Join us at the forefront 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 Worldwide Environment team utilizes science-based approaches to lower Amazon’s environmental impacts across the operations of our business units and products, making meaningful and measurable impacts in the communities in which we operate.

We are looking for a Sustainability Specialist, Air Quality to serve as a deep subject matter expert (SME) in air quality across a wide variety of business and industrial operations. You will develop strategies that prioritize interventions for the greatest positive impact on our communities.

You will work with Science and Tech teams to design measurement and risk mapping strategies that are consistent with both leading-edge industry knowledge and frameworks and business use cases. You will distribute centralized guidance on air quality initiatives.

You will engage with third party companies/startups to select and evaluate technologies and tools for air pollution measurement and mitigation, serve as a technical expert and manager in driving pilots of those technologies, and work with businesses to enable large-scale deployment to support Amazon’s air quality goals.


Key job responsibilities
- Serve as a company expert on air quality impacts of a range of business operations, including transportation networks, building operations, and energy production across Amazon's global portfolio, navigating diverse regulatory frameworks and region-specific operational constraints
- Develop and align with senior leadership on comprehensive 3-5 year strategic plans for positive air quality impacts.
- Work with Science teams to evolve frameworks for community vulnerability to air quality impacts to inform responsible business practices.
- Lead coordination across WWS teams and Amazon-wide stakeholders to drive air quality priorities; actively track multiple parallel workstreams and identify synergies with other sustainability workstreams.
- Work with Tech teams to design automated measurement systems for air quality impacts based on business activity data
- Represent Amazon in external partnerships designed to accelerate our progress on air quality.
- Drive business and WWS technology pilots.

About the team
Diverse Experiences:
World Wide Sustainability 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 (inclusive 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.