{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"52eb853ca5c7e91ca7903666","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/52eb853ca5c7e91ca7903666","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/52eb853ca5c7e91ca7903666","title":"Program Manager, Security Governance","description":"DESCRIPTION\nAt Amazon, we are obsessed with customer trust. The Security Governance program supports this vision by setting the bar for security expectations through our policies and standards and through robust data protection. We are seeking an experienced, self-motivated Security Program Manager who will drive data governance initiatives to enforce our high security bar, identify thematic insights to inform root cause remediation, and deliver automation opportunities to create efficiency.\n\nWe assess risk, classify data and systems, scale adoption through automation and enable the business to guard the confidentiality and integrity of Amazon and customer data while creating a seamless experience for our stakeholders. Our mission includes instilling awareness to safeguard all customer and employee data, applications, services, and assets. To accomplish this, we work with Amazon organizations to build security best practices into enterprise-wide systems.\n\nThe Program Manager of Security Governance will help deliver enhanced customer trust by enforcing data protection controls such as data retention, deletion and access controls to builder teams across Amazon. This role will additionally be responsible for engaging technology and product partners to enhance data discovery capabilities and ensuring the accuracy of data categorization, requiring strong stakeholder management and organization. This role is a great opportunity to identify thematic patterns, propose and drive process improvements and deliver risk reduction for our customers.\n\nKey job responsibilities\n\nManage data protection enforcement initiatives, prioritizing focus areas using a risk-based approach, and organizing rollout schedules\nProvide hands on support to builders to ensure a seamless experience in meeting our high security bar by serving as an independent consultant\nIdentify and implement lessons learned to improve enforcement mechanisms\nUse data to measure impact through metrics and monitoring\nDefine and deliver operational reporting that provides strategic insights\nWork with business partners to understand requirements, risks and desired solutions for their data\nSupport the development of consistent standards and processes to effectively advocate for operational excellence\nIdentify and drive implementation of improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and customer experience\nEngage product partners to improve data discovery efforts across the Amazon ecosystem\nParticipate in Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly Business Reviews to advise leadership about on-going enforcement efforts, wins and risks\n\nAbout the team\nAbout Amazon Security\n\nDiverse Experiences\nAmazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.\n\nWhy Amazon Security\nAt Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.\n\nWork/Life Balance\nWe value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.\n\nInclusive Team Culture\nIn Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.\n\nTraining and Career growth\nWe’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS\n3+ years of program or project management experience\nExperience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements\nExperience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams\nExperience in complex problem solving, and working in a tight schedule environment\nExperience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\n3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience\n3+ years of driving process improvements experience\nExperience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization\nExperience building processes, project management, and schedules\n\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\n\nOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.\n\nThe base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.\n\nUSA, TX, Austin - 74,200.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually\nUSA, VA, Arlington - 74,200.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually\nUSA, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually","company":"Amazon.com Services","rawCompany":"amazoncom services","city":"Austin","state":"TX","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-14T11:17:14.134Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1199.07","title":"Security Management Specialists","slug":"security-management-specialists"},{"code":"11-3013.01","title":"Security Managers","slug":"security-managers"},{"code":"15-1299.05","title":"Information Security Engineers","slug":"information-security-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Program Manager, Security Governance","description":"DESCRIPTION\nAt Amazon, we are obsessed with customer trust. 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Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.\n\nWhy Amazon Security\nAt Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.\n\nWork/Life Balance\nWe value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.\n\nInclusive Team Culture\nIn Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.\n\nTraining and Career growth\nWe’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS\n3+ years of program or project management experience\nExperience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements\nExperience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams\nExperience in complex problem solving, and working in a tight schedule environment\nExperience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\n3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience\n3+ years of driving process improvements experience\nExperience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization\nExperience building processes, project management, and schedules\n\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\n\nOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. 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