ESG Business Engagement Lead, WW Sustainability

Join us at the cutting edge 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 ESG-eX team's mission is to build a lasting, scalable and trusted ESG reporting infrastructure to satisfy regulatory requirements and stakeholders’ expectations. We translate external requirements into internal needs and build tools and mechanisms that enable Amazon businesses to meet their ESG reporting obligations and effectively manage their ESG opportunities and risks.

The ESG Business Engagement Lead, will lead on developing and scaling programs to support Amazon’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure processes. The ideal candidate will be able to work with a high level of collegiality, functioning as an ESG adviser to their respective business counterparts.

Key job responsibilities
- Design and operationalize a process to capture our ESG reporting requirements to ESG data/metric providers across Amazon’s our businesses that can be scaled across all ESG disclosures
- Communicate complex ESG concepts in ways that are meaningful and useful to non-ESG professionals
- Assess how upcoming ESG laws and regulations will impact the Amazon businesses
- Partner within the ESG-eX team to communicate data gaps, transition plans, policy needs and any business lead initiatives impacting our ESG disclosure processes



About the team
Diverse Experiences:
World Wide Sustainability (WWS) 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 (gender 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.

Work/Life Balance:
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

- Senior experience building or leading a high profile programs with complex input from stakeholders
- Extensive experience managing, analyzing and communicating results to senior management; ability to communicate clearly and collaborate effectively across internal and external organizations to engage, influence, build consensus, and drive resolution to challenging problems.
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, and experience conveying complex solutions/explanations in writing.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in ESG reporting, accounting or tax
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent certification
- Deep knowledge across Amazon’s businesses
- Familiarity with regulatory reporting requirements in sustainability
- Curious, quick to assimilate information, detail-oriented with a demonstrated ability to self-motivate and follow through;
- Ability to take ownership, work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $125,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $207,600/year in our highest geographic mark