Regional Enviro Audit Lead, AWS Environmental

Overview

As an Environmental Audit Program Manager, you will lead and evolve AWS’s Environmental Audit program across the EMEA region, driving compliance and performance in global data center operations. You’ll collaborate with the Environmental team, operations leaders, and top management to assess risks, plan improvements, and embed audit capabilities across the organization. You will train teams, report to senior leaders, and push for continuous environmental excellence. This role offers a chance to shape governance and policy in a fast-growth, sustainability-minded environment.

Pay / Benefits

• work-life balance
• flexible working culture
• inclusive team culture
• mentorship and career growth
• diverse and inclusive environment

Responsibilities

• Lead the Environmental Audit program in EMEA and secure resources for ongoing improvement
• Coordinate reviews with the environmental team, operations leaders, and senior management to keep the program relevant
• Identify and assess environmental risks from audits and develop strategic plans to address them
• Oversee the design and deployment of the Audit program to enhance environmental performance and ensure compliance
• Lead audit training and awareness initiatives to embed audit skills across the organization
• Establish a robust system to monitor, measure, and report audit performance and results
• Drive continual improvement through management reviews, corrective/preventive actions, and innovative approaches

Key requirements

• Experience in project management disciplines (scope, schedule, budget, quality) with risk and critical path management
• Experience managing programs across cross-functional teams and coordinating release schedules
• Experience building and evaluating system-level technical design
• Experience in environmental compliance, permitting, and regulatory assessments (EIAs, water discharge)

• Strong communication and ability to present to senior leadership
• Cross-functional collaboration and consensus-building
• Strategic thinking with ability to balance short- and long-term goals
• Project management
• Environmental compliance and permitting
• Risk assessment and management

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