembourg, LUX- Bachelor’s degree in human rights, environment, law, public policy, economics, supply chain management, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in business and human rights, environmental and social impact, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development, social justice, and/or related field.
- Deep expertise in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and other leading human rights frameworks.
- Deep expertise on Environmental Due diligence and issues as pertains to the German Supply Chains Act and other emerging HREDD regulations.
- Experience with multi-stakeholder engagement, capacity building, and collaboration.
- Track record of working independently and with a diverse set of partners to solve complex, large-scale issues.
- Ability to persuasively propose leading strategies and principled yet practical solutions in writing and via oral presentation, particularly to business audiences.
- Engenders trust and respect in all working relationships; uses influencing and negotiation skills to drive improvements through shared ownership and accountability.- Advanced degree in law, public policy, environmental engineering, international development, business, sustainability, or related field.
- Experience working on human rights and/or environmental issues within a company, industry association, and/or consultancy.
- Experience executing human rights and/or environmental assessments across a range of industries, particularly in the logistics and/or e-commerce industries.
- Track record of successfully working with a diverse range of stakeholders, including business, civil society, investors, and government.
- Relentlessly high standards combined with strong bias for action.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $127,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $210,400/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. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.