Senior Manager - Technical Program Management - Amazon Logistics - Amazon - Seattle

Job description
Amazon.com stores and sells millions of unique items with the goal of delivering them to customers as fast as possible while lowering costs for the company and growing the business. Our software has to take into account as inputs the large matrix of vendors, carriers, transportation costs, varying types of items, delivery window constraints, destinations and more to optimize route generation. Shipping offering and shipping charges are computed for billions of items for Amazon.com's worldwide business and the results are surfaced to our buying customers in all marketplaces in all regions. Our services are architected to handle complex computation and process approximately 2 billion transactions per hour.

Amazon.com's Logistics technology group is responsible for developing and implementing cutting edge initiatives in this space. We are hiring for a new team whose main focus is innovation in the customer experience and building the next generation platform which will serve the needs for fast growing selection of items on Amazon.com and new business ventures.

You will be responsible for leading the Technical Program Management team comprised of senior and principal TPMs to run our multiple, cross team programs. This role requires working closely with your team of technical program managers, the product management teams, UX design teams, business teams, operational teams, and software development teams in multiple geographies to lead them towards the V1 launches of multiple consumer facing initiatives. This position involves regular communication with executive management on status, risks, plans, and changes in launch strategy. Excellent listening, writing skills and strong technical competency are a must. You will have the opportunity to establish processes from the ground as this is a new team working on V1 initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree and/or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
- A minimum of 5 years of management experience.
- A minimum of 7 years of program management experience and relevant development experience.
- Experience with employee development, performance management and delivering results.
- Problem-solving skills and the abilities to analyze quantitatively, scope technical requirements and effectively prioritize program deliverables.
- Presentation and written communication skills are essential, as is the ability to build partnerships with senior leaders across a variety of groups throughout Amazon.
- Experience with agile or similar program management methodologies.
- Experience as a developer.
- Experience working with remote teams and external partners.

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