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Posted date: Jan 13, 2026
Location: Bellevue, WA
Estimated salary: $159,400
Range: $135,700 - $183,100
Description
Amazon Leo is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world.Amazon Leo will help close the digital divide by providing broadband access to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.
The Trust & Privacy team is responsible for defining, maintaining, and raising the bar with respect to the trust and privacy of Leo customers in 100+ countries. As a horizontal team, we are accountable for trust and privacy outcomes while working cross-functionally both within Amazon Leo and across Amazon, including with Legal, PR, Public Policy, engineering, and business partners.
We seek a Senior Privacy Specialist with experience in privacy risk management, incident response expertise, and technical program/product management skills to join our team. This role will be instrumental in establishing our incident management program, driving privacy by design outcomes, and establishing the trust governance program across Amazon Leo.
Key job responsibilities
• Drive privacy and trust risk identification and mitigation across Amazon Leo global operations by partnering with with cross-functional teams of technical and non-technical stakeholders to identify and prioritize risks, track mitigation, and report progress to stakeholders and leadership.
• Lead architecture design reviews and track implementation of scalable, end-to-end privacy automation tooling.
• Manage our global trust incident management program
• Strengthen the Privacy by Design culture across Amazon Leo engineering and product teams by providing guidance on design decisions and technical best practices for privacy and data governance.
• Establish trust governance metrics and reporting mechanisms for tracking results, progress, and gaps in performance and compliance across Amazon Leo.
• Drive strategic leadership in ambiguous environments by demonstrating excellent judgment in prioritizing between near-term and long-term problems while building scalable mechanisms that enable Amazon Leo to make the right risk decisions.
Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the team
Amazon Leo Trust & Privacy team is dedicated to making Leo the world's most trusted Internet Service Provider. We work horizontally across Amazon/Leo, partnering with Legal, PR, Public Policy, engineering, and business teams to deliver trust outcomes for customers across 100+ countries and diverse customer segments. We are a new team striving to build an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or above in a quantitative/technical field such as computer science, engineering, statistics- Experience delivering results for large, cross-functional initiatives/projects
- 7+ years of defining and executing against program timeline & requirements experience
- Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
- Experience working in a fast-paced, rapidly changing operations environment
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
- Experience communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs
- 5+ years in risk management or technical product/program management ideally in privacy, security, legal, or compliance.
Extended Qualifications
- Experience working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams- Experience with risk Investigation processes
- Experience in Incident Management, Threat Management, Corporate Investigations, Law Enforcement, Security Operations, Crisis Management or a related field
- Experience working with a matrixed team of stakeholders to achieve a common goal or equivalent
- Broad understanding of AI/ML technology and trends, privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, COPPA, HIPAA), privacy GRC framework, and privacy risk management methodologies and tooling
- Experience with privacy automation at scale across multiple business lines and geographies.
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, WA, Bellevue - 135,700.00 - 183,100.00 USD annually
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