Do you want to play a prominent and influential role in the future of Amazon’s diverse representation, inclusive culture, and external perception. Amazon is seeking a Strategic Preparedness Manager to join the External Affairs team within the Inclusive Experiences & Technology (IXT) organization to build and manage mechanisms that help guide Amazon and IXT’s efforts to prepare for external events impacting Amazon’s commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Amazon is striving to be Earth’s Best Employer. We know our employees are impacted by what happens to their community outside the workplace. This IXT manager will play a critical role in looking around corners and ensuring IXT has evaluated likely outcomes and prepared for all high-, medium- and low-stake scenarios prior to the event occurring. The role will also coordinate with relevant Amazon stakeholders, working closely with them to align responses to external requests to join DEI-related corporate pledges or campaigns.

If you’re a skilled writer, politically astute, and have a background in communications, public policy, and/or social movements/advocacy organizations, your skills will be well utilized in this role on a dynamic and new team within IXT.


Key job responsibilities
• Build, manage, and continuously improve mechanisms that support scenario planning and preparation for anticipated DEI headwinds;
• Build, manage, and continuously improve mechanisms to align stakeholders to respond to external requests to join DEI-related corporate pledges or campaigns;
• Facilitate and/or prepare other leaders to facilitate cross-organizational and cross-continental working group meetings to align on response efforts;
• Monitor internal and external research to stay informed on community sentiment, external trends, and DEI best practices;
• Prepare communications to be delivered to key executives that summarize response efforts;
• Create mechanisms to track data that demonstrates the efficacy and impact of response efforts;
• Work with urgency during moments of crisis while maintaining a steady, deliberate, and diplomatic approach to aligning calendars, communicating information, and problem solving;
• Earn trust and maintain relationships with key internal stakeholders from IXT, Public Policy, Legal, and PR; and
• Assist with building and managing other mechanisms that support the team’s work.


About the team
You will be part of the Inclusive Experiences & Technology (IXT) organization at Amazon. IXT is the organization responsible for ensuring diversity, equity, & inclusion are part of everything Amazon does.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Arlington, VA, USA