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Amazon Technical Program Manager, Tech Deploy Transformation in Seattle, Washington

Description

Amazon is building the next generation software, hardware, and processes that will run the global network of fulfillment centers that move many millions of units of inventory, and ensure that customers get what they want when we promised. We do this by building automated solutions to handle things that technology does well, while relying on people to handle things that humans do well. We are constantly innovating in the ways we are automating and accelerating the delivery of products and packages which includes building custom hardware and applying robotics, autonomy, supply chain optimization, machine learning, manipulation, image processing, and real-time data processing using distributed systems.

Key job responsibilities

• Define the strategy for infrastructural readiness program for large-scale robotics deployment;

• Own complex scheduling, resource balancing , and financial modeling for Transformation initiatives and programs;

• Collaborate effectively with Hardware, Pre-Construction, and Construction teams, facilitating constructive dialogue, resolving conflicts, and building consensus among these stakeholders;

• Analyze data, devise metrics, and build dashboard structures to track impact of programs on deployment, including cost savings, deployment efficiency, and scalability;

• Monitor the progress of Transformation team goals, ensuring prompt updates and reporting to leadership;

• Partner closely with technical leads to assess the business impact of new initiatives and recommend the best strategies based on quantified benefits, costs, and operational impacts;

• Develop a technical understanding of Transformation programs, such as Infrastructure Readiness, which seeks to proactively develop technical system and product studies and introduce optimized deployment mechanisms for our partners;

• Prioritize actions across stakeholders, develop a clear RACI to drive accountability, and ensure focus on the highest value activities;

• Manage vendors for utility studies across 5+ sites concurrently;

• Work with stakeholder teams to determine the appropriate escalation, review process, and resolution for delivery blockers;

• Ability to travel domestically up to 50%;

About the team

The Transformation Team is part of the larger Deployment Readiness organization within WorldWide Tech Deploy (WWTD). Our team technically advises and leads innovative solutions that ensure cutting edge deployment capabilities to deliver consistent year over year resource efficiency. Our mission is to develop technology, tools, and engineering solutions to enable the scaling and delivery of automation technologies within Amazon.

As a Tech Transformation TPM, you will work closely with systems development engineers and cross-functional teams to improve the quality and productivity of automation deployment for Amazon’s fulfillment network.

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

Austin, TX, USA | Boston, MA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications

  • 5+ years of technical product or program management experience

  • Experience working directly with engineering teams

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

  • • BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Physics, Operations Research, Finance, or equivalent

  • • Experience working across teams, defining program requirements, and optimizing cross-team processes to improve efficiency and delivery

  • • Confidence operating independently and working with ambiguity

  • • Ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment

  • • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

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

  • Experience leading highly technical programs involving infrastructure, complex systems, systems engineering

  • • Experience devising metrics, tracking goals, status reporting to leadership, and analyzing business impact of programs/initiatives

  • • Ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, schedule trade-offs, and evaluate new concepts with technical leads

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 $119,000/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.

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