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Amazon strives to be Earth’s Best Employer and Earth’s Safest Place to work. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven safety professionals.
Amazon Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) organization is looking for a passionate, results-oriented WHS Program Manager, Technical SME to lead our High-Risk Operations program, supporting our Reliability & Maintenance Engineering organization (RME) across AMET (Africa, Middle East & Turkey).
The successful candidate will lead, support and provide technical SME advice on High-Risk Operations (HRO) Program development and deployment across the region and work collaboratively with RME leadership, and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure safe work practices and compliant workplaces consistent with Amazon WW WHS requirements.
This role requires travel approximately 40% of the time, based in Dubai.
Key Job Responsibilities
1. Establish partnerships with RME leadership and work closely with country and site WHS teams.
2. Identify systemic gaps and provide technical advice as a subject matter expert for HRO programs, deploying practical solutions.
3. Work with stakeholders to continuously improve HRO Program requirements and ensure effective deployment of standards and procedures.
4. Support RME Leadership in engaging with technicians and contractors, encouraging active involvement and ownership.
5. Leverage WHS programs to define risk mitigation actions along with RME leadership.
6. Invent and simplify new ways to raise awareness and capabilities of the regional and country RME teams.
7. Support Contract Risk Management (CRM) program, ensuring effective program deployment and compliance.
A Day in the Life
You will be responsible for driving the regional WHS program deployment and continuous improvement ensuring the safety and well-being of our technicians, associates, and third-party partners. You will work across the Amazon business units to understand the RME operational risks and support the leadership teams in identifying, developing, and deploying High-risk mitigation actions and processes.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
1. Bachelor’s Degree in safety or related engineering or science from an accredited university.
2. 8+ years’ experience in WHS, ideally supporting high-risk operations.
3. Ability to interface at all levels of leadership and across field organization.
4. Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical capability.
5. Highly developed written & verbal communication skills.
6. Experience in program implementation or managing contractors in various safety programs.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. Master’s degree in a related field and recognized safety certifications.
2. Working knowledge of regional regulatory requirements and standards.
3. Strong analytical skills with experience in technical, standards, or program writing.
4. Six Sigma Green Belt certified or equivalent.
5. Ability to adapt well to fast-paced environments.
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