AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Are you an experienced sustainability professional with deep technical expertise and business acumen who is passionate about driving real-world Net-Zero Carbon solutions? Are you ready to advance significant sustainability initiatives and influence senior leadership decision-making at the world's preeminent cloud computing company?
The AWS Sustainability team is looking for a results-oriented Senior Sustainability Specialist to design and scale strategies that will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across our supply chain. This role will work hand in hand with our Supply Chain team and senior leadership to drive innovative solutions supporting our Climate Pledge goal of Net-Zero Carbon by 2040. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of carbon accounting and management practices, familiarity with life cycle assessments (LCAs), and sophisticated understanding of the GHG Protocol. You'll combine this technical knowledge with business savvy to translate sustainability imperatives into compelling business cases, apply systems thinking to complex, fast-moving problems, influence executive stakeholders, and drive the implementation of effective decarbonization strategies. This is an opportunity to transform how one of the world's largest technology companies approaches sustainability.
This role requires a dynamic individual who can manage technical sustainability data, understand business drivers, influence executive stakeholders, clearly communicate complex topics to diverse audiences, and drive our commitment to reducing carbon through practical, scalable solutions.
Key job responsibilities
• Develop business cases that align sustainability initiatives with organizational objectives
• Influence executive decision-making through compelling data-driven recommendations
• Partner with key suppliers to set targets and implement decarbonization roadmaps
• Act as sustainability business partner to internal AWS procurement teams
• Advise hardware engineering teams on designing for sustainability and reducing embodied carbon
• Develop tools and frameworks to evaluate supplier sustainability performance
• Manage complex, cross-functional sustainability initiatives across a global supply chain
• Build internal processes and governance structures to support program scaling
A day in the life
In this role, you will work closely with customers across all of AWS, including engineering, procurement, and services teams to develop programs that meet our sustainability goals. You will go deep with key partners to learn their processes and priorities and you will share your expertise to help them succeed.
About the team
*Why AWS*
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
*Diverse Experiences*
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.
*Work/Life Balance*
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
*Inclusive Team Culture*
Here at AWS, 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 (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
*Mentorship and 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.
