Manager III, Risk Intelligence & Investigations, North American Surface Transportation Compliance

Amazon is hiring a Manager III, Risk Intelligence & Investigations, North American Surface Transportation Compliance in Nashville, United States. It pays $120k-$162k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.

AI in this role

Amazon's North American Surface Transportation (NAST) Safety and Compliance organization assesses the tens of thousands of independent carriers that move freight across Amazon's middle mile in the US and Canada against Amazon's safety and compliance standards.

Within this organization, the Risk Intelligence & Investigations team reviews carrier and account information to confirm that the businesses moving Amazon freight operate consistently with the records they are onboarded under. The team analyzes operational and third-party data, documents what it finds, and shares those findings with compliance, product, and legal partners.

We are looking for a Manager III, Risk to lead this team. You will manage a team of investigators and analysts, set the team's analytical priorities, own detection and case-quality mechanisms, and present findings to senior leadership and to Legal partners.

Key job responsibilities
Lead, hire, and develop a team of risk investigators and analysts. Set goals, run calibration, and coach against role guidelines.
Build and scale detection mechanisms with data science and product partners. Define quality and speed metrics and own regular reporting on them.
Monitor emerging risk typologies in freight (double brokering, cargo theft, identity misuse, reincarnated carriers) and synthesize them into leadership-ready narratives and roadmap asks.

A day in the life
A morning case review with the team on a suspected related-account cluster. A working session with data science on detection model performance. A sync with Legal partners on a case review. A WBR write-up for senior leadership.

About the team
NAST Safety and Compliance, Middle Mile Compliance team runs compliance functions covering carrier standards, insurance and credential standards, safety monitoring, and risk intelligence. We partner across other organizations to set standards and enforce policy.

Basic qualifications

- 7+ years of conducting workplace risk investigations experience
- Experience in conducting workplace risk investigations
- Experience managing direct reports
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Experience in security, law enforcement, or intelligence roles

Preferred qualifications

- Experience with physical security control and surveillance systems
- Master's degree or equivalent
- Experience in transportation or supply chain within a high-volume logistics, manufacturing or engineering environment

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, TN, Nashville - 119,900.00 - 162,300.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Manager III, Risk Intelligence & Investigations, North American Surface Transportation Compliance at Amazon rates 34 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
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Key facts

Manager III, Risk Intelligence & Investigations, North American Surface Transportation Compliance is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $120k-$162k a year.
The role is based in US, TN, Nashville.
The job was posted on October 7, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon