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Join us at the leading edge of Amazon's sustainability initiatives to work on environmental and social advancements to support Amazon's long term worldwide sustainability strategy. At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people.

The Worldwide Sustainability (WWS) organization capitalizes on Amazon’s scale and speed to build a more resilient and sustainable company. We manage our social and environmental impacts globally, and drive solutions that enable our customers, businesses, and the world to become more sustainable.

Worldwide Sustainability Technology (WWST) is the central technology organization in Sustainability. Our vision is to build solutions that enable Amazon to be the Earth’s most sustainable company. Our mission is to integrate, and make accessible, science-based facts, sustainability metrics and messaging into all aspects of Amazon’s business. Our solutions enable other Amazon teams to accelerate the execution of work to meet our sustainability goals, including Amazon’s public goals and commitments.

We are looking for an experienced Principal Technical Program Manager to build and drive novel solutions. The right candidate will possess a strong program management background, will have demonstrated experience leading large projects, and a well-rounded technical background in current technologies.

Key job responsibilities
- Leverage deep knowledge of the core sustainability system technologies and broad understanding of company systems to drive design for the programs you own
- Show strong bias for action and handle multiple priorities simultaneously
- Be the interface between the product teams and the development teams, define requirements, negotiate priorities, and deliver the right solutions and mechanisms
- Resolve significantly complex problems, showing high judgment in decisions that have technical and business implications
- Make the right feature trade-offs to ship software without compromising customer experience and business relevance
- Play a significant role in the career development of others, actively mentoring others, and educating the larger community on best practices.
- Represent, verbally and in writing, complex decisions and tought trade-offs

About the team
Diverse Experiences:
World Wide Sustainability values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Inclusive Team Culture:
It’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (inclusive diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth:
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance:
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.