Human Rights Compliance Specialist , Human Rights and Social Impact
Amazon Web Services•Published 1 days ago•First seen 11 hours ago
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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.
Amazon's Human Rights & Social Impact (HRSI) program drives customer trust, business continuity, and sustainable social impact by embedding respect for human rights and the environment throughout Amazon’s entire value chain. We implement company-wide standards and commitments such as our Global Human Rights Principles (GHRP) and Supply Chain Standards (SCS). We seek to continuously improve the tools and processes used in integrating human rights and environmental due diligence across the business.
The Human Rights Compliance Specialist manages actual human rights and environmental impacts within APJC and India. This role combines technical human rights expertise with remediation design and oversight, investigation coordination, stakeholder management, and analytical problem-solving to ensure effective resolution of cases while maintaining rigorous documentation and data integrity standards. The role encompasses the full lifecycle of impact management: investigation, corrective action, remedy, and stakeholder response coordination.
Key job responsibilities
The Human Rights Compliance Specialist manages straightforward remediation cases following established frameworks and standard operating procedures. They work directly with suppliers and vendors to provide coaching on remediation, guiding them through corrective action processes and helping implement both immediate fixes and long-term preventative measures. They gather and verify evidence that audit findings are resolved, conducting site visits when necessary to provide on-site guidance and assess remediation progress.
They apply established guidance and templates to case management, escalating to Human Rights Compliance Managers or Regional Remediation Leads when cases require interpretation of ambiguous policy or involve novel situations. They document case activities comprehensively in case management systems, maintaining data integrity and following standardized documentation protocols. They contribute feedback to SOPs and guidance materials based on their operational experience, helping ensure consistent remediation approaches across suppliers and vendors.
The Human Rights Compliance Specialist coordinates with business units and cross-functional stakeholders to facilitate progress on remediation activities, identifying blockers and escalating appropriately. They participate in training programs to build human rights expertise, including audit shadowing opportunities and skills development initiatives. They learn to identify patterns across their caseload and flag potential trending issues to more senior team members for analysis.
About the team
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 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.
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.
Amazon's Human Rights & Social Impact (HRSI) program drives customer trust, business continuity, and sustainable social impact by embedding respect for human rights and the environment throughout Amazon’s entire value chain. We implement company-wide standards and commitments such as our Global Human Rights Principles (GHRP) and Supply Chain Standards (SCS). We seek to continuously improve the tools and processes used in integrating human rights and environmental due diligence across the business.
The Human Rights Compliance Specialist manages actual human rights and environmental impacts within APJC and India. This role combines technical human rights expertise with remediation design and oversight, investigation coordination, stakeholder management, and analytical problem-solving to ensure effective resolution of cases while maintaining rigorous documentation and data integrity standards. The role encompasses the full lifecycle of impact management: investigation, corrective action, remedy, and stakeholder response coordination.
Key job responsibilities
The Human Rights Compliance Specialist manages straightforward remediation cases following established frameworks and standard operating procedures. They work directly with suppliers and vendors to provide coaching on remediation, guiding them through corrective action processes and helping implement both immediate fixes and long-term preventative measures. They gather and verify evidence that audit findings are resolved, conducting site visits when necessary to provide on-site guidance and assess remediation progress.
They apply established guidance and templates to case management, escalating to Human Rights Compliance Managers or Regional Remediation Leads when cases require interpretation of ambiguous policy or involve novel situations. They document case activities comprehensively in case management systems, maintaining data integrity and following standardized documentation protocols. They contribute feedback to SOPs and guidance materials based on their operational experience, helping ensure consistent remediation approaches across suppliers and vendors.
The Human Rights Compliance Specialist coordinates with business units and cross-functional stakeholders to facilitate progress on remediation activities, identifying blockers and escalating appropriately. They participate in training programs to build human rights expertise, including audit shadowing opportunities and skills development initiatives. They learn to identify patterns across their caseload and flag potential trending issues to more senior team members for analysis.
About the team
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 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.
Basic Qualifications
- 2+ years of relevant experience in human rights, supply chain responsibility, compliance, audit, or related field
- Understanding of human rights principles and labor standards
- Willingness to travel for supplier site visits as needed
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with supplier audits, compliance programs, or issue resolution
- Knowledge of international labor standards (ILO conventions, UN Guiding Principles)
- Familiarity with case management systems or tracking tools
- Experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or operations environments
- Multilingual capabilities relevant to supplier regions
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field (human rights, international relations, business, etc.)