Gayathri Shankar

Sr. Program Manager – Compliance (Amazon)

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Salary / Daily rate

1 person recommend

Wormeldange, Luxembourg

Permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

Regulatory ComplianceTalent AcquisitionRisk ManagementJiraCRMBusiness TransformationProcess ImprovementSQL Queries

Languages

English (Fluent)

Recommended by

Willis D'souza

NielsenIQ

Director - Consumer Insights | Analytics | Innovation

Recommended on 03 july 2011

About me

Intro

Risk, compliance, and safety leader with 25+ years of experience, including 14+ years at Amazon (Luxembourg since 2019). I own end-to-end regulatory implementation and control execution across EU/UK (10 markets), partnering with Legal, Policy, Tech, and Operations to translate ambiguous obligations into scalable controls, governance routines, SOPs, monitoring (KPIs), and audit-ready evidence. I build mechanisms that sustain compliance in steady state: decision criteria, operating models, exception handling, reporting cadences, and documentation standards—while minimizing business impact. Selected outcomes include improving SLA performance by strengthening monitoring and driving workflow/tooling changes (reducing P90 resolution time by ~65–80% on critical workflows and ~55–75% on newly instrumented workflows within 12 months), leading EU-wide responses to high-severity regulatory escalations, and owning Digital Services Act (DSA) compliance for a core process as an audit point of contact with a zero-observation outcome. Core strengths: regulatory change implementation • operational risk & controls (first line) • control design & documentation • audit readiness & evidence management • issue/escalation management • stakeholder management (Legal/Policy/Tech/Operations) • SOPs & operating model design • workflow optimization. If you want, paste your current LinkedIn bullets under the two Amazon Luxembourg roles and I’ll align them to the same tone (3–5 high-impact bullets each).

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Work experience

Amazon

Dec 2011 - Present

14 years 11 months

Luxembourg

Sr. Program Manager – Compliance (Amazon)

Jul 2021 - Present

5 years 4 months

Luxembourg

- EU/UK compliance delivery (10 markets). - Translate regulation into controls + SOPs. - Governance: KPIs, exceptions, reporting cadence. - Partner with Legal/Policy/Tech/Ops. - SLA improvement: P90 down ~65–80% (critical). - P90 down ~55–75% (newly instrumented). - EU response to high-severity escalations. - Digital Services Act (DSA) audit POC; audit-ready evidence; zero observations.

Program Manager – Regulatory Affairs (Amazon)

Apr 2019 - Jul 2021

2 years 4 months

Luxembourg

- Owned EU/UK regulatory change delivery. - Turned ambiguity into controls + launch plans. - Built SOPs, operating models, and Operations handoffs. - Partnered with Legal/Policy/Tech/Operations. - Drove enablement, training, and adoption checks. - Set documentation + evidence standards (audit-ready). - Domains: Dangerous Goods/Hazmat, Restricted Products, Import Compliance.

Operations Manager

Oct 2014 - May 2019

4 years 8 months

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Manager - Catalog

Dec 2011 - Oct 2014

2 years 11 months

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Team Manager

Capita India

Nov 2003 - May 2011

7 years 7 months

Identify, facilitate, and implement process improvement ideas to improve efficiency. People Management. Build and maintain effective relations with key stakeholders. Meet and exceed Service Level Agreements. Report to MI & Planning team on a regular basis. Manage multiple processes and projects.

Executive – Business Alliances

SQL Star International Ltd

May 2001 - Jul 2003

2 years 3 months

Generated revenue through Web Counselling for the various courses offered at SQL Star. Conducted online counseling and generated revenue for ERP courses offered by Oracle University. Coordinated with Alliances / Principals such as Oracle, Microsoft, Thomson Prometric on a regular basis for all requirements of the branches. Renewed licenses with Thomson Prometric & Microsoft. Reports & Analysis based on the information from respective branches for the different Alliances. Interacted with Oracle Corporation to meet the needs of all centers for courses. Managed the entire customer service co-ordinators’ team of 12 branches across the country to ensure total customer satisfaction. Provided course awareness through initiation programs. Arranged feedback sessions for regular interaction to address student requirements. Certification and placement of candidates Handled key clients such as Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd, Oramasters Software India Pvt Limited, Capstone IT Technologies Pvt Limited, R Karamsetty Information Technology Solutions, Infosys et al.

Branch Co-ordinator

Deldot Systems Ltd

Jul 2000 - May 2001

11 months

Coordinated the marketing activities of the branch, including compilation and submission of weekly sales reports and consolidated reports of other activities to the Branch Manager. Liaised with existing clients and addressed client requirements and queries on a priority basis to ensure healthy customer relationships. Assisted the Branch Manager in implementing policies and procedures concerning the branch. Helped the HR Group in the recruitment and selection process as and when necessary. Reported any dissatisfaction and assisted HR in overcoming the same in consultation with the Branch Manager. Handled key clients such as Global E Commerce, Webodrome, Spry Resources, AP Mahesh Co-operative Urban Bank, CCMB, et al.

HR Administrator

Channels Management Consultancy

Jul 1997 - Dec 1997

6 months

Recruited Software Professionals for top software houses. Liaised with clients and candidates to fulfill end-to-end needs of both. Identified and sourced promising candidates through the release of advertisements and from other authentic sources of information. Assisted senior personnel in conducting personal interviews of eligible candidates and recommended them for technical interviews with the client for final selection. Conceptualised & drafted presentation material for exploring opportunities in the area of new business development. Handled key clients such as Citicorp Overseas Software Limited, Tandon Information Solutions, Comptel Network Systems, Hexaware Info systems, DSP Merrill Lynch, Pricewaterhouse, Sodexho Pass, Tata Infotech, Iris Software, et al.

VNO Investments & Trading

Sep 1996 - Jul 1997

11 months

Administration In-Charge

Sep 1996 - Jul 1997

11 months

Handled general administrative activities of the branch encompassing front office operations and office correspondence. Liaised with International Associates in order to ensure an interactive and healthy business relationship. Co-ordinated with National and International branches and customers of the organisation.

Administration In-Charge

Sep 1996 - Jul 1997

11 months

Handled general administrative activities of the branch encompassing front office operations and office correspondence. Liaised with International Associates in order to ensure an interactive and healthy business relationship. Co-ordinated with National and International branches and customers of the organisation.


Education

MES College

B.Com, Commerce, Tax, Accounting

1991 - 1996

5 years 1 month

Activities and societies: Cultural Activities, Convener for musical programmes


Licenses & certifications

Financial Planning 1 & 2

Issued: Jan 2004

Certified by Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)

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