What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Technical Program Manager position at Amazon?
DESCRIPTION
Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo.
What will you help us create?
The Role:
As a Principal Technical Program Manager, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to design, manage, and deliver innovative consumer products, technologies, and tools. In this role, you will:
- Collaborate with subject matter experts to lead and drive new technology initiatives and evaluations for next generation Amazon products and features
- Align with technical teams to develop program roadmaps
- Work with key stakeholders in product management and executive teams to define strategy and requirements
- Mentor and support other Technical Program Managers within the team
- Drive data-based activities to develop insights on device and accessory performance and improvement recommendations
- Lead cross functional and full stack problem-solving and development activities from design through delivery
- Work with global teams to deliver supporting software and services in sync with launch timelines.
- Communicate regularly with senior management on status, risks and change control
- Work with component leads to drive evaluation and adoption of new vendor technologies and HW
- Work with vendors and external partners to deliver device software and firmware technologies into our products
Key job responsibilities
The right candidate should possess a strong program management background, have experience leading large/complex/cross-Org. projects, and have a well-rounded technical background in connectivity SW development. As a Principal Technical Program Manager, your responsibilities will include writing specifications, driving project schedules from design to release, managing the production launch for a product/feature, and using metrics to provide status along the way. You will lead and coordinate design and implementation efforts, coordinating across multiple teams to develop optimal solutions. You will anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make trade-offs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints. You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, destroy limits to scale, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means you are able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives while rolling up your sleeves to get the job done. This role will require high judgement on how we can deliver for customers in both the short- and long-term.
A day in the life
As a Principal Technical Program Manager, you will:
-Work with key stakeholders in product management and executive teams to define strategy and requirements.
-Use your leadership abilities to drive cross functional development on new solutions from design through delivery.
-Abstract multiple teams within the OS organization to provide a unified status to Product Orgs.
About the team
The team is composed of multiple TPM functions: Product TPMs, NPI TPMs, Component TPMs (Performance, Power, Stability, Graphics, Framework), and SW Sustaining TPMs; working across multiple device families: Fire Tablets, Fire TV Sticks and Cubes, Fire TV Editions (Smart TVs), Echo Products, and Auto Products. Given the breadth of scope, there are multiple opportunities to learn something new, try something new, and mentor/grow others.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 10 years of engineering experience
- 7 years of technical product or program management experience
- 5 years of software development experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 8 years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience
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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 $159,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $275,300/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.
Salary : $159,300 - $275,300
