Amazon Risk Compliance Specialist AWS Financial Services 

United States, New York, New York 

212509149

**Please note this role can reside in Seattle or New York.**AWS is looking for independent, passionate, and deeply experienced professionals in the global financial services compliance and governance arena to provide thought leadership in assisting financial institutions to move regulated workloads and data into the cloud by addressing their specific governance, risk, controls (GRC), compliance, security, and regulatory, requirements.This candidate should be an experienced and innovative security/risk/compliance/governance professional who has the ability to handle a wide range of GRC requirements and can translate those requirements into applications for cloud computing.The Senior FSI Risk and Compliance Specialist will work directly with AWS partners and financial institutions in adapting their control frameworks to successfully move their IT to the AWS cloud environment.This key position requires specialized experience supporting financial services sector compliance efforts and will have high visibility at the most senior levels of government agencies, institutions, and AWS including frequent interaction with CISOs, CTOs, CCOs, CROs, their staffs, and AWS senior leadership.Key job responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Participate in financial services regulatory compliance assessments and relevant control discussions with AWS teams. This includes synthesizing control requirements, and recommending and pursuing alternative approaches assisting customers in developing compliance roadmaps
- Be and remain connected with industry trends and events. Develop and maintain relationships with key leaders in governance, risk, and compliance at Financial Services institutions
- Collaborate with service teams on industry specific requirements that impact components of AWS services
- Assist the work of Financial Services institutions’ internal and external auditors or advisors as neededDiverse Experiences
AWS 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.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.Work/Life Balance
About the broader organization: Sales, Marketing and Global Services (SMGS)
New York, NY, USA

- 5+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience
- 5+ years of professional or military experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules