The Program Manager, Protective Services Finance & Operations serves as an individual contributor responsible for managing financial operations, and operational programs across Protective Services (PS). This role bridges day-to-day financial execution with the development of scalable operational playbooks that can be adopted by PS business units. This role requires financial acumen, exceptional communication skills, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to influence without direct authority.
The ideal candidate thrives in a small, high-impact team, is energized by building order from complexity, and is comfortable operating as both a hands-on executor and a strategic thinker who identifies opportunities to centralize and standardize where the business sees value.
Key job responsibilities
Financial Operations
• Work with leadership to understand, track, and report on budget allocation and utilization across PS programs
• Monitor and analyze spending patterns (monthly, quarterly, yearly) and surface anomalies or optimization opportunities
• Prepare and deliver comprehensive financial reports on expenditure and budget availability
• Collaborate with corporate finance partners to ensure alignment with company financial processes
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and spending optimizations
• Support financial planning activities and operational expense forecasting
• Provide oversight and governance for distributed finance support activities across PS
Fleet & Asset Programs
• Support fleet management programs and policy development
• Track fleet-related expenses and metrics
• Navigate cross-functional approval processes and advocate for operational needs through influence and relationship building
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and company policies
Operational Rhythm & Cross-Functional Coordination
• Contribute to operational planning inputs (OP1/OP2)
• Support leadership meetings
• Serve as a cross-functional liaison between teams and PS business units
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort in recurring operational workflows
A day in the life
As part of this nimble team, you'll roll up your sleeves and unlock your entrepreneurial spirit to tackle complex operational challenges, eliminate inefficiencies, and build solutions that create outsized impact. This team works to reduce bureaucracy, improve processes, and create mechanisms that work within our organization. You'll balance executing today's financial and operational work with building the playbooks and relationships that enable scale tomorrow.
About the team
Global Standards and Services (GSS) centralizes business operations, governance frameworks, and performance standards across Protective Services (PS), enabling decentralized execution with consistent quality, data-driven insights, and operational excellence.
Our team is the operational backbone of PS: we handle the complexity so PS leaders can focus on protecting people and assets. We believe in starting small, demonstrating value, and scaling fast. If you're energized by building from scratch, influencing through partnership rather than mandate, and creating mechanisms that outlast you, this is the team for you.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
- Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.)
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- 3+ 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
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, WA, Bellevue - 82,700.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually
