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Senior Product Manager - Technical, Smart Home

Amazon

Amazon

IT, Product
Seattle, WA, USA
Posted on Jul 24, 2024

DESCRIPTION

Are you interested in building consumer products? Do you want to build a business from the ground up? If yes, you should consider this opportunity.

As Sr. Product Manager - Technical, you will be leading product management for highly visible new products while developing consumer-focused product vision, short-term and long-term strategy. In your role, you will challenge the status quo to deliver step change improvements in how Amazon builds new products in new or developing product verticals. You will have to make innovative and tough choices to lead new products to completion within your cost and customer satisfaction guardrails, and working with multiple external and internal teams (hardware, software, operations, marketing, finance and more). The target opportunity is massive, but also ambiguous and unconventional. You will take the new products globally by adapting and scaling them across a range of geographies.

Your responsibilities will include:
· Define creative, high quality product roadmaps based on internal/external research, analysis, and data.
· Lead detailed, crisp business requirements and user stories that can be used to create product specifications for each product and application
· Drive prioritization and trade-offs among customer experience, performance and operational support load
· Create buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners
· Work closely with engineering teams and program management to deliver products to market
· Drive product launches including working with public relations team, executives, and other product management team members
· Proactively identify and resolve strategic issues that may impair the team’s ability to meet strategic, financial, and technical goals

This exceptional role requires an individual who has experience in working with mobile apps/TV apps and defining end to end CX. The successful candidate will have a passion for innovation, be comfortable with ambiguity, and be motivated by a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment.



Key job responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include:
· Defining creative, high quality product roadmaps based on internal/external research, analysis, and data. Review with multiple senior leaders across different organizations
· Leading detailed, crisp business requirements and user stories that can be used to create product specifications and architecture for each product and application
· Driving prioritization and trade-offs among customer experience, performance and operational support load
· Creating buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners
· Working closely with engineering teams and program management to deliver products to market
· Driving product launches including working with public relations team, executives, and other product management team members
· Proactively identifying and resolve strategic issues that may impair the team’s ability to meet strategic, financial, and technical goals


A day in the life
Document and status reviews with senior leaders on features used by Alexa Smart Home customers

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience with end to end product delivery
- Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product
- Experience managing technical products or online services
- Experience in representing and advocating for a variety of critical customers and stakeholders during executive-level prioritization and planning
- Experience bridging technical and business teams to collect and refine requirements, prioritize incoming work requests, and ensure all committed work is delivered on time

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in using analytical tools, such as Tableau, Qlikview, QuickSight
- Experience in building and driving adoption of new tools
- - Experience in influencing senior leadership through data driven insights
- - Experience working across functional teams and senior stakeholders

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.