The posting
There’s a universe of opportunity at Amazon. At Amazon, your career doesn’t follow a straight line. It accelerates, twists, and challenges you in ways you never expected. From the moment you join, you’re part of something big: building products or services that reach millions and shaping how people live, work, and connect every day. This is where your ideas turn into real impact. You’ll work with world class tools, global platforms, and systems built to operate at an extraordinary scale. You’ll move fast, experiment and launch solutions that matter. With endless opportunities to explore across teams and roles, you’ll learn quickly, apply what you know and discover skills you didn’t know existed. This is an environment designed for builders who want to see the impact of their work in the world. Ready to start your adventure?
What’s in it for you? An internship at Amazon means real responsibility from day one. You’ll build, test, and learn alongside people who want to see you succeed, while making an impact that reaches far beyond campus.
At Amazon, we are excited to offer undergraduate students the opportunity to launch into big careers with limitless possibilities. We know searching for an internship role is as much about finding a company where you can picture yourself being successful as it is about finding the right role. We look forward to meeting you and your classmates this year. As we get to know you more, we invite you to get to know us better.
As you launch your career as a Risk Specialist at Amazon, you will focus on improving the success of the organization by diving deep into core areas of the company, partnering with Amazon’s innovative businesses to identify areas of risk, analyze data, and solve real world problems. Risk Specialists add value and help protect Amazon in areas such as Internal Audit, Fraud and Forensics, AWS Risk Management, Vendor Investigations and Transaction Accuracy, Transportation Risk and Compliance, Global Financial Risk and Controls, Finance Operations Risk Intelligence, and Consumer Governance and Controls.
A key component of this role is to dive deep to understand complex business processes and identify risks related to processes, regulatory compliance, organization, policy and technology. You will participate in planning, scoping, execution and reporting of assessments based on identified risks. Through your work you will help develop meaningful findings that help in communicating the risk to the business. In this capacity, you will gain valuable exposure to many organizations, processes, and systems within our global business.
Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
- Are 18 years of age or older - Work 40 hours/week throughout the course of a 12-week summer internship between May through September - Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in Business, Economics, Operations, Accounting, Finance, Pre-Law, Engineering, Mathematics, Machine Learning, Statistics, Symbolic Systems, IT, or relevant field with a graduation conferral date between December 2027 and June 2028 - Able to relocate nationwide - relocation assistance provided if eligible - Proficient in Microsoft Office Excel
- Minimum 3.0 GPA - Audit experience related to business processes, risk mitigation, program compliance, regulatory compliance, internal audit, or other control and assurance functions - Desire to learn processes and ability to work independently and in a fast-paced work environment - Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint - Demonstrates initiative, organizational and time management skills • Strong interpersonal, written, and communication skills - Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work effectively in a team environment
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The starting pay for this position is listed below. Starting Day 1 of employment, Amazon offers EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, 401(k) matching. Learn more about our benefits at https://hiring.amazon.com/why-amazon/benefits.
Seattle, WA, USA - 80,200.00 USD Annually
