Amazon

External Engagement Principal, Economic Development, AWS Economic Development

Amazon$164K — $222K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Law, Political Science, Public Policy, or related field.
  • 10+ years in public policy or related fields.
  • Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
  • Preferred: J.D. or Master's degree.
  • Experience managing external agencies and organizing events across multiple locations.
  • Proven track record in program strategy and communication with leadership.
  • Ability to draft legal communications for technical audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Support local stakeholder engagement and partnership building.
  • Develop scalable playbooks for external engagement efforts.
  • Create reporting frameworks to measure engagement progress.
  • Collaborate with internal teams for alignment and support.
  • Build relationships with community and civic leaders, and local officials.
  • Plan and coordinate events for community and business leaders.
  • Travel as necessary to foster regional engagements.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401(k) matching and paid time off.
  • Parental leave and flexible spending accounts.
  • Access to mental health support and adoption reimbursement.
  • Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
Full Job Description
Application deadline: Aug 19, 2026

Amazon Public Policy seeks a Principal of External Engagement to join our team in Arlington, VA. The person hired for this role will create and own an external engagement strategy for their assigned region in support of Amazon's effort to be the most trusted business and community partner.

Key job responsibilities

- Support engagement with local stakeholders, business organizations, and civic associations in you region.

- Build playbooks and mechanisms to scale external engagement efforts, develop reporting frameworks to track progress, and support execution of community engagement initiatives.

- Collaborate with internal business partners

- Engaging with community and civic leaders, local opinion leaders, local government officials, and other hyper-local stakeholders to establish and foster relationships and partnerships in support of Amazon's presence in the region.

- Plan and coordinate events that bring together community stakeholders, business leaders, and Amazon representatives to strengthen local partnerships.

- An ability and desire to travel

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree or above in a relevant discipline (e.g. Law, Political Science, Public Policy, Public Affairs, Economic Development)

- 10+ years of public policy, government relations, community relations, public affairs, or corporate social responsibility experience

- Ability to influence, negotiate with, and persuade others

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- J.D., or Master's degree

- Experience managing external agencies

- Experience in public policy

- Experience organizing events in multiple location

- Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

- Experience in written and oral communication, including the ability to communicate with all levels in the organization (technical, business, executive)

- Experience drafting legal communications for technical audiences

- Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities, or experience in guiding, training and mentoring others

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, , - 164,800.00 - 222,900.00 USD annually

USA, IN, Virtual Location - Indiana - 164,800.00 - 222,900.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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