Meet Our Mentors: Rim Benoud-Schmitz

Rim Benoud-Schmitz
Head of Supply Chain, Amazon Just Walk Out Tech

I lead the Quality, Science, and Tech organization within Amazon’s Just Walk Out Tech organization. My team, consisting of quality engineers, technical program managers, and data scientists, is responsible for defining and executing a portfolio of large-scale strategic initiatives focused on new hardware/software technology launches, process improvement, and end-to-end functional testing for new hardware and software.

“I have been supported by mentors my entire career, and it’s my turn to support others with their career growth.”

As a mentor, I excel at…

• Leadership development
• Leading teams
• Career shifts
• Transitioning to management

When I have free time, I…

create ceramic pieces. I took a wheel throwing class in 2022 and fell in love with the art form.

The best career decision I’ve made was…

building and maintaining relationships with my network.

My motto/tagline is…

Assume positive intent.

My favorite podcast is…

Hard Fork by the New York Times.

Originally published at https://blog.foster.uw.edu on January 30, 2022.