Description

At Amazon, safety is our top priority. Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) creates an environment where we are safe to go by championing health, safety, and well-being for our employees, contractors, and partners. To support this, Amazon is seeking an exceptional and strategic individual contributor to serve as a Principal Program Manager for Worldwide WHS Central Programs. In this role, you will own the delivery of our most complex, highest-impact safety projects while driving critical business operations processes across the global WHS organization.

This role uniquely combines two critical functions:

(1) Leading the execution of Amazon Japan large and complex safety projects, and

(2) Driving strategic business operations initiatives across the WHS leadership team, including goal-setting processes and safety roadmap alignment. You will be responsible for the most complex projects that deliver the highest safety entitlement across Japan network while ensuring organizational alignment and execution excellence across all WHS programs.

This Principal Program Manager will report to the Japan WHS Country Leader and work collaboratively across all Amazon Japan Business Units to deliver safety solutions and drive organizational effectiveness. You will interact regularly with Directors and VPs across WHS, Operations, Finance, and Engineering teams, serving as a trusted advisor and execution leader. This position requires travel up to approximately 30% for critical stakeholder meetings and project deployments.

Key job responsibilities

Strategic Project Delivery and Execution

• Own end-to-end delivery of Amazon Japan WHS's most complex, high-capex projects that deliver the highest safety entitlement across the network

• Lead multi-year, cross-functional engineering control projects including automation, ergonomic solutions, material handling equipment, and other large-scale solutions

• Ensure projects deliver their planned safety entitlement on time and within budget across all Amazon Japan business units

• Drive execution excellence through rigorous program management, anticipating and mitigating risks before they impact delivery

WHS Business Operations & Strategic Initiatives

• Own and drive business processes like the WHS goal-setting process, facilitating alignment meetings with VPs and Directors across the organization

• Drive reporting and alignment processes for safety initiatives, ensuring clear line-of-sight from projects to safety outcomes

• Serve as a strategic partner to WHS leadership on portfolio prioritization, resource allocation, and organizational planning

Executive Stakeholder Management & Influence

• Build and maintain strong relationships with Directors and VPs across WHS, Operations, Finance, and Engineering to ensure successful project adoption and sustained safety improvements

• Influence senior leaders without direct authority to drive alignment across multiple business units with competing priorities

Performance Management & Strategic Reporting

• Track and report on project delivery metrics including on-time delivery rate, capex plan adherence, and safety entitlement achievement

• Provide regular updates to senior leadership on project status, business operations initiatives, risks, and mitigation plans

• Develop insights from project and incident data to inform portfolio prioritization and strategic planning

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 10+ Proven track record managing complex stakeholder relationships across multiple functions and/or countries

- 10+ years of program or project management experience

- Experience using data and metrics to analyze, identify and drive improvements

- Experience implementing scalable processes that enable and drive standardization/automation

- Track record of managing strategic planning processes and documentation (e.g., multi-year roadmaps, business reviews)

- Ability to communicate and present in English, both written and verbal

- Bachelor's degree

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- MBA, or Master's degree

- PMP or equivalent program management certification

- EHS Leadership experience, defining strategy, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving a safety-first culture across an organization

- Experience working with, presenting to and influencing senior executives up to VP level

- Ability to communicate and present in Japanese, both written and verbal

- Excited about working in a diverse group and contributing to an inclusive culture

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