Director, DC Global Health and Safety

Description Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for an accomplished leader to lead the Global Data Center Health and Safety (Global DC H&S) teams that will shape how AWS does business as it continues its rapid global growth. AWS is at the forefront of the cloud computing and service industry, providing IT infrastructure services such as on-demand compute capacity, storage, content delivery, database services, browsers, the next gen AI/ML services and more, and delivering innovative products and services to customers across the globe. The position will be based in Seattle or Virginia and support the Global AWS Data Center community. The AWS Global DC H&S Team is a growing team that has been tasked with keeping our Data Center employees safe and ensuring compliance with our regulatory obligations in relation to the safety of all facets of AWS' global operations, including physical data centers, as well as other customer-facing enterprises and products. The AWS Global DC H&S Team sits within the AWS Data Center Community and is responsible for defining AWS’ global safety program. This includes managing the implementation and evolution of risk management systems, setting and refining global policies, driving continuous improvement in our safety programs, providing specialist expertise, overseeing the development of standards, tools, auditing, baseline metrics, employee training, ensuring effective engagement by safety on global initiatives, and engaging with all AWS business units to provide scalable and effective health and safety compliance strategies that support current and future business objectives while prioritizing employee safety. As the Director of the Global DC H&S team, you will be responsible for leading and motivating an experienced and talented group of health and safety experts, including setting the team's mission and strategy, building out the team, and developing team members. You will be responsible for developing continuous improvement initiatives to target and reduce risks in the workplace by leveraging workplace data, analysis, and trends. You will partner with a variety of business leaders across every business unit of AWS to share strategies, influence change and drive a safety-first culture. Key job responsibilities As the Global Director of the DC Health and Safety Team, you will be responsible for hiring, leading, developing and motivating an experienced group of health and safety professionals, including: Continuing team development to ensure AWS is not only raising the bar on health and safety compliance, but is proactive and looking around corners to anticipate newly emerging safety challenges and trends. Driving a goals and data-driven approach to ensuring that key objectives and /or outcomes are being achieved on the desired timelines and that our investment levels are driving the desired results. Driving an innovation mindset to ensure continuous improvement of AWS' health and safety programs while inventing and simplifying compliance processes to increase efficiency. Driving automation, and creation of mechanisms to enable the teams to focus on their highest value contributions to AWS. Shaping AWS' long-term strategy on high impact and often novel issues on a global basis, and supporting partner teams across AWS achieve their goals including on high profile and important initiatives. Ensuring that business partners deeply understand the implications of health and safety compliance, and view the Global DC H&S team as valued partners in achieving their business goals. Developing strong Amazonian leaders and highly motivated team members. Leadership Qualities Strategic thinker Effective communicator who can use their commercial/operational acumen to earn trust and influence Strong developer of talent Determined but pragmatic advocate of health and safety issues with a deep understanding of operational issues Ability to Dive Deep Data-driven approach to problem-solving and strategic planning A day in the life This is an operations role in the physical DC space – you will manage the operating details of your organization, ensuring consistent results, solving emergent business problems, ensuring events and issues are driven to swift resolution, and keeping your team ahead of customer impacting risks and issues. You’ll work with your peers and leadership chain to define our strategic objectives and build the plans to implement them. Your most important job is to develop the employees in your organization, preparing them for the future while continually pushing the boundaries of what is possible. About the team Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust. Basic Qualifications Minimum college/university degree in occupational health and safety or equivalent field Minimum 10 years of experience designing and/or implementing health and safety compliance policies, processes and procedures along with managing company-wide health and safety programs, with a proven record of safety Preferred Qualifications Advanced degree in occupational health and safety or equivalent field Demonstrated ability to build and implement compliance programs and embed a culture of safety first in a large, global enterprise Experience building and implementing ANSI Z10 and ISO45001 safety management systems Extensive knowledge of safety and health laws and regulation and practices of investigations and workplace safety Field experience working in a data center or similar operations environment Experience in a fast paced, changing/growing organization Strong management experience, with a record of proven leadership Success working in matrixed organizations High ethical standards with proven ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information Excellent judgment, discretion and diplomacy Excellent problem-solving skills, an ability to innovate, and attention to detail Excellent written and verbal communication skills Experience interfacing with and influencing site leaders and senior business leaders Ability to identify, develop and implement department goals and strategies 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 $190,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $283,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.