Principal Program Manager, WHS Strategy, Workplace Health and Safety

About the Role

Amazon's Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) organization is responsible for safeguarding the health and wellbeing of more than 1.2 million operations employees across Amazon's global operations network. We are seeking a Principal Program Manager to lead the WHS Strategy team, a high-visibility leadership role at the intersection of enterprise strategy, executive communications, and operational safety performance.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end strategic planning lifecycle for WHS, including the development of 1 to 3-year strategic roadmaps, Annual Operating Plans (OP1/OP2), and recurring executive reviews at monthly, quarterly, and annual cadences.
• Collect, synthesize, and integrate strategic inputs from WHS teams across the organization, drafting content into a unified voice that reflects the WHS leader's perspective.
• Author and manage the portfolio of WHS executive-level documents, ensuring analytical rigor, narrative precision, and strategic alignment.
• Partner with operations, engineering, and technology organizations to integrate health and safety priorities into their strategic plans.
• Design and govern mechanisms for reporting safety data to leadership, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Identify opportunities to modernize safety performance data visualization and reporting.
• Manage the enterprise planning calendar and orchestrate cross-functional inputs from global WHS and operations stakeholders.
• Translate complex operational programs and safety concepts into clear, concise content for executive and non-specialist audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Communications, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 5+ years of cross-functional project delivery experience.
• 5+ years of program or project management experience.
• 7+ years of experience working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams.
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA.
• Experience defining and executing program requirements.
• Experience managing, analyzing, and communicating results to senior leadership.
• 6+ years of increasing responsibilities in EHS or environmental programs in manufacturing, production, or service operations.

Pay

The base salary range for this position varies by location:

• USA, TN, Nashville: $124,900.00 - $169,000.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington: $137,600.00 - $186,200.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Bellevue: $137,600.00 - $186,200.00 USD annually

Final compensation includes sign-on payments, restricted stock units (RSUs), and comprehensive benefits such as health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

Schedule

This is an in-office role requiring five days per week on-site, with 10-20% annual travel expected.

Company: Amazon.com Services LLC