Senior Ad Policy Manager - Advertising Trust Policy

Description

Amazon's advertising business is experiencing rapid growth, creating unique challenges in managing high-volume advertising submissions while maintaining exceptional customer experience and meeting advertiser demands. We believe thoughtfully executed advertising enhances customer experience while delivering positive ROI for our advertising partners.

Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
• Serve as the dedicated single-thread policy partner for regional sales teams, translating policy requirements into actionable sales guidance so sellers can confidently position Amazon Ads without needing to interpret policy frameworks themselves.
• Gather and synthesize voice-of-customer feedback and cultural/regional market intelligence from sales engagements to inform policy development and recalibration.
• Clearly communicate risks, including through high-quality written presentations, and rationale behind policies to internal stakeholder teams to support understanding and consensus of policy positions.
• Work with product teams by creating business requirement documents to ensure policy compliance for developing ad products.
• Build collaborative relationships across other policy teams within the Ad Trust Policy team, across Ads Trust, the Sales organization, Legal, PR, Public Policy and other business units outside of Ads as necessary to support policy management.
•Support high-risk and high-impact escalations in partnership with moderation and tiered support teams.
•Apply knowledge of ad tech systems and Amazon's advertising infrastructure to inform policy decisions and guidance.

A day in the life
In a typical day, the regional policy manager will operate as the single-threaded owner and bridge between the policy team and their region's sales organization. They will partner with sales on meetings to provide real-time policy guidance to an advertiser, brief a seller ahead of a pitch in a newly opened ad category, or advise on how to position a deal within existing policy frameworks. For strategic policy change requests, sales teams come directly to this role for guidance and alignment. They will synthesize voice-of-customer feedback from these engagements and route it back to policy teams to inform recalibration or simplification. They will partner with policy authors to pressure-test whether a proposed framework accounts for regional and cultural nuance. They will lead training sessions both virtual and in-person to equip sales teams on updated policy frameworks, and ensure published policies reflect the latest guidance. Throughout the day, they balance proactive enablement with strategic advisory work: building the materials, relationships, and feedback loops that help sales teams move faster without creating policy risk.

About the team
The Ad policy team owns global ad policies across all Ad products and Amazon Publishers. This dynamic team is an integral part of how we support Amazon Advertising and as such has touch points across multiple areas of our business. We make a customer impact with every ad we serve and pride ourselves on doing so with a customer centric focus.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Law, Political Science, Public Policy, Public Affairs, Economic Development)

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in public policy

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.