Amazon

Principal Risk Manager, Analytics and Insights

Amazon$158K — $214K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in risk management, data governance, or data privacy/protection.
  • At least 5 years in technical roles involving data systems and integrations.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, analytics, or a related field.
  • Knowledge of data engineering pipelines, cloud solutions, and analytical platforms.
  • Experience with IT compliance and risk management regulations (e.g., SOX, HIPAA).
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for diverse audiences, including senior leaders.
  • Expertise in data governance frameworks, classification, and metadata management.

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve the AIS data governance framework and related policies.
  • Review incoming requests to ensure compliance with guardrails and quality standards.
  • Define risk appetite and escalation processes for global insight sharing.
  • Engage with senior leaders to communicate governance requirements and risk trade-offs.
  • Provide oversight of data integration pipelines and advertising data flows.
  • Partner with engineering teams to define standards for data quality and security.
  • Develop frameworks for responsible AI governance related to insights from automated systems.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401(k) matching contributions to support retirement savings.
  • Paid time off and parental leave for work-life balance.
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement support.
  • Flexible spending accounts for medical expenses.
  • Access to mental health support services.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a leader to grow and evolve our Advertising Insight Sharing (AIS) program at the intersection of risk management, data governance, and technology. You will own executing and evolving the insight disclosure decisioning process - including the underlying risk framework, data governance frameworks, and AI-enabled tooling that power it at scale. This process is based on core tenets and evaluation criteria. As such, you own permissioning of all insights delivered by Amazon Ads, independent of whether the insight is based on data from Amazon Ads or other Amazon businesses. This role is global in scope and will have direct impact on Amazon Ads business worldwide.

In this role, you will drive the technical strategy for data governance across insight sharing workflows, defining how risks are classified, monitored, and inspected. In partnership with engineering and science teams, you will evaluate and deploy AI/ML-based solutions to automate risk assessment, scale decisioning, and enhance proactive compliance detection. This will also extend to influencing the data integration principles to ensure they meet privacy, security, and governance standards while enabling speed and innovation for our advertising customers.

To be successful in this role, you will be comfortable dealing with ambiguity, making business-critical decisions at the intersection of technology and policy, engaging senior leadership across different organizations and regions, and providing high-judgment recommendations. You will work backwards from Amazon customers across different businesses and create solutions that drive long-term value for all. You have deep expertise in data governance, data protection, privacy, and security, paired with technical fluency in data systems, integrations, and emerging AI technologies. You will also constantly evaluate existing processes, guardrails, and technical systems, and iterate to improve customer experience, decision velocity, and governance maturity. Experience in advertising industry is a plus.

Key job responsibilities

Risk & Governance Strategy
• Own and evolve the AIS data governance framework, including data classification, access policies, lineage tracking, and sharing agreements across Amazon Advertising and partner organizations.
• Review incoming requests from internal teams against program guardrails, Amazon policies, business requirements, and quality standards driving continuous improvement in decisioning criteria.
• Define and maintain risk appetite, control frameworks, and escalation processes for insight sharing across global markets.
• Engage with senior leaders across Amazon to effectively communicate proposals, data governance requirements, and associated risk trade-offs.

Data Integration & Technical Oversight
• Provide governance oversight of data integration pipelines assessing how advertising data flows between internal systems, third-party platforms, and external partners.
• Partner with Engineering and Data Platform teams to define technical standards for data quality, metadata management, and integration security.
• Evaluate and influence the architecture of data sharing mechanisms (APIs, clean rooms, data lakes) to ensure they meet privacy-by-design and governance-by-default principles.
• Drive adoption of automated data cataloging, lineage, and monitoring tools to maintain visibility across the insight sharing ecosystem.

AI & Automation
• Partner with Engineering teams to Identify and deploy AI/ML-powered solutions to automate and scale risk assessment, anomaly detection, and compliance monitoring within insight sharing workflows.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies (including generative AI) for their applicability and risk implications in advertising data and insight delivery.
• Build frameworks for responsible AI governance as it relates to insights derived from automated systems, ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability.
• Partner with applied science and engineering teams to integrate intelligent decisioning tools that reduce cycle time while maintaining governance rigor.

Program Leadership & Stakeholder Management
• Guide internal customers in solving external customer problems while ensuring all internal governance, legal, and compliance requirements are met.
• Innovate on behalf of our customers to constantly enhance decision quality, reduce decision time, and improve self-service capabilities.
• Partner with Amazon business leadership and teams outside of Amazon Ads to identify, evolve and implement data disclosure requirements and business risks globally.
• Partner with Legal, Privacy, Compliance, PR, and InfoSec teams to navigate regulatory dynamics and evolving data protection requirements globally.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Knowledge of data engineering pipelines, cloud solutions, ETL management, databases, visualizations and analytical platforms

- Experience with IT compliance and risk management requirements (e.g. security, privacy, SOX, HIPAA etc.)

- Experience in written and verbal communication skills to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics, IT or equivalent, or experience in information security and compliance

- Experience with AI/ML technologies

- 10+ years of experience in risk management, data governance, or data privacy/protection, with at least 5 years in roles involving technical data systems, integrations, or platform architecture.

- Demonstrated expertise in data governance frameworks, data classification, lineage, and metadata management.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with and deep understanding of advertising technologies (i.e., ad server, DSP)

- 5+ years of digital media/marketing strategy, data analysis, and data analytics/visualization experience

- Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field

- Knowledge of AI governance frameworks, responsible AI principles, and emerging regulations around automated decision-making.

- Certifications in data governance (CDMP, DGSP), privacy (CIPP/CIPM), or cloud architecture are a plus.

- Experience in Advertising Technology (AdTech) or Marketing Technology (MarTech) data governance.

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, CA, Santa Monica - 144,200.00 - 195,000.00 USD annually

USA, NY, New York - 158,600.00 - 214,500.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 144,200.00 - 195,000.00 USD annually

USA, WA, SEATTLE - 144,200.00 - 195,000.00 USD annually

About Amazon

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Amazon Careers

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Net Income
$21.3 billion
Founded
1994
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