Description
Operations Technology Solutions (OTS) is looking for an technically astute technical program manager who thrives working with data teams. This position will be responsible for realizing business value from the use of statistical methods to gather, review, and interpret data to solve real-business problems. This position will work closely with the Sr Manager, Data Engineering & Analytics who is accountable for the technical design of data strategy and roadmap.
We're looking for a proven Sr. Technical Program Manager to lead our technical road map and innovation for the Analytics and Machine Learning team. Our ideal candidate will have a deep technical background, demonstrating mastery of software fundamentals, and be willing to effectively challenge technical system designs and engineering decisions. Our ideal candidate will have analytic skills to dive into our controls and develop insights, vision and creativity to find innovative ways to act on these insights, the technical chops to translate those ideas into innovative design, and strong project management skills to harness the passion and energy of teams across the company to drive the vision and execution of our products and services.
Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will own the technical program management responsibilities for multiple parallel products that has an organization-wide impact for Corporate Operations Technical Solutions. You will closely work with engineering, business, and executive teams to deliver features and Data as a Product. You will leverage your deep technical expertise, strong problem-solving skills and excellent leadership skills to come up with new ways to solve challenges at scale. As a Sr. TPM, you will anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance customer and business needs versus technical constraints. You will create processes, mechanisms, and tools that shape the delivery of multiple technical projects across DPS. You will own regular communication to senior management and stakeholders on status, risks and change control. You will own defining, measuring and tracking metrics for project success. You will be resourceful and find creative solutions to complex technical and business challenges.
A day in the life
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 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:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
Maternity and Parental Leave Options
Paid Time Off (PTO)
401(k) Plan
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Austin, TX, USA | Nashville, TN, USA
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of technical product or program management experience
7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
3+ years of analytical, quantitative, communication, and presentations experience
Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
Preferred Qualifications
5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
3+ years of technical program management working directly with data engineering, Intelligence or data science teams experience
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.