Sr. Sustainability Specialist, Environment & Regulations, WW Sustainability

Join us at the forefront of Amazon's sustainability initiatives to work on environmental and social advancements to support Amazon's long term worldwide sustainability strategy. At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people.

The Worldwide Sustainability (WWS) organization capitalizes on Amazon’s scale and speed to build a more resilient and sustainable company. We manage our social and environmental impacts globally, and drive solutions that enable our customers, businesses, and the world to become more sustainable.

The Sustainability Reporting, Enablement and Governance (S-REG) team's mission is to build a lasting, scalable and trusted sustainability reporting infrastructure to satisfy regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations. We translate external requirements into internal needs and build tools and mechanisms that enable Amazon businesses to meet their Sustainability reporting obligations and effectively manage their Sustainability risks and opportunities.

We are seeking a detail focused, results-oriented and collaborative individual to support Amazon’s global sustainability disclosure processes. Your work will help scale Amazon’s regulatory reporting infrastructure and deliver high quality sustainability disclosures by partnering cross-functionally to understand Amazon’s social programs and key metrics.

You will be responsible for preparing for compliance with emerging regulations, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and delivering Amazon’s regulatory reports in a rapidly evolving global environment. This will involve establishing external reporting processes, assessing and collecting key metrics from partner teams, resolving reporting decisions, and drafting disclosures. You will work within Worldwide Sustainability and cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, and Accounting and will present results to senior leadership.

To do well in this role, you must be able to confidently handle complex projects and provide a point of view in situations of high ambiguity. You must also show good judgment to continually improve Amazon’s business model to develop robust and integrated reporting efforts and enhance emerging sustainability reporting best practices.

Key job responsibilities
- Evaluate emerging regulations and develop preparation plans.
- Execute reporting processes such as double materiality assessments.
- Design and implement enhanced governance mechanisms to ensure adequate oversight and control over sustainability reporting.
- Analyze Sustainability performance against key goals. Draft performance narratives in partnership with the Finance, Accounting, Human Rights, Workplace Health and Safety, and Social Impact teams.
- Work with Worldwide Sustainability subject matter experts to develop precise disclosures of Amazon's calculation methodologies for voluntary and regulatory sustainability reporting. Ensure disclosures meet external assurance standards and provide stakeholders with clear explanations of the criteria and methodologies used to calculate key metrics (e.g., workforce demographics, workplace health and safety performance, diversity criteria, skills development, impact assessment results).

About the team
Diverse Experiences:
World Wide Sustainability 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.

Inclusive Team Culture:
It’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (inclusive diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth:
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 7+ years of experience working in sustainability reporting, sustainability assurance, or legal fields.
- Deep understanding of the emerging sustainability regulatory environment (e.g., CSRD, European Sustainability Reporting Standards, EU taxonomy).
- Deep understanding of sustainability reporting criteria such as double materiality assessments, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Standards, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) frameworks, and the underlying assumptions that support a Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA).
- Experience understanding complex data and creating new disclosures in accordance with specific criteria (e.g., ISSB/SASB, GRI, UNGPs, HREDD, HRIA).
- Ability to create and execute a sustainability disclosure strategy that considers and prioritizes the needs of various stakeholders.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Sustainability reporting accreditation/certification (e.g. GRI Certified Sustainability Professional, ISSB (IFRS) Sustainability Fundamentals Certificate).
- Experience with external reporting solutions such as Workiva and familiarity with XBRL tagging.
- Experience managing consultants, including developing external-facing reports (e.g., design, content development, etc.).
- Experience directly performing independent third-party assurance or managing external audit firms.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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