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Description

For our customers, the most important thing we can do is give them access to Earth's largest store. Our sellers and our customers are in every country around the world, and our team helps connect them regardless of where they manufacture or where they live. Our team builds cross-border fulfillment solutions that help Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) sellers make their selection available to customers across every Amazon store, with the sharpest possible prices and locally available inventory. We develop scalable systems and services, utilizing cutting-edge technology to enable world-class global logistics solutions.

We are currently looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to join our growing organization. You will get the opportunity to solve problems while working in a fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for driving large-scale global projects/initiatives and leading cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of exciting new and improved features.

In this role, you will be defining the technical strategy for how sellers and Amazon manage fulfillment globally. You will develop, scope, and execute against a multi-year roadmap, leveraging data and insights from our sellers and inventing new technology to deliver innovations that help sellers grow and expand their business on Amazon. You will lead new initiatives and develop and implement new ideas.

Key job responsibilities

• Own complex, cross-org projects spanning multiple teams.

• Work closely with product managers, senior engineers, and software development managers on roadmaps, prioritization, and planning.

• Influence the architecture, design, implementation, testing, and deployment of software solutions.

• Drive alignment across teams, make trade-offs, and remove blockers.

• Instill best practices for software development and documentation, and deliver high-quality work on tight schedules.

• Engage with Principal Engineers to evaluate technical designs.

The right candidate will possess a strong technical program management background, can prioritize well, communicate clearly, and have a consistent track record of delivery. You are proactive in removing roadblocks, can handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, and will not be hindered by ambiguity. You will be expected to make appropriate trade-offs, clearly communicate goals, roles, responsibilities, and desired outcomes to internal cross-functional and remote project teams. As a Sr. TPM, you take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop functional specifications, then deliver them in a successful and timely manner. You raise the bar on technical excellence, show thought leadership, and communicate well to different audiences.

About the team

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:

1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options

3. Paid Time Off (PTO)

4. 401(k) Plan

Learn more about our benefits here: https://www.amazon.jobs/en/internal/benefits/us-benefits-and-stock

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Bellevue, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience

• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience

• 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience

• 3+ years of software development experience

• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience

• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition

• Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

• If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

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 $133,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $231,400/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.