Sr. Lead Climate Reporting, WW Sustainability

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Join us at the forefront of Amazon's sustainability initiatives to work on environmental and social advancements to support Amazon's long term worldwide sustainability strategy. At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people.

The Worldwide Sustainability (WWS) organization capitalizes on Amazon’s scale and speed to build a more resilient and sustainable company. We manage our social and environmental impacts globally, and drive solutions that enable our customers, businesses, and the world to become more sustainable.

The Worldwide Sustainability Regulatory Reporting team is looking for a detail focused, results-oriented and collaborative individual to support Amazon’s global sustainability disclosure processes. Your work will help scale Amazon’s regulatory reporting infrastructure and deliver high‑quality sustainability disclosures by partnering cross‑functionally to understand Amazon’s environmental programs and key metrics.

You will be responsible for preparing for compliance with climate-related reporting under emerging regulations, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and required reporting based on the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) frameworks, and delivering Amazon’s regulatory reports in a rapidly evolving global environment. This will involve establishing external reporting processes, assessing and collecting key metrics from partner teams, resolving reporting decisions, and drafting disclosures. You will work cross-functionally with Worldwide Sustainability, Legal, Finance, and Accounting and will present results to senior leadership.

To do well in this role, you must be able to confidently handle complex projects and provide a point of view in situations of high ambiguity. You must also show good judgment to continually improve Amazon’s business model to develop robust and integrated reporting efforts and enhance emerging sustainability reporting best practices.

Key job responsibilities
- Evaluate emerging regulations, standards, and frameworks and develop preparation plans, with a particular focus on climate metrics and disclosures.
- Execute reporting processes such as double materiality assessments and value chain mapping.
- Design and implement enhanced governance mechanisms to ensure adequate oversight and control over sustainability reporting.
- Analyze Sustainability performance against key goals. Draft performance narratives, including narratives related to climate mitigation, adaptation, and energy use, and in partnership with the Accounting, Finance, Legal, and Environment teams.
- Work with Worldwide Sustainability subject matter experts to develop precise disclosures of Amazon's calculation methodologies for voluntary and regulatory sustainability reporting. Ensure disclosures meet external assurance standards and provide stakeholders with clear explanations of the criteria and methodologies used to calculate key metrics (e.g., greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, GHG mitigation and carbon credits, and climate risk assessment results).

About the team
Diverse Experiences:
World Wide Sustainability values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.

Inclusive Team Culture:
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 (inclusive 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.

Basic qualifications

- Minimum 7 years of experience working in sustainability reporting, sustainability assurance, environment, or legal fields.
- Deep understanding of the emerging sustainability regulatory environment (e.g., California Climate Rules, CSRD, European Sustainability Reporting Standards, EU taxonomy, and ISSB), and of specific sustainability reporting frameworks and standards (e.g., GHG Protocol and Global Reporting Initiative).
- Strong expertise in GHG Scope 1, 2, and 3 accounting.
- Technical experience performing climate risk assessments and/or data analytics to uncover insights.
- Experience understanding complex data and creating new disclosures in alignment with specific reporting criteria.
- Ability to create and execute a sustainability disclosure strategy that considers and prioritizes the needs of various stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications

- Experience directly performing independent third-party assurance or managing external audit firms.
- Sustainability reporting accreditation/certification (e.g. GRI Certified Sustainability Professional, ISSB (IFRS) Sustainability Fundamentals Certificate).
- Experience with external reporting solutions such as Workiva and familiarity with XBRL tagging.
- Experience managing consultants, including developing external-facing reports (e.g., design, content development, etc.).

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, Arlington - 139,500.00 - 188,700.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 139,500.00 - 188,700.00 USD annually

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Sr. Lead Climate Reporting, WW Sustainability at Amazon rates 37 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.

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