Job Description

DESCRIPTION

The Senior Manager will be responsible for developing and executing public policy and advocacy priorities on issues in support of consumer protection and data governance. The Senior Manager will represent Amazon before federal policymakers and executive branch agencies, and coordinate advocacy work on these issues with external consultants, trade associations, and other relevant stakeholder groups.

The Senior Manager will work collaboratively and transparently with Amazons core business units and others in public policy, legal, and PR to ensure alignment between business priorities and public policy goals. The Senior Manager will assess and communicate potential government activities back to the business, develop mitigation or enhancement strategies and positions, and help coordinate external advocacy efforts, outreach programs, and key initiatives in concert with business objectives.

This position is based in Arlington, VA.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelors degree required; Juris Doctor or Masters preferred.
At least 8+ years of public policy experience with a keen working understanding of consumer protection, data privacy and security, marketing/advertising, and consumer electronics and services.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications:
Highly effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills; demonstrated ability to effectively and comfortably interact at all corporate and political levels; create factual, relevant and easily understandable talking points and other messaging; and persuasively deliver messaging to relevant audiences.
Interject points intelligently, concisely, and in a friendly way.
Maintain highest personal levels of ethical conduct, confidentiality, and integrity, with strongest professional reputation in the industry.
Self-starter who can take general direction and produce specific results.
Ability to identify and understand key technical aspects pertaining to corporate operations in legislative and regulatory proposals, understand business implications, and synthesize policy documents for internal and external customers.
Think critically, process data from multiple sources, forecast potential scenarios, prioritize based on probability and desired outcome, and recommend a best course of action.
Ability to influence, negotiate with, and persuade others. Be flexible and demonstrate strong judgment/decision-making skills, and political acumen. Ability to intelligently build a course of action, analyze trade-offs, and make recommendations even in ambiguous situations.
Experience interacting with law enforcement stakeholders and community and civil society organizations.
Strong skills in advocacy and using spoken and written rhetoric to persuade and inform.
Demonstrated experience working within government, companies, consultancies, trade associations, or equivalent organizations.
Prior experience with steep learning curves.
Ability to effectively communicate complex information to a wide variety of audiences.

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