Amazon

Senior Privacy Specialist, Amazon Privacy

Amazon$135K — $183K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in privacy, regulatory, or risk and compliance roles
  • Experience in risk management methodologies and process improvement
  • Strong quantitative problem-solving abilities
  • Proven track record in cross-functional influence and leadership
  • Familiarity with global data privacy laws including GDPR and US State Privacy law
  • Experience in managing global regulatory requirements
  • Background in delivering regulatory-driven tech projects

Responsibilities

  • Define compliance standards for core privacy programs
  • Document controls and develop requirements for compliance governance
  • Collaborate with TPMs and PMTs on technical compliance solutions
  • Advise leadership on risk management vs customer experience balance
  • Drive improvements in compliance processes and control implementations
  • Monitor privacy law developments and communicate trends
  • Work to maintain customer trust throughout compliance efforts

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Mental health support and employee assistance programs
  • Flexible spending accounts and reimbursement for adoption/surrogacy
  • Comprehensive wellness resources
Full Job Description
Amazon is seeking an innovative and high-judgement Privacy Specialist to join the Regulation Technology and Assurance (RTA) team within Amazon's central Privacy organization. RTA own the products and programs that deliver technical innovation for ensuring compliance with high-impact Privacy regulations across Amazon services worldwide.

The Privacy Specialist will own defining the control requirements, prioritization and related policy for one or more core compliance programs. This will require driving high judgment debates and decision making across senior business, technology, legal, and public policy leaders.

Key job responsibilities
• Define the compliance bar for one or more Privacy compliance programs.
• Document existing technical and non-technical controls and provide requirements to support mature compliance programs and governance.
• Partner with Technical Program Managers (TPMs) and Technical Product Managers (PMTs) to produce viable technical solutions to Amazon-scale compliance challenges.
• Guide leadership in balancing risk management concerns and risk mitigations against customer experience while contributing to product roadmaps.
• Drive process improvement and contribute to control implementation projects in coordination with other teams.
• Apply a working knowledge of global data privacy to articulate customer/control impact.
• Follow the developments of relevant privacy laws, customer expectations, and regulatory guidance to identify and communicate key trends and to protect customer trust.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in risk management methodologies and process improvement initiatives

- Experience solving complex problems quantitatively and develop actionable data-driven business recommendations

- Experience influencing multiple stakeholders and leading cross functional teams across geographies and business units

- 5+ years of experience in privacy, regulatory, or risk and compliance roles.

- Working knowledge of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU ePrivacy Directive, EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) and EU Digital Services Act (DSA), US State Privacy law and/or other relevant legislation.

- Experience operationalizing and/or managing global regulatory requirements

- Record of delivery of regulatory-driven process improvement projects with technology processes and/or major tech companies.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Relevant Privacy or compliance certifications (e.g., CIPP/E CIPP/US etc).

- Experience evaluating the design and effectiveness of controls.

- Experience in working directly with auditors for compliance assessments.

- Bachelors degree preferred.

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, NY, New York - 149,300.00 - 201,400.00 USD annually

USA, TX, Austin - 135,700.00 - 183,100.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 135,700.00 - 183,100.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 135,700.00 - 183,100.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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