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Senior Technical Program Manager, Prime Science

Amazon.com

Location: Tampa, FL 33624
Type: Non-Remote
Posted on: September 2, 2022
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DESCRIPTION Job summary
Amazon Prime€™s Science organization leads the Research & Development towards innovation for Amazon Prime. Amazon Prime is the backbone of Amazon€™s consumer business and aspires to be the world€™s most engaging, satisfying, and loved membership program, driving growth and profitability by spinning Amazon€™s flywheel. The program serves over 200 million members across 24 countries and is key to Amazon€™s customer growth and engagement.
Amazon Prime Technical Program Management is a cross-functional team of Technical Program Managers that are responsible for running large technology initiatives for the Prime membership program across the company. We are seeking an exceptional Sr. Technical Program Manager for Prime Science, who will support highly visible, strategic science-driven initiatives that drive the future of Amazon Prime. If you are interested in driving cutting edge, data-driven, innovative, and impactful initiatives for Amazon, this is the best team for you, where you€™ll collaborate with the core Machine Learning, Economics, Engineering, and Product teams of Prime Science, and support collaboration across all of the business and technology teams within Prime worldwide. You will work with various software and business teams around the company to identify and drive innovative solutions that achieve business goals.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the next generation of Amazon Prime, the underlying research and development that powers it at scale, and to establish and build the standardized processes and mechanisms that will define how Prime Science operates and collaborates with partner teams. This role also will help define, invent, and execute new operations capabilities within Prime Science; be in front of requests for Science led initiatives; and coordinate continuous planning and the operation of science as a shared service within Prime.
Prime is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and recognizes that our ability to serve our members is contingent on having diverse backgrounds, ideas, and ways of working on our team. The Prime Science Sr. Technical Program Manager will help set the right organizational vision, standards, and mechanisms to ensure Prime is the best place for top talent to thrive.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS • 7+ years of experience working directly with engineering teams
• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
• 5+ years of technical program management experience
• Ability to work in start-up mode or with fast moving requirements and working with Product Management, Technology, and Science teams in building new internal and customer facing solutions
• Ability to be a hands-on tech individual contributor with experience in tech design, development and making high judgement decisions
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS The ideal candidate is creative with superior analytical abilities across business and technology
• A strong track record of project delivery for large, cross-functional projects.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly and concisely present both non-technical and complex technical information to a variety of audiences, including leadership and stakeholders.
• The ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope technical requirements and prioritize.
• Basic data science knowledge to be able to connect charter requirements and planning elements from a technical perspective.
• Experience building complex software systems successfully delivered to customers.
• Proven experience in innovative business practices that have been game changing for business evolution.
• Experience leading complex projects involving multiple global teams.
• Must be able to think and act both strategically and tactically .
• Sound business judgment, proven ability to influence without authority, and strong analytical thinking skills are critical to success in this position.
• Comfort interacting with a broad set of business stakeholders and leading meetings both over the phone and in person.
• Qualified candidates have extensive experience defining programs and implementing them across a team focused on delivering projects that meet rapidly evolving business needs.
• Experience with service-oriented architecture and object-oriented design.
• Strong execution and risk management.
The base pay range for this position is $148,700 -$201,200 yr. Pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on payment and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Applicants should apply via Amazon's internal or external careers site.
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.
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