Senior Technical Program Manager, Agentic AI, Velocity Labs

The Velocity Labs team mission is to think beyond the confines of the normal product-orientated approach and to discover new ways to apply and embrace agentic AI. We have noticed how the open-source community, and some of our competitors, experiment with new ideas, and deliver initial products fast. With Velocity Labs we are building an organization that can move faster, explore more, and make sure AWS is at the cutting edge of innovation in agentic AI.

We are looking for people who are hands-on builders, have strong curiosity, strong bias for action, and maintain high standards. If you can work collaboratively, learn quickly, and deliver results, you are likely a fit for this team.

Agentic AI drives innovation at the forefront of artificial intelligence, enabling customers to transform their businesses through cutting-edge AI solutions. We build and deliver the foundational AI services that power the future of cloud computing, helping organizations harness the potential of AI to solve their most complex challenges. Join our dynamic team of AI/ML practitioners, applied scientists, software engineers, and solution architects who work backwards from customer needs to create groundbreaking technologies. If you"re passionate about shaping the future of AI while making a meaningful impact for customers worldwide, we want to hear from you.

Key job responsibilities

• Own complex, cross-functional programs end-to-end - define the program mission, vision, and tenets; set objectives; create plans with clear, measurable success criteria; and drive engineering teams inside and outside your organization to deliver.
• Operate with deep technical judgment. Understand system architectures, dependencies, scaling factors, and boundary conditions. Question proposals, test assumptions, decouple dependencies, and ensure engineering teams are focused on the right solutions for the customer. Hold teams to a high standard for both solution design and engineering practices.
• Negotiate priorities and make crisp trade-offs - time vs. scope vs. cost, short-term needs vs. long-term architecture, feature velocity vs. operational excellence. Use data relentlessly to inform decisions and communicate progress.
• Drive alignment across product, engineering, and business stakeholders. Ensure business and technical needs stay synchronized. Provide context - past, current, and future - for technology choices. When confronted with discordant views, find the best path forward and influence others to follow it.
• Key contributor to critical success metric with specific high value external facing customers and associated opportunities