About this role
Sr. Insights Program Manager , Audits and Insights Team
Description
- Role Overview
- The Audit Strategy & Governance Manager will serve as the strategic architect for AIT's planning, governance, and executive reporting mechanisms. This role owns the development and execution of multi-year strategic planning (3YP), annual operating plans (OP1/OP2), quarterly business reviews (QBRs), and director-level deep-dive analyses. The position drives organizational excellence through standardized mechanisms, automation, and innovation across the AIT organization.
Key Responsibilities
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Strategic Planning & Governance
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Lead the development and execution of AIT's 3-Year Plan (3YP), OP1, and OP2 planning cycles, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and stakeholder commitments
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Own the quarterly business review (QBR) process, delivering executive-ready narratives that connect operational metrics to strategic outcomes
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Design and maintain standardized governance mechanisms across AIT programs, ensuring consistency in planning, reporting, and decision-making frameworks
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Partner with leadership to define and refine kingpin goals, establishing clear measurement frameworks and success criteria
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Executive Reporting & Analytics
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Build and maintain executive-level reporting infrastructure that provides VP and Director-level visibility into key performance metrics, strategic initiatives, and program health
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Prepare concise, high-judgment narratives and recommendations for senior leadership reviews, translating complex operational data into actionable insights
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Conduct director-level deep-dive analyses on critical business questions, identifying root causes and recommending data-backed solutions
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Develop measurement frameworks and KPIs to track audit effectiveness, ROI, and stakeholder influence
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Automation & Innovation
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Lead the development and implementation of comprehensive reporting automation pipelines to establish "one source of truth" for AIT reporting
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Partner with technical teams to streamline data collection, automate reporting processes, and eliminate manual overhead
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Drive continuous improvement initiatives that leverage technology and innovation to scale governance mechanisms
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Identify opportunities to standardize and automate cross-functional reporting and planning processes
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Stakeholder Management & Communication
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Operations, Analytics, Policy, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit to align goals and ensure effective communication
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Support teams in navigating ambiguous situations with clear, data-backed judgment and strategic guidance
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Build strong relationships with business leaders to understand strategic priorities and translate them into actionable plans
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Ensure transparency and alignment across all organizational levels through effective communication of progress, risks, and performance metrics
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Key job responsibilities
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Key Competencies
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Strategic Thinking: Ability to connect tactical execution to long-term strategic vision
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Executive Presence: Comfort presenting to and influencing senior leadership
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Data-Driven Decision Making: Strong analytical judgment with ability to derive insights from complex datasets
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Innovation Mindset: Proactive problem-solver who anticipates issues and implements creative solutions
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Bias for Action: Ability to work independently, drive results, and seek guidance as needed
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Ownership: Takes end-to-end accountability for strategic planning and governance outcomes
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About the team
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Amazon.com strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. The AIT (Audits & Insights Team) serves as a strategic partner in protecting revenue, mitigating risk, and scaling with platform growth. The team has evolved from a reactive compliance function into a proactive strategic enabler, driving precision-led enforcement, intelligence-augmented auditing, and seller advocacy across Amazon's marketplace.
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The Audit Strategy & Governance Manager will work closely with AIT leadership, program managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the organization operates with strategic clarity, operational excellence, and data-driven decision-making.
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Basic Qualifications
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5+ years of program or project management experience
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Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
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Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
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Preferred Qualifications
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2+ years of driving process improvements experience
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Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
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Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Job details
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IND, TS, Hyderabad
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