Description
We're on a journey to build
Ad products that help Advertisers reach their desired audiences and also delight our end users who use Amazon devices and 1P entertainment services such as Prime Video by serving them relevant and engaging Ads. We're looking for a talented senior TPM to drive complex, cross-organization goals to deliver innovative Ad experiences to our end users.
Key job responsibilities
The right candidate will possess strong technical skills and have demonstrated experience in collaborating with teams who own medium to large distributed services. You must be able to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. You must be able to communicate up, down, and out to both technical and business audiences. You must be able to successfully drive, architect and scale services based on the program vision, anticipate bottlenecks, and balance business needs against technical constraints. You must take complex challenges and break them down into manageable projects, then work with technologists to prototype and engineering to deliver them in a successful and timely manner. You must be able to de-risk situations by taking a pragmatic approach and be willing to take calculated bets.
This opportunity requires excellent technical, problem-solving, and communication skills (written and verbal) with senior management on status, risks and strategy. Qualified candidates must have experience collecting requirements, writing detailed functional and test specifications, coordinating efforts to scope, schedule, and deploy new features; as well as analyze the cost/benefit of feature selection and communicating results throughout the organization. In this role you would be interfacing with your immediate multi-discipline team, building relationships with partners across Amazon (ex. Advertising core stack, FireTV, Prime Video, Alexa, and other Devices) and communicate across diverse areas of the org (e.g., legal, finance). You own your projects end-to-end and help build and refine exciting new Ad experiences for Amazon.
A day in the life
As a Sr. Technical Program Manager on this team, you will lead the technical planning, coordination, architecture, and implementation of multiple projects within a program. You will manage the full lifecycle of a project starting with technical requirements, system design planning, stakeholder alignment, implementation, and production rollout. You will work alongside Program Managers, Product Managers, and engineers. You will collaborate with teams across Amazon on the planning and execution of complex and highly-technical projects with high impact and visibility.
About the team
This role is on Device Ads and Personalization (DAPP) team, which is under Amazon Publisher Monetization (APM). This team has a vision to create innovative Ad experiences on Amazon Devices and 1st party entertainment surfaces, providing customers better convenience and more selection.
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of technical product or program management experience
3+ years of software development experience
5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
Experience building and evaluating system-level technical design
Experience developing and executing/delivering product and technical roadmaps
Preferred Qualifications
5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
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.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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.
