Subject Matter Expert - Product Assurance (Iasi)

Team is both virtual and office based;
Working together to make sure the products meet the legal requirements;
Working and driving projects with WW impact.

A day in the life:
Takes part in team initiatives/ projects as part of a project team;
Prioritizes work as per guidelines and in accordance with business requirements.
Build/drive or launch new projects within the team;
Liaison with SME s from other nodes in driving and collaborating on different initiatives;
Stakeholder communication;

About the hiring group:
The objective of PA team is to ensure that all TOYS offered for sale on Amazon comply with all marketplace applicable requirements, regulations and Amazon policies.
Team is both virtual and office based;

Job Description:
Amazon is looking for a talented Product Assurance Subject Matter Expert to support its rapidly growing and evolving businesses. You will support the business by working with colleagues who will assess Product Assurance cases according to the region specific regulations.
You will work directly with Amazon Operations, Retail teams and a variety of global internal businesses and outside vendors to protect customers from recalled or unsafe products. The role is within the Product Compliance team that ensures the safety of the products sold on Amazon based on internal policies and safety regulations in the targeted marketplace(s).
Your job responsibilities as a Product Assurance SME may include:
· Proactive monitoring of internal and external data sources to identify, investigate and action potentially unsafe products;
· Providing automated and scalable solutions;
· Serving as designated specialist within the Product Assurance area, acting as a point of contact and process expert for other colleagues;
· Coordinating and implementing all areas of the Product Assurance Program in collaboration with internal partners;
· Working with Amazon’s Product Assurance team to execute strategy, seek automation opportunities and leverage technologies;
· Communicating professionally with internal and external partners (operations, technical and program teams) throughout the Product Safety process
· Partnering with key stakeholders to define, identify and influence the development of new initiatives within the Product Assurance Program;
· Creating best practices by putting forth improvement ideas;
· Working with Amazon’s internal technology teams to support the development of creative and best-in-class compliance business processes that can scale up;
· Leveraging data to continuously improve Product Assurance at Amazon

Key Performance Areas:
· Support in design, implementation, and tracking Product Assurance program path;
· Management of quality standards of the Product Assurance processes;
· Mentor, guide and deliver trainings to operational teams to manage quality, improve process efficiency and minimize variation.
· Driving and supporting innovation leading to increase in process efficiency and KPI improvements
· Conducting controlled experiments/sprints and providing data justifying proposed solutions within competencies of Product Assurance program
· Leading new solutions implementations (tools, process changes) and managing related risks within acceptable levels

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Completed Bachelor’s degree, proficiency in verbal & written communication in English;
· +1 years of experience from a similar role or providing SME support;
· + 4 years of overall work experience;
· Good working knowledge of MS Office, especially MS Outlook, MS Excel and MS Word;
· Proven record of strong attention to detail;
· Proven record of strong analytical ability.
· Experience in structuring, providing content and conducting training programs for individuals and operations Teams

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Qualifications
· Products safety EU regulations knowledge.
· Spanish, French or Italian language proficiency at least at B2 level
· Experience within Compliance/Risk management area.
· Agile project management practical knowledge/certificate.
· Experience with process improvement tools and methods.
· Experience in leveraging technology to drive process improvements.