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Principal Technical Program Manager, A to Z
Amazon
IT, Operations
Seattle, WA, USA
Posted on Jul 24, 2024
DESCRIPTION
We are looking for an entrepreneurial, technical, and senior-level leader to serve as a Principal Technical Program Manager. This role leads solution delivery and program management of the biggest technology initiatives within our organization.
The optimal candidate should be experienced in managing cross-cutting technical products and projects with industry-wide impact. You will have a proven track record of planning and delivering complex programs with multi-year roadmap, using Agile and incremental delivery methods. You must have experience working on complex software systems in a customer-centric environment, driving cross-group teams spread across multiple geographies and handling communication from technical developers to Senior VPs. We expect you to write strategic documents and influence large groups of senior stakeholders. You must be able turn ambiguous problems into simple solutions. A successful candidate for this possesses superb business judgment, a high degree of customer-obsession, has a track record of delivering results, is strong on collaboration, and is data driven.
Key job responsibilities
You Will:
* Work with engineering, product management, operations, marketing, legal, etc. to deliver the Manager Hub solution, globally.
* Manage complex cross team programs from ideation to delivery
* Create transparency and predictability with roadmaps, planning, and partner management
* Ensure goals are met on time and hitting our quality bar
* Manage delivery schedules and emergent tasks while mitigating risks, managing tradeoffs, and eliminating blockers
* Participate in architectural decisions, surfacing and mitigating technical risks, driving complex integrations with internal and 3rd party solutions, retiring technical debt, and identifying opportunity to create operational efficiencies
* Drive alignment with leadership in operations and other people experience tech teams
A day in the life
Are you passionate about building online product experiences that delight customers and deliver business results ? Are you passionate about technical program management and driving product technical strategy? Are you passionate about software development, design, and execution? Are you interested in pioneering new approaches powered by data and machine learning that will enable Amazon to retain its unique culture while continuing to grow its employee base? Do you have the customer obsession to build a highly engaging website experience to over a Million Amazon employees? Come invent with us!
About the team
We are the People eXperience Foundation organization (PXF), responsible for building A to Z, the website that connects over 1 million Amazon employees every day. We provide the one-stop experience that employees use daily to manage their employment, grow their career, manage their teams and remain connected to life at Amazon. Our product innovations guide employees by anticipating their needs and enabling them to complete tasks through low-effort, highly automated and intelligent workflows. At PXF we serve Amazon employees by delivering user experience and technology innovations that drive employee productivity, raise the Amazon bar and help Amazon become Earth’s best employer.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
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 $159,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $275,300/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.