Program Manager, Amazon Leo Security Assurance

Amazon • Redmond, WA

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About The Position

Project Kuiper is an Amazon initiative to increase global broadband access
through a constellation of over 3,000 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. Its
mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved
communities worldwide. At Project Kuiper, we are obsessed with customer trust
and are seeking an individual contributor who is creative, and passionate about
delivering Governance, Risk and Compliance solutions to meet Kuiper's regulatory
and external assurance needs. In this role, you will work collaboratively with
various business and security teams across Amazon to identify compliance needs,
project manage the assessment of processes and controls, execute high-impact
security or compliance programs and report to leadership on project metrics.

Export Control Requirement:

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S.
citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder),
or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Requirements

• 5+ years of program or project management experience
• 5+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
• Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
• 5+ 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

Responsibilities

• Design and drive scalable projects within a GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) framework to ensure compliance with Kuiper's regulatory and contractual security requirements;
• Support projects in security domains i.e. ISO 27001, ISO 22301, NIST 800-53 and other compliance certifications and attestation programs, report compliance gaps and track readiness activities and timelines, and driving remediation activities to completion;
• Driving certifications and assurance programs by liaising with external auditors and other Amazon security teams, articulating control implementation and impact, and establishing considerations for applying security, and risk concepts to a highly technical and complex environment;
• Communicating to key stakeholders and leadership on project status, audit results, compliance program metrics, key risks and areas of program improvement, as well as, seek diverse opinions and coordinate improvement efforts;
• Working closely with engineering, compliance, security, and Legal teams to identify future compliance and regulatory requirements and define compliance solutions;
• Understand and manage cross-functional GRC requirements to translate them into GRC tool; and
• Be comfortable with hands-on day-to-day problem solving and implementing quick and effective action plans to meet short- and long-term priorities.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed