Principal, Human Rights, India Lead, Human Rights and Social Impact

Join us at the forefront of Amazon's sustainability initiatives to work on environmental and social advancements that 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 who are passionate about making a meaningful impact on communities and the environment while helping shape the future of sustainable business practices.

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. Through innovative programs and strategic partnerships, we're creating lasting positive change in the communities where we operate while advancing Amazon's commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility.

Amazon's Human Rights & Social Impact program drives customer trust, business continuity, and sustainable social impact by embedding respect for human rights and the environment throughout Amazon’s entire value chain. We implement company-wide standards and commitments such as our Global Human Rights Principles (GHRP) and Supply Chain Standards (SCS). We seek to continuously improve the tools and processes used in integrating human rights and environmental due diligence across the business.

We are looking for a Principal leader to manage internal business relationships sitting at the intersection of Amazon’s businesses and the HRSI team. The Principal will lead a small team of Regional Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in India who provide support to regional business teams as they integrate human rights risk management into their businesses. This leader will support multiple complex relationships across the company, and be tasked to address new business issues as they arise by working with HRSI and legal to translate problems and integrate effective solutions with an eye toward automation, scalability, and efficiency. You will be expected to handle both day-to-day issues and longer term, global, and program-wide strategies and initiatives. The Principal, IN Lead, will be a major player in key program developments across our team, including communicating industry initiatives, and working with external stakeholders to manage Amazon’s growing and diverse supply chain. This person will be responsible for influencing without authority broadly across Amazon.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead a team of regional SMEs providing human rights support across the globe to WW Ops business teams