Governance/Company Secretariat Professional

About The Team

Join our ambitious North America Risk and Compliance team, where we view risk and compliance as a strategic enabler for Amazon's growth. We're passionate about innovation, collaboration, and maintaining the highest standards of integrity. Our team thrives on intellectual debate and is committed to upholding Amazon's core values in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as dedicated governance advisor, advising on complex matters and providing expert guidance on governance obligations, compliance, board composition, and roles to support Boards and Senior Management in discharging their responsibilities and compliance objectives—using expertise and judgment to enhance governance processes, determine goals, and inform decisions.
• Lead development, review, and enhancement of governance frameworks through independent deep dives and industry benchmarking—designing tailored policies aligned with regulatory requirements, business needs, and diverse legal environments while drafting, implementing, and delivering charters, accountability matrices, terms of reference, policies, and procedures in partnership with Risk, Compliance, and Legal.
• Manage the full lifecycle of Board and Committee meetings—including scheduling, crafting agendas, guiding paper content preparation, conducting quality assurance reviews to ensure comprehensive and accurate materials for efficient oversight and decision‑making, and managing minute‑taking and action items.
• Navigate complex governance challenges, influence key decisions, and earn leadership trust.
• In collaboration with senior leaders, Head of NA Risk & Compliance, Legal, and Tax partners, lead the appointment and onboarding of new Board members and provide oversight of board changes, nominations, and appointments.
• Ensure the delivery of comprehensive training and induction programs for newly appointed Board and Committee members—ensuring they receive tailored onboarding materials, understand their fiduciary duties and regulatory obligations, and are equipped to effectively discharge their governance responsibilities.
• Partner with Compliance and Legal on the appointment of internal control functions (CCO, CISO), ensuring regulatory compliance and alignment with organizational governance standards.
• Own oversight of governance‑related KPIs and projects, presenting metrics to Senior Leadership during Board and Committee meetings, developing structured approaches to Board decisions and documentation, and ensuring senior managers across three lines of defense fulfill governance responsibilities.
• Maintain comprehensive understanding of each entity's structure, operations, compliance, and risk posture, anticipating challenges and opportunities while ensuring effective communication and escalation of key issues and mitigating long‑term risks.
• Drive initiatives to streamline and enhance governance processes, fostering transparency and accountability within the organization.
• Oversee all governance workstreams and expansions in the NA region, scaling frameworks across jurisdictions while managing several entities—applying strategic thinking to collaborate cross‑functionally with Heads of Risk and Compliance, Chief Compliance Officers, and Legal partners to onboard new entities through in‑depth analysis, leading discussions to develop optimal governance while handling complexity of comprehending constitutional laws and cross‑checking governance regulations across jurisdictions.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Experience handling confidential information and maintaining professionalism in dealing with senior executives, or experience in senior‑level leadership support.
• Experience handling ambiguous or undefined challenges through strong problem‑solving abilities.
• Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines, or experience with end‑to‑end project management.
• Experience managing complex projects and/or programs within a matrix environment.
• 5+ years of Governance, Company Secretariat, compliance program management, legal, or equivalent relevant experience with deep understanding of corporate governance frameworks and regulatory environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience influencing multiple stakeholders and leading cross‑functional teams across geographies and business units.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and MS Project) at an advanced level.
• 3+ years of Governance or Company Secretariat experience in financial services.
• Professionally qualified Chartered Secretary, Governance Professional, or equivalent qualification.