Regulatory Assurance Lead, Security & Privacy Regulatory Enablement (SPRe)

Audit & Assurance Delivery (Gear 3: Assure)

Own operational delivery of all external audits and regulatory examinations across payments security, privacy (DMA, DSA, GDPR, CCPA, COPPA, DPDP), and emerging AI regulations.
Manage the full external audit lifecycle from planning through to report issuance across all regulated entities globally.
Front-end external auditors and regulatory examiners as the senior operational point of contact.
Coordinate evidence collection, collation, and presentation — ensuring audit-readiness and delivery excellence.
Manage audit findings, remediation tracking, and formal closure across all domains.
Establish and track operational metrics for assurance delivery — audit cycle times, finding closure rates, evidence readiness, and quality benchmarks.

Strategic & Cross-Domain Leadership

Drive methodology consistency across security and privacy assurance — identifying cross-domain synergies, shared control frameworks, and efficiency opportunities.
Own the go/no-go decision process for external examinations, ensuring leadership retains oversight of the external audit relationship.
Maintain C-level relationships with external auditors, regulators, and supervisory authorities.
Influence Security and Privacy Control Assessment automation efforts to achieve compliance at scale.
Communicate audit posture, risks, and programme health to executive leadership — escalating critical issues with precision and driving timely resolution.
Contribute to SPRe's strategic roadmap including expansion into RAI (Responsible AI) assurance as regulatory frameworks mature.

People Leadership & Team Development

Lead, manage, and develop a team of assurance specialists spanning security and privacy domains across multiple geographies.
Build a high-performing, cohesive team culture that integrates previously separate security and privacy assurance functions under a unified operating model.
Drive career development, performance management, and succession planning — identifying and developing the next generation of assurance leaders.
Establish team operating rhythm including regular syncs, shared dashboards, clear ownership by jurisdiction or programme, and delivery metrics.
Attract, hire, and retain top assurance talent across both security and privacy disciplines.

About the team

SPRe operates through three interconnected gears forming a continuous flywheel: **Anticipate** (regulatory engagement and horizon scanning), **Enable** (programme design and regulatory compliance monitoring), and **Assure** (external audit delivery and regulatory examination management). This role leads the Assure function — the execution engine that demonstrates Amazon's compliance to the outside world.
Team members include security compliance specialists, privacy assurance specialists, and cross-domain flex resources operating across India, Europe, and the US. You will report to SPRe's Senior Manager and work closely with the Programme Enablement pillar, Legal, Technology, and Business teams across Amazon.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security?

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.