Amazon

About

Montana Leadership: Tim Ehlert, Regional Policy Leader

Year Founded: 1994

Location: Seattle, WA and Missoula, MT with offices and warehouses worldwide 

Full-time Montana Employees: 100+ (876,800 globally)

Amazon is a global leader in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. From delivering fresh produce and the latest products to shoppers’ doorsteps to creating and distributing movies, music, and more, Amazon is always finding new ways to delight customers. Amazon’s catalog of products and services includes the Amazon store, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AI-enabled devices like Alexa, Echo, and Kindle, entertainment platforms like Prime Video and Amazon Music, and award-winning delivery operations and customer service.

Guiding Amazon’s performance is the four principles of customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, Earth’s best employer, and Earth’s safest place to work. With the scope and capabilities of a large company and the spirit and heart of a small one, Amazon’s “Day 1” mentality is their approach of doing everything with the energy and entrepreneurial spirit of a new organization on its first day to make smart decisions, stay nimble, invent new products, and delight their customers.

Amazon has received a plethora of awards and accolades for its work on behalf of its customers, employees, and communities around the world. In 2024, Amazon was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies and was featured on Forbes’ list of America’s Most Innovative Companies.

Innovation, inclusivity, and safety are the heart of Amazon’s culture. Amazon seeks top talent from all industries and a range of backgrounds to join their global offices and operation centers. People who succeed at Amazon are customer-centric leaders and innovators who embrace learning from failure. With a commitment to helping people access the skills they need to grow their careers, Amazon has donated more than $1.2 billion to provide free education and skills training to over 300,000 of its employees in the U.S. to help them secure new, high-growth jobs. Amazon also invests hundreds of millions of dollars to provide free cloud computing skills training with programs for the public. 

Designed for rising seniors and recent graduates with an undergraduate, master’s, or doctorate degree, Amazon’s student internship program provides valuable hands-on experience for those looking to launch a fruitful career in tech. Specialty areas include the Pathways Operations Leadership Development Program and AWS internships. Amazon’s upskilling programs include apprenticeships in mechatronics and robotics, technical areas like cloud computing, and UX research and design, and Amazon’s Surge2IT program provides tuition-free education and training for entry-level IT employees who desire to advance their IT careers. Check out the full list of Amazon’s skill development programs for its employees and the public.