Program Manager, Kuiper, Regulatory
Amazon
- Arlington, VA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
- 3+ years of experience managing finance or accounting projects
- Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadershipDESCRIPTIONProject Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed affordable broadband to unconnected and under-connected communities around the world. This is a unique opportunity to assist in the development of a global broadband satellite communication system and make a difference in bridging the digital divide.
We are looking for a smart and driven Program Manager to join our Regulatory Team. We require licenses in each country where we will provide Kuiper services. There are often fees associated with filing a license application and maintaining the license once granted, which must be paid on time and in accordance with each country's specific regulatory requirements. Failure to timely make these critical payments can have a detrimental impact on Amazon's ability to operate Kuiper, affecting Kuiper's global business and customer experience.Key job responsibilities
-Assembles, forecasts, and updates license fee obligations across all countries where Kuiper will provide service, ensuring compliance with national regulations
-Works across stakeholder teams to optimize systems, tools and processes for license fee payments, with emphasis on accuracy, efficiency, and automating tasks that are currently performed manually;
-Develops analysis of key business metrics, with emphasis on developing and executing recommendations for improvements;
-Improves finance processes, scale existing solutions, creates new solutions as required based on stakeholder needs to execute license payments in an efficient manner
-Monitors and execute projects on time and with high quality standards;
-Effectively communicates to ensure project alignment and progress within the organization;Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.A day in the life
The Program Manager will be responsible for leading license fee information gathering, forecasting, and ensuring license fees are paid on-time. The right candidate thrives in a high energy environment where tactical and strategic activities are driven in parallel. The Regulatory Program Manager will be responsible for scaling our current processes, supporting the accelerated growth of our business, interacting with several stakeholders to find new solutions and building new automated tools to reduce manual interventions. The successful candidate possesses good business judgment and strong analytical thinking, who is able to spot risk, clear blockers, and build roadmaps, reports, and analyses from scratch. The position requires an individual who can work autonomously in a highly demanding and often ambiguous environment, with strong attention to detail. In this role, you will be co-located with members of the Kuiper Regulatory Team at Amazon's beautiful new second headquarters in Arlington, VA.About the team
The Regulatory Team obtains licenses for Kuiper services and earth stations in each country we will serve; advocates for rules and policies that benefit our customers; coordinates spectrum-use with satellite and terrestrial operators; files our constellation parameters with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU); and develops the data and analyses to support these activities. We partner with the Legal and Public Policy teams, and work in close collaboration with Public Affairs and Kuiper's development, operations, and business teams. The Regulatory Team is organized into four sub-teams: Global Licensing, Domestic Regulatory Affairs, International, and Spectrum Analysis and Systems Engineering.We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Arlington, VA, USAPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field or equivalent experienceAmazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.