Amazon · 1 week ago
Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Amazon Prime Air
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$114K/yr - $206K/yr
5+ years expAmazon is expanding its drone delivery service and is seeking a Regulatory Affairs Specialist to join its U.S. Regulatory Affairs Infrastructure and Strategy team. This role is pivotal in shaping the regulatory landscape for commercial drone delivery, obtaining aviation approvals, and building strategic relationships with aviation stakeholders to ensure safe operations.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Drive Regulatory Strategy: Develop and coordinate site-specific strategies for obtaining government aviation approvals while facilitating conversations and agreements with aviation stakeholders at local and national levels
Prepare and Submit Required Applications and Assessments: Play a key role in drafting, obtaining approvals, and submitting multiple required applications and assessments to the FAA and other bodies
Support Site Selection and Roll-out: Review potential new Prime Air sites to identify airspace issues and local airspace users
Serve as Regulatory Expert: Act as the subject matter expert supporting internal teams, keeping stakeholders informed about regulatory developments
Lead Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Legal, Public Policy, Public Relations, Engineering, and Operations teams to manage projects effectively and align on goals, approaches, and messaging
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or above
Experience in transportation operations and industry knowledge
Experience in aviation regulatory compliance
Experience with regulatory filings and reports or equivalent
Experience with communication, presentation, and negotiation
Experience building scalable programs and repeatable scalable processes, levering various tools and methods to create scale and efficiency
Experience in problem solving and delivering results
5+ years of experience working with aviation regulations, regulatory permissions, and/or aviation stakeholder outreach
Knowledge of airspace management issues
Preferred
Master's degree
7+ years of experience working with aviation regulations, regulatory permissions or compliance, and/or aviation stakeholders, with proven ability to lead others in a fast-paced environment
Experience with Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM), environmental topics in aviation, hazardous materials (HazMat), and/or communications topics
Background interacting with airspace user groups
Benefits
A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
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VP & CTO
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