Amazon
Head - Payments Security Compliance, Security & Privacy Regulatory Enablement (SPRe)
$172K–$301K
New York, NY · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in relevant security, audit, governance, or risk fields; 5+ years of people management.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related discipline, or equivalent technology experience.
About the job
Leads Amazon’s global payments security compliance operations, overseeing audits and regulatory examinations across six jurisdictions and managing a geographically distributed team.
What you'll do
- Lead delivery of 40+ recurring audit programmes, including PCI DSS audits and regulatory examinations.
- Manage relationships with QSAs, external auditors, and regulatory examiners; oversee audit lifecycle and finding remediation.
- Manage, develop, and improve the performance of a distributed team of security compliance specialists.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related discipline, or equivalent technology experience.
- 10+ years of experience in information security compliance, payments security, audit, governance, or risk management, with deep payments-framework expertise.
- 5+ years of people management, including teams of 5+ across multiple geographies and time zones.
- Experience owning external audits, PCI DSS compliance programmes, and compliance programmes across multiple jurisdictions.
Nice to have
- Professional certifications such as QSA, PCIP, CISA, CISM, CISSP, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor.
- Experience with payments regulatory frameworks, GRC platforms, audit automation, or operational improvement.
Pay
171,800.00 - 300,700.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
PCI DSS, SAQ/ROC, SOX, HIPAA, EBA guidelines, PSD2, DORA, NYDFS Part 500
AI focus
The SPRe team enables compliance with AI regulations, but this role is described as leading payments security compliance and no specific AI work is stated.
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