Global Environmental Waste Program Lead, AWS Environmental

Company: Amazon
Location: Seattle
Posted on: April 8, 2026

Job Description:

Amazon is looking for a talented and self-motivated Global Environmental Waste Program Manager to support all AWS sites globally. The successful candidate will join the AWS Environmental team, an expanding and dynamic team that is critical to enabling AWS's growth around the world, as well as ensuring regulatory compliance and highest-level environmental performance of AWS's data center global operations. The Environmental team has responsibility for managing Environmental requirements and risk from site selection through to decommissioning. This is a Senior Global Program Manager role within the Global Environmental Programs Team of AWS Environmental. The role requires a highly skilled professional to manage complex, ambiguous waste initiatives across organizational boundaries. The ideal candidate must lead waste program initiatives, influence stakeholders, and work independently while seeking guidance when needed. Strong strategic and tactical skills are essential, including balancing short and long-term needs, mitigating risks, and delivering simplified solutions. Excellent communication skills are crucial, with the ability to present to senior leadership and write strategic narratives. The role involves mentoring, recruitment, and process improvement. Cross-functional collaboration and consensus-building are key. The successful candidate will significantly impact long-term organizational goals and model best practices in Waste and Circular Economy, driving change and innovation across the organization. Key job responsibilities Leadership and commitment. Ensure the global waste program evolves to meet changing organizational needs, stakeholder expectations, and environmental challenges, and securing necessary resources and support for continuous improvement. Collaboration. Collaborate with wider environmental, operations, legal, policy and sustainability teams to perform reviews and updates needed to ensure the waste program remains relevant and effective. Risk management and planning. Support the ongoing identification and assessment of environmental risks identified through the waste program across the full AWS lifecycle from equipment development and site selection through to decommissioning. Develop and implement strategic plans to address significant environmental risks and opportunities, setting ambitious yet achievable improvements. Implementation and operation. Oversee the design and deployment of our Waste program to enhance environmental performance and drive circular economy initiatives to ensure compliance with legal and other requirements. Lead associated environmental development training and awareness programs to embed skills throughout the organization. Performance evaluation. Establish and manage a robust system for monitoring, measuring, and reporting performance of the waste program. Conduct regular assessments of waste related tools and processes being used by AWS, collate and analyze waste data gathered to identify trends, gaps, and areas for improvement. Present performance reports and recommendations to top management. Continual improvement. Drive the ongoing enhancement of the waste program leading management reviews, implementing corrective and preventative actions, and identifying innovative approaches to improve environmental performance. About the team AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help. You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. Diverse Experiences AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. Why AWS? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness. Mentorship & Career Growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve. - 8 years of project management (including scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and critical path management) experience - Bachelor's degree in environmental engineering, geology, environmental science, or a related discipline. - 10 years’ experience serving as an environmental professional with solid regional or global environmental management or program experience in waste management. - Experience in environmental program development, environmental compliance, environmental risk, environmental due diligence and environmental permitting/reporting. - Strong environmental project management skills working with globally displaced teams across different business areas and levels within a growing business environment - Ability to implement environmental performance enhancing initiatives and programs across functional teams, building processes that scale globally in a fast paced, growing organization. - Experience in regional and/or global environmental management in cloud-based infrastructure companies preferred. - 10 years in multinational company with focus on waste program development, deployment, implementation and verification. - Excellent communication skills, strong relationship builder, solid influencing and negotiation skills, and the ability to coach at multiple levels. - Master's degree in science, engineering or a related field Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. 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, VA, Herndon - 163,500.00 - 221,300.00 USD annually USA, WA, Seattle - 163,500.00 - 221,300.00 USD annually

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