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Global Environmental Waste Program Lead, AWS Environmental

at Amazon.com

📍 US, WA, Seattle Onsite Posted April 03, 2026
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 8+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in environmental engineering, geology, environmental science, or a related discipline.
Category Project & Program Management

Global Environmental Waste Program Lead to support AWS sites worldwide; manages waste program development, regulatory compliance, and environmental performance across the lifecycle from site selection to decommissioning.

  • Leadership and commitment
  • Collaboration
  • Risk management and planning
  • Implementation and operation
  • Performance evaluation

Leads cross-functional teams to implement waste management and circular economy initiatives; emphasizes regulatory compliance, risk assessment, and global scalability within a cloud infrastructure context.

The ideal candidate is a senior global environmental program manager with strong cross-functional leadership and a track record of scaling environmental programs across regions. They should understand waste management, compliance, and the circular economy within a cloud/enterprise context and be able to influence senior leadership.

8+ years of project management (including scopeschedulebudgetqualityrisk and critical path management) experienceBachelor's degree in environmental engineeringgeologyenvironmental scienceor a related discipline10+ years' experience serving as an environmental professional with solid regional or global environmental management or program experience in waste managementExperience in environmental program developmentenvironmental complianceenvironmental riskenvironmental due diligence and environmental permitting/reportingStrong environmental project management skills working with globally displaced teams across different business areas and levels within a growing business environmentAbility to implement environmental performance enhancing initiatives and programs across functional teamsbuilding processes that scale globally
Experience in regional and/or global environmental management in cloud-based infrastructure companies preferred10+ years in multinational company with focus on waste program developmentdeploymentimplementation and verificationMaster's degree in scienceengineering or a related field
8+ years of project management experienceBachelor's degree in environmental engineering/geology/environmental science10+ years environmental management experienceenvironmental program developmentenvironmental complianceenvironmental riskdue diligencepermitting/reportingglobal cross-functional collaborationtraining
project managementenvironmental program developmentenvironmental complianceenvironmental riskglobal program managementwaste managementregulatory permitting/reporting
communicationleadershiprelationship buildinginfluencingnegotiationcoaching
Industry Cloud & Infrastructure
Job Function Oversee global environmental waste programs for AWS data centers and related operations
Role Subtype Senior Global Program Manager
Tech Domains Amazon Web Services, End User Computing, Cloud Computing
Global Environmental Waste Program LeadAWS EnvironmentalGlobal Environmental Programswaste managementenvironmental compliancerisk managementregulatory reviewscross-functional collaborationtraining and awareness programsleadershipdata gathering and analysissite selection through decommissioningcommunication with senior leadershipcontinuous improvementcircle economyenvironmental performanceglobal environmental managementwaste programregulatory compliancetrainingdata analysisenvironmental engineeringenvironmental permitting

8+ years of project management experience, Bachelor's degree in a related environmental field, 10+ years environmental management experience

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