Join us at the cutting edge of Amazon's sustainability initiatives to work on environmental and social advancements to support Amazon's long term worldwide sustainability strategy. At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people.

The Worldwide Sustainability (WWS) organization capitalizes on Amazon’s scale and speed to build a more resilient and sustainable company. We manage our social and environmental impacts globally, and drive solutions that enable our customers, businesses, and the world to become more sustainable.

The Sustainable Selection team drives sustainability improvements to the products Amazon sells. We aim to uphold a high bar for product sustainability, enabling partner teams to demonstrate credibility and earn customer trust.

The Sustainable Selection team is looking for a Senior Sustainability Specialist to support ongoing projects within the team, including assessing and/or building robust sustainability certifications, and providing subject matter expertise relevant to sustainable shopping initiatives.

The ideal candidate should have strong experience in sustainability and/or environmental science; a strong aptitude with data and research; and, a demonstrated history of getting projects across the line.


Key job responsibilities
- Provide subject matter expertise to Amazon businesses to guide sustainable shopping initiatives
- Deep dive sustainability-related issues/initiatives to guide business units on a recommended approach
- Develop reports and metrics which distill complex data into actionable insights to support business teams
- Support the evaluation of sustainability certifications, particularly those related to carbon and energy
- Create and implement workflows and mechanisms to build, update, and track against working timelines and project plans
- Build and develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including leading industry experts, to drive programs to completion


About the team
Diverse Experiences:
World Wide Sustainability (WWS) values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.

Inclusive Team Culture:
It’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth:
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance:
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.