Economic Development Compliance Leader for AWS Expansion

We are looking for an effective leader to fill our Economic Development Compliance Principal role and help our team support AWS rapid expansion. The role will be responsible for compliance analysis reporting and realization of our economic development and incentives portfolio and driving economic development and incentive policy initiatives. The role is also responsible for building and maintaining relationships with authorities having jurisdiction.Key job responsibilitiesResolve compliance directly with national state and community economic development workforce and labor taxation and other key government agenciesBuild and maintain relationships with authorities having jurisdictionOversee ongoing compliance matters: forecasting monetizing commitment tracking and program implementationDevelop tools and procedures for collecting Legal HR Tax Finance Accounting Infrastructure and Payroll data to prepare consistent application and compliance filings for government agencies on an ongoing basisCollaborate on compliance with Legal Tax HR Finance Payroll and other business partnersManage relationships with outside professional service providersResearch and issue-spot contractual statutory or regulatory requirementsAnalyze scrutinize and build reports from large Excel data setsIdentify and drive opportunities for automation and process improvementDevelop impactful monthly/quarterly metrics and reportingA day in the lifeYou will work directly with a global portfolio of governments granting agencies and economic development organizations. Internally you will lead efforts to partner with allied teams who also support expansion projects and economic development transactions. Principal duties include day-to-day management of our economic development incentives program and mechanisms portfolio analysis internal process improvement and internal/external communication with senior leadership. You will lead the implementation of new tooling and mechanisms improving and inventing internal processes to drive efficiency. You will be expected to conduct incentives research and bench-marking analysis review legal agreements and provide incentive pursuit and application support.12 years of compliance credits and incentives public policy or program management experience5 years of people or consultant management experienceExperience managing a multi-jurisdictional portfolioExperience analyzing and summarizing tax code law or contracts Experience owning program strategy end to end delivery and communicating results to leadershipExperience producing audit-ready compliance documentation and managing auditsBachelors degree in public policy finance accounting tax business economic development or data center infrastructure experience15 years of compliance credits and incentives public policy or program management experience8 years of people or consultant management experienceExceptional written verbal and interpersonal communication skillsProficiency in ExcelActive CPA license or other relevant professional certificationDemonstrated track record of success in developing successful partnerships with governments or regulatorsExperience with CRM project management data visualization and automation toolsExcellent stakeholder management skillsPublic policy economic development data center infrastructure or government affairs experienceMBA Master of Tax JD LLMOur 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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.#J-18808-Ljbffr