Senior Program Manager, Extended Producer Responsibility
DESCRIPTION
Role available in Luxembourg or London.
Amazon is seeking an experienced compliance professional to drive robust regulatory and compliance solutions with recycling legislation worldwide and lead our regulatory engagements.
The successful candidate has a deep understanding of Extended Producer Responsibility regulations worldwide, is comfortable navigating ambiguously defined problems while balancing strategic thinking with tactical, detailed execution. As an experienced professional you will collaborate across Amazon business teams to ensure Amazon is managing our Extended Producer Responsibilities effectively, enabling Amazon's ability to delight our customers and reduce and recycle post-consumer waste. The right candidate is someone who thinks big and dives deep to manage risks, has exceptional project management skills, and builds trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Extended Producer Responsibility is an environmental protection policy under which manufacturers, producers and distributors take responsibility for their products and packaging at their end of life, by establishing systems to collect and recycle post-consumer waste.
As the Senior Program Manager for EPR programs, you will be specifically responsible for supporting compliance programs in EU. You will develop the strategy and mechanisms to grow and improve regulatory compliance, and provide guidance for business teams on the regulations that impact them. You will analyze regulations, establish and monitor metrics, and guide business teams in implementation of Amazon's recycling programs. You will work with internal and external partners that include government entities, consultants, recycling companies, business leaders and other key stakeholders.
Key job responsibilities
• Design, coordinate and launch new EPR programs to respond to legal requirements in the EU, using hard data and evidence to drive decision-making.
• Interact with multiple stakeholders including government agencies, recyclers, consultants to communicate on operations and evaluate risks.
• Identify and prioritize regulatory requirements, define business requirements, and develop SOPs.
• Coordinate with technical and operational teams across time zones to develop new mechanisms that enable the program team to move faster and more effectively.
A day in the life
The ideal candidate must have excellent communication skills, willingness to learn environmental regulations, particularly with respect to Extended Producer Responsibility regulations, demonstrated success in program management, and experience leading complex and technical projects. They must be comfortable in different roles, sometimes supporting, sometimes leading and have the ability to "roll up their sleeves" to drive initiatives to completion.
About the team
The Extended Producer Responsibility compliance team ensures that post-consumer waste is collected and recycled properly. The team coordinates the aspects of product transactions that are regulated, such as shipping packaging, product recycling, information to customers, etc. This involves creating programs to fulfill recycling requirements across multiple jurisdictions. The team is also responsible for keeping Amazon customers aware of the recycling initiatives available.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
- Experience in compliance, audit or risk management
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience engaging with regulatory agencies in permit applications or equivalent
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex regulatory and compliance challenges into clear solutions for different audiences.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
- Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent
- Master's degree or equivalent
- Experience developing and implementing of standards, policies and programs or equivalent
- Experience building cross-functional partnerships and influencing stakeholders across the organization to act without having a direct reporting relationship
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