Senior Manager, Program Management, WHS Central Programs

At Amazon Safety is our top priority. Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) creates an environment where we are safe to go by championing health, safety, and well-being for our employees, contractors, and partners. To support this, Amazon is seeking an experienced and innovative people leader to serve as a Senior Manager of Program Management for WW WHS. In this role, you will lead a team of program managers to deliver large-scale, high-capex safety projects that create measurable improvements in workplace safety and build a world-class safety culture for Amazon.

This role will focus on leading the execution of multi-year, capital-intensive safety projects that span multiple Amazon Business Units (BUs) and geographies across North America and Europe. You will partner with Operations Engineering teams, Operations leadership, Procurement, Finance, and WHS stakeholders to deploy solutions such as automated truck unloading systems, adjustable height workstations, and cart redesigns. Your team will be responsible for delivering these projects on time, within budget, and to their full safety entitlement.

This Senior Manager will report to the Director of WHS Central Programs and work collaboratively across all Amazon BUs in NA and EU to deliver innovative safety solutions across our business. This position requires travel up to approximately 20% for critical site deployments and cross-site meetings.

Key job responsibilities

Program Delivery & Execution

• Lead a team of program managers to deliver large-scale, multi-year safety projects with budgets ranging from $5M to $30M in capex
• Ensure projects deliver their planned safety entitlement on time and within budget across all Amazon business units
• Drive execution excellence through rigorous project management standards, milestone tracking, and stakeholder alignment

Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Build and maintain strong relationships with Operations leadership to ensure successful project adoption and sustained safety improvements
• Work cross-functionally with Operations Engineering teams, Safety Engineering, Launch, Finance, and WHS teams to deploy solutions at scale
• Influence to drive alignment across multiple business units and geographies with competing priorities

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Develop and coach a geographically distributed team of program managers to deliver complex, high-impact projects
• Establish clear accountability, performance standards, and career development pathways for team members
• Build program management capability and best practices across the team to improve delivery success rates

Performance Management & Reporting

• Track and report on project delivery metrics including on-time delivery rate, capex plan adherence, and safety entitlement achievement
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership on project status, risks, and mitigation plans
• Identify and escalate at-risk projects with clear mitigation strategies

About the team

Our team is dedicated to engineering risk out of Amazon"s fulfillment centers through innovative program delivery. We execute large-scale safety projects across Amazon, working across multiple business units to implement solutions that protect our employees while maintaining operational excellence. The team"s mission focuses on delivering high-impact safety improvements through capital investments in automation, ergonomic solutions, and process improvements. Our collaborative approach brings together expertise from Operations, Engineering, and WHS to deploy comprehensive safety solutions that drive measurable reductions in incident rates across the network.