Manager, Strategic Preparedness, Inclusive eXperiences & Technology - External Affairs
Amazon
- Arlington, VA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Build, manage, and continuously improve mechanisms that support scenario planning and preparation for anticipated DEI headwinds;
- Build, manage, and continuously improve mechanisms to align stakeholders to respond to external requests to join DEI-related corporate pledges or campaigns;
- Facilitate and/or prepare other leaders to facilitate cross-organizational and cross-continental working group meetings to align on response efforts;
- Monitor internal and external research to stay informed on community sentiment, external trends, and DEI best practices;
- Prepare communications to be delivered to key executives that summarize response efforts;
- Create mechanisms to track data that demonstrates the efficacy and impact of response efforts;
- Work with urgency during moments of crisis while maintaining a steady, deliberate, and diplomatic approach to aligning calendars, communicating information, and problem solving;
- Earn trust and maintain relationships with key internal stakeholders from IXT, Public Policy, Legal, and PR; and
- Assist with building and managing other mechanisms that support the team's work.
You will be part of the Inclusive Experiences & Technology (IXT) organization at Amazon. IXT is the organization responsible for ensuring diversity, equity, & inclusion are part of everything Amazon does.We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Arlington, VA, USABASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- A Bachelor's degree
- Experience working on politically sensitive issues
- Experience evaluating risk and working across stakeholders to develop risk mitigation strategies
- Excellent writing skills, including the ability to synthesize complex ideas and detailed research into crisp, approachable toplines
- Experience using diplomacy to influence decision-making
- Experience earning and maintaining trust with external stakeholders
- Experience working in corporate advocacy, communications, or public affairs
- Experience producing quantitative and qualitative research
- Experience with corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion best practices