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Principal Technical Program Manager, Last Mile Execution Planning

Amazon.com Inc
  • Bellevue, WA
    11 days ago

    Job Description

    Are you ready to revolutionize last mile delivery at unprecedented scale? We"re seeking an exceptional Technical Program Manager to drive the expansion of execution planning systems that impact billions of packages, hundreds of delivery stations, and millions of customers across the globe.

    In this role, you"ll lead transformative initiatives across Amazon"s last mile delivery network, spanning from traditional core delivery to emerging business models like Rush (under an hour), quick commerce, groceries, and pharmacy. You"ll drive the reengineering of complex distributed systems, simplify architectures, and introduce AI-driven solutions that optimize routing, containerization, and dispatch at Amazon scale. Your work will directly influence technology decisions across the entire delivery network, balancing cost efficiency, station throughput, driver satisfaction, and customer experience while enabling capabilities like same-day and sub-same-day deliveries.

    Key job responsibilities

    • Lead strategically significant, multi-year technical programs across VP-level organizations, managing complex cross-functional initiatives that span architectural and algorithmic challenges in last mile planning and execution
    • Drive simplification and efficiency improvements across distributed software systems handling 3.5+ billion packages annually, identifying and remediating critical and endemic problems at massive scale across 280+ delivery stations and 13+ countries
    • Own the technical roadmap and influence business strategy for execution planning systems, partnering with engineering teams to design scalable solutions for routing optimization, containerization, and dispatch that balance competing concerns including cost, throughput, safety, and customer experience
    • Define business and technical requirements, clarify ambiguities, and manage delivery timelines for high-visibility initiatives, making data-driven trade-offs to optimize return-on-investment while ensuring solutions remain generalizable and resilient to varying operational conditions
    • Mentor and develop Technical Program Managers across the organization, establishing scalable mechanisms and best practices that drive operational excellence and enable teams to work independently

    A day in the life

    You sponsor and drive multi-year technical strategies that are tightly coupled to quarterly and yearly goals at Amazon scale. Your days involve running programs that require collaborative efforts across a distributed and heterogeneous software stack, working with engineering leaders and product managers to shape product vision and roadmaps. You lead technical deep dives to solve complex optimization problems, write strategic narratives for senior leadership, and proactively identify opportunities to streamline processes and eliminate technical complexity. You"re constantly balancing trade-offs between competing priorities while ensuring delivery partners have a safe, compliant, and satisfying experience.

    About the team

    Execution Planning (EP) is responsible for planning routes executed by Amazon delivery partners across our expanding package delivery and pickup services, including Amazon Logistics, AMXL (heavy/bulky), Amazon Shipping, and Sub-same-day. The team tackles architectural and algorithmic challenges that enable critical capabilities for Amazon, from same-day deliveries to continuous package flow within delivery stations and robotic in-station package handling.

    EP use science algorithms that ensure feasible plans are available from the moment packages are known until they"re delivered. The team solves complex optimization problems including routing, containerization, and dispatch while balancing cost, station throughput, associate safety, on-road efficiency, driver satisfaction, and customer experience. Because the business changes rapidly, the team focuses on creating generalizable and resilient solutions that adapt to varying operational conditions across a growing set of delivery options and geographies.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationBellevue, WA
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

    Our Leadership Principles
    Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles

    Skills

    • Algorithmsunmatched
    • Architectural Servicesunmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Business Modelunmatched
    • Business Strategyunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer Experienceunmatched
    • Customer Satisfactionunmatched
    • Delivery Managementunmatched
    • Distributed Computingunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Logisticsunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Order Deliveryunmatched
    • Pharmacyunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Developmentunmatched
    • Product Planningunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Return on Investment (ROI)unmatched
    • Shipping/Receivingunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • System Architectureunmatched
    • Systems Engineeringunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Technical Strategyunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Transportation Routingunmatched

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