Shenetra Moses, the General Manager of Amazon's Romeoville Center, has found her calling in developing diverse leadership pipelines within the tech giant. Moses is now focused on creating opportunities for underrepresented groups in STEM at Amazon.
Moses, a Chicago native and public school graduate, began her career in the automotive industry, where she worked as an engineer for 12 years, with a brief two-year break. She later transitioned to Navistar, followed by a major shift in 2016 when she joined Baxter in the healthcare sector, where she traveled globally and managed a facility in Alabama while pursuing an executive MBA at Northwestern. Her career then took her to Northrop Grumman in aerospace and defense, where she honed her skills in engineering, technology, and manufacturing.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Moses became one of the first external hires taken on as a Level 8 General Manager, marking a significant milestone for both her career and the company.
“I was in one of the first classes of external leaders to come in,” Moses told Business Daily. “It was different for sure. And it was challenging, for sure. I felt like an outsider, truthfully. Being a black woman in tech is yet another label. I don't need another thing to make me different.”
After a brief departure to serve as a senior vice president at General Electric, Moses returned to work at Amazon with a renewed sense of purpose.
“There were things about Amazon that drove me to it in the first place that I missed almost instantly when I left,” Moses said. “I’m in a place now where I’ve been in this role for almost two years, and my building went from one of the worst to one of the best.”
Drawing from her own experiences as a Black woman in tech, Moses recognizes the challenges underrepresented groups face. She emphasizes pipeline development as essential for fostering diversity in the tech industry. For her, creating structured pathways empowers minority women to rise into leadership roles in STEM fields.
“I'm now working in my passion,” Moses said. “It's people; it's the development of people. I have been here for almost two years and that's exactly what I've been doing.”
Moses played a pivotal role in establishing a sponsorship program within Amazon’s North America Customer Fulfillment network, aimed at advancing minority women in STEM. Recognizing the barriers these individuals often face in their career trajectories, Moses championed the initiative to provide targeted mentorship and advocacy.
“I feel like we've come a long way. We're not where we were when I left,” Moses said. “And the biggest thing I have to share with my network leadership is I don't intend to leave anytime soon. I do want to continue to grow and learn more about Amazon.”
Shenetra Moses is General Manager and STEM Executive at Amazon. She currently works at Amazon Chicago’s MDW6 fulfillment center in Romeoville, Illinois.