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Amazon’s Worldwide Operations Sustainability (WWOS) team is hiring a senior program manager to maintain analysis of long-term marginal abatement cost curves for sustainable supply chain technologies and integrate these considerations into our planning and investment mechanisms. The ideal candidate has a techno-economic background with experience evaluating nascent supply chains and climate technology. We seek a candidate who understands the latest industry trends and projections for sustainable technologies across transportation, buildings and packaging sectors. This role will partner with finance and business leaders within Amazon ops to assess sustainable technology investment opportunities among carbon projections and business plans. This role is responsible for establishing a decision-making mechanism on large-scale sustainable investments to close gaps to achieve net zero emissions by 2040.

Earning trust with operations stakeholders and influencing without authority is essential to success for this position. In addition to analytical strengths, the role requires strong written and verbal communication, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration skills. The candidate needs the ability to translate data-driven insights into long-term investment recommendations for decarbonization technologies

This is your chance to make a lasting impact on climate change at a pivotal time for the industry.

Key job responsibilities

• Maintain forward looking projection of low carbon supply chains including their installed production capacity and marginal abatement cost curves over the next 20 years to inform investment decision-making.

• Regularly update Amazon's senior leadership on the technological, financial, policy, and innovation levers that will drive cost curves and supply chains for low carbon solutions in commercial industries such as commercial transportation, building construction, fuels, aviation, and maritime shipping.

• Identify scalable solutions that help close gaps to meeting Amazon’s commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Amazon operations teams across global regions to develop and scale mechanisms for long-term carbon emissions forecasts and decarbonization strategies.

• Track progress towards sustainability goals, ensuring alignment and coordination of efforts across diverse operations businesses.

• Establish robust reporting mechanisms for senior leadership (directors and VPs) to monitor progress.

• Drive stakeholder education and awareness of sustainability initiatives through effective communication mechanisms.

A day in the life

This role is a deeply analytical leader who is passionate about influencing through a cross-functional group of stakeholders while being willing to roll up their sleeves to deliver results. A day in this role will include deep diving investment opportunities for low carbon supply chains, updating marginal abatement cost curve projections, influencing finance and operations leader investment decisions through data insights, and identifying new opportunities to drive deeper decarbonization. You will be at the forefront of influencing Amazon's decarbonization trajectory, leveraging your skills to shape the future of sustainable technology investments.

About the team

Worldwide Operations Sustainability (WWOS) sets the vision and strategy for sustainability within Amazon ops, including the overarching strategy and interim targets to achieve the Climate Pledge by 2040, and topics that extend beyond decarbonization. WWOS centrally coordinates strategy across Operations in all regions, particularly on topics that transcend business unit boundaries. The mission of WWOS is to accelerate outcomes for key decisions, identify the right stakeholders to make decisions, and provide central guidance for resource allocation to drive our path for The Climate Pledge.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree

• 5+ years of program or project management experience

• 2+ years of developing program strategies and plans, diving execution, and influencing senior stakeholders 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 in complex problem solving, and working in a tight schedule environment

• Experience working in a matrixed organization

• Experience working cross functionally with non-tech teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree

• 3+ years of communicating with and presenting to executive and senior audiences experience

• Economics degree or equivalent

• Techno-economic background with experience evaluating nascent supply chains and climate technology

• Experience business forecasting or carbon emissions accounting

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.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $104,100/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.