Sr. Global Trade Operations Project Manager, AMZ Leo Global Trade and Compliance

Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.


Key job responsibilities
• Lead end-to-end project execution across multiple workstreams, ensuring on-time delivery of key milestones and deadlines
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across internal Amazon organizations to align priorities, remove blockers, and deliver results
• Manage relationships with external partners and vendors, coordinating deliverables and holding stakeholders accountable to timelines
• Define project scope, success criteria, and resource requirements in partnership with senior leadership
• Develop and maintain project plans, status reporting, and risk mitigation strategies across concurrent initiatives
• Leverage AI tools to manage and track projects to completion
• Facilitate regular cadences with cross-org stakeholders to track progress, escalate risks, and drive decisions
• Operate as the single-threaded owner for complex, ambiguous programs spanning multiple teams and organizations
• Organize scoping of Global trade compliance requirements and manage communication and implementation of requirements with partner teams
• Maintain Amazon Leo's customs compliance work instructions and SOPs, manage document revisions and support the continuous process improvement of Leo's customs compliance program
• Provide compliance training to new employees and cross-functional teams and keep training records
• Analyze and interpret import regulations and keep abreast of changes


A day in the life
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious and earn trust. At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people.

About the team
The Sr. Global Trade Operations Project Manager has the primary responsibility of project managing long term trade initiatives. Reporting to the Governance and Brokerage Strategy Manager, this role will promote the sustainability and longevity of Leo’s customs compliance program by driving cross-functional alignment and owning end-to-end delivery of initiatives by coordinating teams, managing timelines, and removing blockers to ensure projects meet their goals on time.

As a critical member of our Global Trade & Compliance Team, this role interfaces with internal and external stakeholders, customs brokers, government officers, and other functional areas to ensure projects meet critical deadlines.

Basic Qualifications

- 5+ years of program management, project management or product management experience
- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Experience with analytical tools and ability to dive deep into metrics and reporting
- Knowledge of project management tools and software
- Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication
- 5+ years of experience in international trade compliance
- Experience managing cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience handling ambiguous or undefined challenges through strong problem solving abilities
- Experience working in an Agile or Scrum environment
- CMP, PMP, or similar certification
- Knowledge of PGA's Regulations in the Aerospace industry is considered a plus.
- Experience working in start-up mode building or supporting the compliance program from the ground up.
- A curious self-starter with a proven track record of diving into unknown territory, learning new concepts, and pushing your comfort zone.

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

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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, WA, Bellevue - 119,300.00 - 208,900.00 USD annually