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About the Role

Amazon is seeking a Compliance & Government Relations Manager for its Quick Commerce operations in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This role is responsible for ensuring the organization's adherence to all regulatory requirements and for managing relationships with government bodies and regulatory authorities. The position serves as a key link between compliance enforcement and government engagement to ensure lawful operations.

Role Responsibilities

The successful candidate will develop and maintain a compliance framework, conduct regular audits, and manage necessary permits and licenses. This includes building and nurturing relationships with government entities, monitoring legislative changes, and advising leadership on potential business impacts. Collaboration with Legal, Operations, and Engineering teams is essential to integrate compliance and government relations into all business aspects.

• Own and maintain the site compliance framework, including the management of all necessary licensing, permits, and regulatory documentation.
• Conduct regular compliance audits and gap assessments across all operational sites to ensure adherence to regulations.
• Ensure the timely renewal and accurate tracking of all regulatory permits and licenses.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive compliance registers, trackers, and reporting dashboards for effective oversight.
• Build and maintain strong, positive relationships with relevant government bodies, regulatory authorities, and enforcement agencies.
• Proactively monitor legislative and regulatory changes that may impact operations and provide timely advice to leadership.
• Support Branch Managers in effectively managing regulatory interfaces at the site level.
• Develop and implement government engagement strategies aligned with the company's business objectives.
• Collaborate effectively with Legal, Operations, and Engineering teams to ensure integrated compliance and government relations coverage.
• Provide essential compliance and government relations input into new site launches, expansions, and significant operational changes.
• Maintain high standards for documentation of all regulatory correspondence and government interactions.
• Report on compliance and government relations operational status to senior leadership on a regular cadence.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years of experience in program or project management. Experience working cross-functionally with both technical and non-technical teams is required, along with at least 3 years of experience in defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics for evaluation. Proficiency in advanced Excel, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs, and SQL is necessary.

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in program or project management.
• Minimum 3 years of experience working cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in defining and implementing process improvement initiatives, utilizing data and metrics for evaluation.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs) and proficiency in SQL.
• Minimum 3 years of experience driving end-to-end project delivery and communicating results to senior leadership.
• Experience in stakeholder management, effectively engaging with multiple stakeholders at various organizational levels.
• Experience in building processes, project management, and developing schedules.

Required Skills

• Program Management
• Project Management
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Process Improvement
• Data Analysis
• Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs)
• SQL
• Stakeholder Management
• Building Processes
• Schedule Management

Location and Work Type

This full-time position is based in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The role requires approximately 2-5 years of relevant experience.