Risk Manager II, AWS Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
Amazon· Finance and Global Business Services
USA, VA, Arlington, USA, WA, Seattle$74.2k - $129.8kFull-timePosted yesterday
About the role
AWS Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is seeking a Risk Specialist to join our team within Risk Management Excellence (RMX). The role focuses on identifying, assessing, and managing enterprise-level risks across AWS, maintaining the risk register, supporting regulatory compliance, and delivering executive-level risk insights.
Responsibilities
- Conduct enterprise risk assessments across AWS business units, identifying emerging and evolving risks through structured interviews, data analysis, and environmental scanning.
- Maintain and enhance the enterprise risk register, ensuring risk owners are assigned, ratings are current, and mitigation plans are tracked to completion.
- Produce executive-level risk reports and dashboards that translate complex opportunities into clear, decision-ready insights for senior leadership.
- Support regulatory compliance efforts by coordinating evidence gathering, responding to audit inquiries, and tracking remediation activities.
- Partner with service teams, finance, legal, and security to embed risk awareness into business processes and strategic planning.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of risk policies, frameworks, and methodologies aligned to industry standards.
- Look for opportunities to automate workflows, improve data quality, and scale the program’s reach through better tooling and processes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Risk Management, Business Administration, Security Management, or a related field
- Experience in internal audit and risk management or equivalent
- Experience in risk assessment and enabling organizations to make security decisions
- Experience in written and verbal communication with the ability to present complex technical information to executives and non-technical leaders
- Experience with data analysis tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, macros, SQL, visualization tools - Tableau, Quicksight, etc.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional inputs, meeting deadlines, and effectively managing competing priorities
Skills
Required:Enterprise risk assessmentRisk register managementExecutive reportingRegulatory compliance supportCross-functional collaborationData analysis tools
Benefits
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
- Basic Life & AD&D insurance; 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
- Parental leave
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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